The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce and Mini of Wesley Chapel presented the Student Pride Awards Breakfast to honor local students. Each year, outstanding students and athletes from each Wesley Chapel school are chosen to be honored for their school pride and community involvement, as well as athletic excellence. Chamber members work together with the schools to plan and sponsor this event. During the breakfast, the Chamber is very pleased and proud to award scholarships to qualifying HS seniors who are chosen by their schools. This year 121 students from the 12 Wesley Chapel schools were recognized for their outstanding performance over the 2011-2012 school year.

The Student Pride Awards Breakfast was held at Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center located at Wesley Chapel High School on May 1. Four $500 academic scholarships were awarded to David Santacruz and Stephanie Collin from Wesley Chapel High School and Logan Klauder and Fern Powell from Wiregrass Ranch High School, and four $ 250 athletic scholarships were awarded to the athletes of the year from Wesley Chapel High School (Keegan Tanner and Ravin Gilbert) and Wiregrass Ranch High School (Victoria Quaglia and Samuel Hippely). The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to continually improve the quality of life in the Greater Wesley Chapel area. They actively promote a prosperous business climate, foster an orderly expansion of the community, and support and encourage the individuals and families through cooperative partnerships. This year the scholarships are given from the local businesses such as Mini of Wesley Chapel, Ierna’s Heating and Cooling, Nova Southeastern University, Wesley Chapel Storage, Tampa Bay Times, Cypress Creek Chiropractic, as well as the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony will be emceed by Chip Wichmanowski, Pasco Education Foundation. The schools recognized and awarded Pride Partner Awards selected from community businesses for their support.

” This is a very special time for our local seniors, and we are honored to provide this opportunity that gives them the recognition these student deserve,” states Debie Kaplan, President of the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce.