MorethanaScholarship
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’, shewenttothebankanddiscovered, tohergreatsurprise, thathermeagermonthlysavingshadgrowntoover $150, ’sgreatsurprise, sheturnedaroundanddonated $150,000—almostallofthosesavings—totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi (U**) .
WhatyouhavenotheardishowOsceola’sgifthadaffectedmylife.Iam19yearsoldandthefirstrecipientofanOsceolaMcCartyScholarship.
Iwasadedicatedstudent, andIhadmyheartsetongoingtoU**.ButImissedbeingeligibleforaregularscholarshipbyonepointontheentranceexams, andascholarshipwastheonlywayIcouldattend.
OneSunday, , andwebothagreeditwasagreatthingtohavedone.
ThenextdayIwenttothefinancialaidoffice, andtheytoldmetherewasstillnomoneyavailableforme, butifanythingcameupthey’, asIwasrunningoutthedoortocatcharidewithmymothertowork, , andwhileIheardmymotherhonkingthehornformetohurryup, ! .
IfirstmetOsceolaatapressconference—, , andshejoinsusforfamilyfunctions.
’thadmuchexperiencewithicecream, soweallpackedintothecarandwenttotheDairyQueen, whereweorderedOsceolaherfirstbananasplit! Shehasicecreamalotnow.
Osceolaworkedhardherwholelife—fromearlyinthemorningtosunset—, atthetimeIdidn’tknowitwasherhouse, , andsheanswered,“IguessIwasoutinback, washingclothes.”
NowthatOsceola’sretired, , whenshe’snotgettingrewards! EverytimeIgovisit, ’, —shejustsitsandsmiles.
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IwanttogiveOsceolathefamilyshe’salwayswanted, soI’**, she’llbesittingintheaudiencebetweenmymotherandmygrandmother—rightwhereshebelongs.
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