Dear Charting Careers friends and family,
Please join us in congratulating.....
D'Asia (DeeDee) Jones
Annapolis High School's Class of 2021,
Charting Careers Scholar and, just announced:
2021 Recipient
of the Lance Corporal Eric William Herzberg and
Lance Corporal William Taylor Wild IV
$10,000 Scholarship
established at the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC).
Winners are chosen for their ability to persist in the face of significant personal obstacles, and to provide quiet leadership in their school and home community and demonstrate their adherence to the Marine Corps values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.
DeeDee has been part of the Charting Careers and Box of Rain community since middle school. She just accepted her offer to attend Elmira College in New York where she also signed to play with the women's basketball team. Locally, DeeDee has played basketball since elementary school, now with Annapolis High School and the MD Lady Assassins.
Ann House, her mentor since ninth grade, says "D’Asia’s commitment to her academics and sports has been key to investing in her future. She has shown great resilience throughout high school. I am excited to walk with her through her college experience."
We are all excited to see what is next. In the meantime, we will celebrate DeeDee
and the Class of 2021!
