Taylor Smith Receives 2025 Healthcare Scholarship
Fifteen years ago, Jensen Optometrists established an annual scholarship program awarding $500 to a Grinnell High School senior planning to pursue a college degree in the health sciences. We are proud to announce Taylor Smith as our 2025 scholarship recipient. Congratulations, Taylor, and best of luck in your academic journey!
Taylor Smith, daughter of Nicolle and Joel Smith, plans to attend Simpson College, where she will major in the Pre-Physician Assistant program. While at Simpson, Taylor looks forward to participating in the women’s soccer team, youth ministries, working as a CNA, and volunteering at the hospital.
During her time at Grinnell High School, Taylor was deeply involved in both academics and extracurricular activities. She served as a youth softball coach for 10U and 12U teams, helped organize and run local youth basketball tournaments and softball camps, assisted at open gyms, participated in highway cleanups, worked concession stands, and packed food for the Grinnell Food Coalition.
Taylor was also an active leader and athlete at GHS. She was a member of the National Honor Society and served on the FCA Leadership Team. In athletics, she was a four-year varsity letter winner and two-year captain in softball, a three-year varsity letter winner and captain in soccer, a two-year varsity letter winner and captain in basketball, and also earned a varsity letter in track and field.
We are honored to present this healthcare scholarship to Taylor and have no doubt she will go on to accomplish great things. Congratulations on your achievements and on graduating with the Grinnell High School Class of 2025. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Go Tigers!
During her time at Grinnell High School, Taylor was deeply involved in both academics and extracurricular activities. She served as a youth softball coach for 10U and 12U teams, helped organize and run local youth basketball tournaments and softball camps, assisted at open gyms, participated in highway cleanups, worked concession stands, and packed food for the Grinnell Food Coalition.
Taylor was also an active leader and athlete at GHS. She was a member of the National Honor Society and served on the FCA Leadership Team. In athletics, she was a four-year varsity letter winner and two-year captain in softball, a three-year varsity letter winner and captain in soccer, a two-year varsity letter winner and captain in basketball, and also earned a varsity letter in track and field.
We are honored to present this healthcare scholarship to Taylor and have no doubt she will go on to accomplish great things. Congratulations on your achievements and on graduating with the Grinnell High School Class of 2025. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Go Tigers!
Recipients
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2010: Molly Wray
2011: Sarah Kriegel 2012: Ashlin Burnham 2013: Samantha Ramsey 2014: Hannah O'Polka 2015: Catelyn Graham |
2016: Baylee Kivett
2017: Morgan Brennecke 2018: Danica Nolton 2019: Jarett Rose 2020: Madison Schrack & Addyson Petig |
2021: Payal Patel
2022: Kayla Sieck 2023: Katelyn VanCompernolle 2024: Olivia Olson 2025: Taylor Smith |
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