St. Joe Community Foundation announces winners of 'No Ordinary Joe' scholarships

PANAMA CITY − The St. Joe Community Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 "No Ordinary Joe" scholarships.

The "No Ordinary Joe" scholarship was established in 2020. The scholarship is awarded annually to high school students residing and attending school in Bay and Walton counties who exhibit leadership with a strong sense of community and service.

This year's Bay District Schools winners of the No Ordinary JOE Scholarships are:

• Taylor Jackson, Arnold High School
• Amberlynn Oswold, Bay High School
• Tyler Clements, Deane Bozeman School
• Nikole Patronis, Mosley High School
• Cody Walker, North Bay Haven Charter Academy
• Cameron Pinkus, Palm Bay Preparatory Academy
• Pearl Amromin, Rutherford High School

According to a news release by the St. Joe Community Foundation, each winning student will receive $3,000 to use toward college tuition as well as a new laptop computer donated by Global IT, GHA Associates, Lenovo, Reliable Copy, WOW, Unity and The St. Joe Company.

"The Foundation's Board of Trustees aims to recognize the community's extraordinary students and award multiple levels of scholarships for nominated high school students, concluding with a single named winner of the major 'No Ordinary JOE' scholarship for each county," the release said.

The final winners were determined after a round of interviews held in April.

Amberlynn Oswold of Bay High School will receive an additional $10,000 scholarship and has been named the "No Ordinary JOE" scholarship winner for Bay County.

"We are proud to support the outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a strong commitment to serving their communities," April Wilkes, executive director of The St. Joe Community Foundation, said in the release. "We are thrilled to provide these scholarships to assist in furthering their educational pursuits and future success."

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Rising senior year high school students who are interested in being nominated for a “No Ordinary Joe” scholarship should begin that process by inquiring at their school’s guidance department.