Bud and Lottie Sites Scholarship Recipient
St. Jacob’s present-ed our first Bud and Lottie Sites Schol-arship to Kayleigh Riser. Kayleigh is a Senior majoring in Music Education at Newberry College. On Sunday, March 8th, Kayleigh was presented a certificate and a check for $1,000 to be used toward her education and expenses. Kayleigh is the daughter of John and Tracy Riser and sister of Evan Riser.
As part of the application process, Kayleigh wrote an essay on how her faith has shaped her career goals. Kayleigh shared that as a child, she was always involved in the children’s choir and took piano lessons. She shared that when she came to St. Jacobs, Mrs. Mary Lou offered to teach her organ lessons. “What could be cooler than playing with both hands and feet?” Along with her college course work, Kayleigh is currently the Choir Director at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. She wrote that her faith is her guiding compass in what she does. In her closing comments, she shared; “Throughout my life, God has led me on the track to music. He has shown me not only how it can heal the wounded soul, but how it brings people together. Teaching music to future generations and enriching worship through the use of music is where I feel called to serve God and my community.” Congratulations Kayleigh! We wish you the very best as you complete your education and take the next steps.
Bud and Lottie Sites were lifetime members of St. Jacob’s and loved our church. They were very active with our youth. Mrs. Lottie retired from Chapin Schools as a second-grade teacher. In 2019, Council established the Bud and Lottie Sites Scholarships for members of our church who are continuing their education – college, university, trade school, technical college, etc. The scholarships are funded from the Sites Endowment. There are $250 and $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be a member of St. Jacobs, attend church services at a minimum of 12 times a year, participate/serve in a minimum of 4 church activities, and a 3.0 grade average. The $1,000 scholarship also requires a 1,500-word essay on a question provided as part of the application. Council encourages our members to take advantage of this scholarship. The next scholarships will be awarded summer of 2020. Applications are available in the church office and due by June 1, 2020.
