Scholarships Awarded to PG County Special Needs Students

Seventeen Prince George’s County special education students have received scholarships of up to $1,500 from the Michael Cardin Scholarship Committee of the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF).   They were honored for making tremendous strides despite their disabilities.

Isaiah Allen of Greenbelt, Joshua Barringer and Bradley Holland of Mount Rainier, Tourre Butler of Capitol Heights, Ian Fontaine of Riverdale, Codie Hansley and Makaile Stanley of Temple Hills, Chana Kramer and Bradley MacPherson of Bowie, Orlando McNeill of Laurel, Shakira Ramsey of Upper Marlboro, and Devon Thomas of Suitland all received Cardin Scholarships. 

Mekai Adams of Bladensburg, Jessenia Baron of Bowie,  Joseph Baron of Bowie, Chana Kramer of Bowie, James Domchick of Greenbelt, Isabel-Marie Fusco of Laurel, LaDanian McMillan of Capitol Heights, Titus Brown of Riverdale, Michael Goroum III of Riverdale, Brandon Hamilton of Upper Marlboro, Qundre Payton of Suitland, Shakira Ramsey of Upper Marlboro, Aidan Ross of Laurel, Paul Schad of Landover Hills, Makaile Stanley of Temple Hills, Devon Thomas of Suitland, and Eddy Zevallos of College Park all won Cardin scholarships.

Kramer, Domchick, Ramsey, Schad and Jessenia and Joseph Baron all attend the Chelsea School in Silver Spring.

Adams and Brown attend the Children’s Guild of Prince George’s County.

Fusco, McMillan, Payton and Ross all attend The Foundation School in Rockville.

Thomas attends High Road School of Prince George’s Co.

Zevallos attends High Road Upper School.

Goroum III attends the Pathways Duval Reentry school and will use his scholarship for tuition to Prince George's Community College. Hamilton attends the Harbour School in Annapolis and will use his scholarship for tuition at Anne Arundel Community College. Stanley attends Kennedy Kreiger High School and will use the money for tuition at Bowie State College.

The Cardin committee gave 61 scholarships statewide to help fund additional educational pursuits for special education students including post-secondary education, trade school and summer learning opportunities.  All 61 award recipients have overcome challenging physical, emotional and learning disabilities and demonstrate that every student can achieve when given the tools and support to do so. 

MANSEF is a not-for-profit organization of nonpublic special education facilities that promote quality services for children and youth with disabilities. The facilities serve more than 3,500 students between the ages of 2 and 21. Like public schools, the nonpublic facilities are highly regulated by the state of Maryland. And like the public schools, the nonpublic facilities are held accountable for the quality of services they provide.