Posted 10/9/2013
From proud mom, Debbie Lake Hinkle — “photo is of Gary after his graduation with my parents, Horatio & Thelma Lake. Gary is the fourth and youngest grandson. We were blessed with all boys, no girls.”
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER FOR 2013:
***GARY HINKLE, II OF THE WASHINGTON, DC CHAPTER was the Winner. (He is the Son of Gary Hinkle, Sr. & Debbie Lake Hinkle)
Runners up for 2013 were:
Madeline Jones- Greenville, SC – 1st Runner Up
Zachary Lake – Greenville, SC
Charmayne Edmunds – Greenville, SC
Jaylan Davis – Columbus, Ohio
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNER AND ALL OF THE RUNNER’S UP FROM OUR FAMILY
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BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM GARY’S WINNING ESSAY:
“In conversations with my elders, they stressed they didn’t have the opportunities that’s available to us today. My grandfather (Horatio Lake), shared with me, that after some schooling, the boys in his family had to work. This was either on the farm or in the military. Coming from a household of nineteen – seventeen children, a wife and husband to feed, was a lot! As an African American male, I believe that it’s important to strive for things that were not afforded to our forefathers. Education of any kind, yet the college experience and college education were by far an experience that my forefathers were not given the opportunity to experience. Yet something they wanted! This alone, has been my motivation and encouragement to obtain the college experience and college degree. Based on the major news outlets, a high school diploma is not going to cut it today or in the future. In order for me and other young men and women to get ahead in the coming decades, we will have to hit the books and obtain a college degree.”
Respectfully Submitted by Gary and Debbie Lake Hinkle of the Washington, DC Chapter of the Wilson Lake Herbert Family Reunion Circle
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Today, September 14, 2010, Melissa Haley will be moved into her Dorm for her start in College life at Drexel University to major in a Degree in Fashion Design. She has won several awards this year including $1000 for her Art and Scholastic Achievements. Melissa has excelled in music, Art and in her academics and graduated in he top 3% of her class at Girls High. She is on a full four year full scholarship after graduating High School with High Honors. We are very proud of her to say the least.
Respectfully Submitted by Devin Haley, WLH Newsletter Administrator
Respectfully Submitted by Corvetta H. Hollingsworth, Philadelphia Chapter, WLH Reunion Family Circle
PLEASE FORWARD US ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ON SCHOLARSHIP REFERENCES WHICH CAN BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR FAMILY AND YOUTH WHO MIGHT NEED THIS INFORMATION AT SOME POINT NOW, OR IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. 