Three Faith Christian Academy students are recipients of the Rotary Club of Martinsburg’s annual Rotary Service Scholarship to outstanding students.
Tyler DeOms, the son of Bryan and Kendra DeOms, will receive $1,000 and plans to attend Blue Ridge CTC and then Virginia Tech studying in the field of biology.
HE is active in soccer and is a Beta Club Member. He has helped serve meals at a local Soup Kitchen, helped with Kidz Power Packs, visited local nursing homes, picked up trash, volunteered for the school’s call-a-thon, helped with the Rotary Santa Breakfast, packed Good Samaritan Boxes, served breakfast for Rotary’s Pancakes for Polio. He plays the accordion.
His school service includes Interact Club, Johns Hopkins research volunteer, Haiti Missions/Beckley Missions Trip and Special Love Camp Counselor.
He has a GPA of 4.18.
Shalin Thomas is another $1,000 scholarship winner. Shalin is the daughter of Robert and Serina Thomas. She plays volleyball, basketball and participates in track and field. Her interests include Drawing and photography. She plays the viola, violin, guitar and ukulele.
Shalin is a member of the IBS Youth Group. She was the secretary of the Rotary Interact Club and serves the community and her school, participating in the Santa Breakfast Crafts for Christ, the Rotary Pancakes for Polio Breakfast, Adopt a Highway, the school’s call-a-thon and Rotary Youth Leadership Academy.
She hopes to focus her study in the medical fields and art and photography. Shalin believes that, “through Rotary, we are all connected to fulfill our roles as God’s stewards.”
Jessica Horn will receive $600 to continue her education at West Liberty University, where she will major in social work.
Jessica has played basketball and has been a member of the Interact Club, in which she held leadership roles. She attended RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Academy) in the summer prior to entering her sophomore year in high school. Jessica says that through her experience at RYLA, she learned that “even young people can make a difference in our nation’s biggest problems.” Jessica is the daughter of mother Angelic Cummings and father Craig Horn.
