June 21, 2001 – The Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Class of 1991 has chosen 2001 Eudora Kean graduate Sharline VanHolten to be the first recipient of its $500 class memorial scholarship.
The 1991 graduates recently held their 10th anniversary reunion. As part of the celebration, Simon Caines, class president, said, it was decided "to honor the memory of classmates who are no longer with us" through the creation of a scholarship fund. The class is committed to recognizing "deserving students" and to supporting IEKHS in other ways, he said.
The scholarship is intended to assist an above-average IEKHS graduate who has demonstrated exceptional resilience in the face of adversity.
In recommending VanHolten, her guidance counselor, Annette P. Bertrand, noted that "Sharline plans to pursue a career in the field of nursing. She possesses a nurturing spirit and works well with children." At Eudora Kean, Bertrand added, VanHolten was "respected by her peers and the faculty and staff for her fairness and quality of judgment."
The scholarship will fund the costs of books for her freshman year at the University of the Virgin Islands.
The Class of 1991 Memorial Fund was created in part with the proceeds from a raffle that including prizes contributed by the Caribbean Travel and Worldwide Travel agencies, and with a donation by Alvin Brathwaite of First Class Security Agency.
