38th Annual Rotary South Scholar Athlete Awards

On May 13, 2024, Rotary Club of Fort Myers South presented its annual Scholar Athlete Awards. This program showcases a male and female from each high school in Lee County, including the Lee County School District schools, charter schools and private high schools. Forty-two students from 21 high schools received recognition, and 16 scholarships were awarded, totaling $31,000.

In its 38-year history, this program has awarded more than a half-million dollars in scholarships. This could not be done without the support of Rotary members and supporters who provide the funds for the scholarships each year. This year, our major scholarship sponsor is Pool Pros/The Mitchell Family who have supported the program for many years, but recently took the lead in funding the top male and female scholar-athlete scholarships at $5,000 each. The additional scholarships awarded are “Service Above Self” awards. Scholarship sponsors included Zavada’s Renegades Sportswear (2 scholarships), the Mallett family (2 scholarships), the Huff family, Millennium Physician Group, Edison National Bank, Ear-Tronics, Boy, Agnew, Potanovic and Miller Law Firm, and FPL. An additional four Service Above Self Scholarships were funded through a grant of the Rotary Fort Myers South Foundation with matching funds from Rotary District 6960.

Out of 42 outstanding scholar athletes, the top male and female athletes were announced at the end of the evening as Tawaski Abrams Jr. from Dunbar High School and Ryleigh Acosta from Mariner High School.

2024 Scholar Athletes