Maya Hightower, a Crete-Monee High School graduate, presented 21 scholarships from Witherite Law Group to seniors heading to college this fall, calling them the brightest of their graduating class.
Aniyah Boatright, one of the scholarship recipients, walks across the stage May 9, 2024, at Crete-Monee High School. In the coming weeks thousands of area high school students, clad in black robes, will across a stage, shake a hand, usually belonging to a principal or a school administrator, walk out a door and end something.
Crete-Monee Principal Lamont Holifield said the students’ work proved itself through the scholarships, though he also noted the role of parents, friends and family. “Your hard work, determination and your passion have set you apart,” he told the soon-to-be graduates. He said the monetary pledges were “a vote of confidence in your potential to make a difference in the world.”
While most of the presenters represented longtime area businesses and civic groups, including the Lions Club and the Masonic Lodge, one of the newer businesses to provide scholarships was the Witherite Law Group, a national legal office specializing in trucking accidents. Maya Hightower, who works at the law firm and is a Crete-Monee graduate, presented 21 scholarships to schools around the country, saying it took months of interviewing students to make a final determination. Hightower said the process wasn’t easy, but the final 21 represent some of the brightest of their graduating class. Each student got a Making a Difference Scholarship of $2,500.
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