On May 17, 2017, at the Fishers High School Senior Awards night, TigerONE awarded five $500 scholarships to three male and two female graduating student athletes who demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership roles and outstanding achievements in athletics, extracurricular activities and community service.
The scholarship winners were all outstanding. They had GPAs of 3.7 or higher, made outstanding contributions in their respective sports, were leaders on their athletic teams and had phenomenal academic achievements as well. All of the winners demonstrated what it means to represent Fishers High School in athletics: Have Pride, Show Character and Build Tradition.
The scholarship recipients included:
• Megan Bryant: Megan was a member of the National Honor Society, received a leadership award in Cheerleading, was also a leader in the Show Choir, was active with Best Buddies and Unified Track and had the highest GPA of all of the female scholarship applicants.
• Alyssa Chavez: Alyssa was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Athletic Council, Leaders for Fishers, played on the varsity Softball team all four years and was Captain for three seasons and was named All-Conference, All-County and Second AllState.
• Cameron Grace Cameron was a member of the National Honor Society, Leaders for Fishers, a member of CRU, a three year letter winner in Track and Field and broke a school record in pole vault all while achieving Magna Cum Laude in the classroom.
• Peter Werling: Peter was a member of the National Honor Society, earned seven varsity letters in Track and Field and Cross Country, received the team Leadership award his senior year, led his team’s bible study every week, was a state qualifier as a junior, had the highest GPA of all of the male scholarship applicants and in his spare time was an Eagle Scout.
• Tyler Grace: Tyler was a leader in Student Government, a member of the National Honor Society, Leaders for Fishers and CRU, a two year varsity letter winner in Track and Field and Captain, participated in the State track meet and will graduate Magna Cum Laude
Also, in May of this year, the TigerONE Board awarded approximately $40,000 in grants to the Fishers High School Athletic Department and numerous Fishers High School athletic teams. Specifically, the FHS Athletic Department was awarded $21,000 in grants and 19 different athletic teams received grants totaling over $18,000.
TigerONE team grants included the following:
• FHS Athletic Department – $21,000 in grants for a new leg press, training table,
improvements to the scoreboards in the main gym and refurbishing scoreboards and
signs on the outdoor athletic fields
• End zone tower for camera system for Football
• Agility and training equipment and basketballs for Boys Basketball
• Renovating outfield warning track and installing permanent protective netting in both bullpens for Baseball
• New outdoor batting cage netting for Softball
• New goal posts for Rugby
• Agility and training equipment for Girls Basketball
• New golf bags for Boys and Girls Golf
• Bench jackets for Girls Soccer
• Video camera systems for Boys and Girls Lacrosse
• Ball carts, speed guns and volleyballs for Girls and Boys Volleyball
• Singles Sticks for Boys and Girls Tennis
• Reflective gear for Girls Track and Cross Country; and
• Time clock for Wrestling
The proceeds used to fund the TigerONE Scholarships and Athletic Department and Team Grants came from TigerONE annual memberships and the Casino Night event held in August 2016. Thanks to everyone who supported Casino Night including our primary corporate sponsors Meyer Najem Corporation, Indiana Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, Barnes & Thornburg lLp, Jensen/Brewer LLC, Heinzman Lights at Night, ARS Rescue Rooter and Honda of Fishers.
Head Football Coach Rick Wimmer said “TigerONE has been of great benefit to all of our athletic programs here at Fishers High School. In addition to providing scholarships for graduating seniors from a variety of sports, it has provided financial grants to numerous athletic teams for specific needs. For example, TigerONE recently helped the football program update our video technology and video equipment. The football program is very appreciative of the assistance TigerONE has provided to all FHS athletes and programs.”
“TigerONE is a vital organization for the current and future success of Fishers Tigers Athletics. They are a tremendous asset to our school and community through their positive promotion of our athletic programs and the student-athletes that they serve,” noted Michael Gaines, Head Girls Basketball Coach.
Head Baseball Coach Matt Cherry stated “Through the TigerONE Team Grants, we have fulfilled equipment needs and completed field renovations to improve the overall safety of our facility and to help make the overall experience for Fishers student-athletes even better. We are extremely grateful to TigerONE and to the many sponsors who support TigerONE and Fishers High School Athletics.”
Annual TigerONE memberships for 2017-18 are available at http://fisherstigersathletics.com/ or https://ticketracker.com/store?schoolId=1604.
TigerONE is a 501(c)(3) all-sports booster club at Fishers High School supporting all athletic teams and over one thousand two hundred student-athletes. TigerONE is led by a group of parent volunteers and the Fishers High School athletic directors. The key objectives of TigerONE are to raise funds to benefit all Fishers High School student athletes, coaches, teams and booster clubs, to provide scholarships for graduating student-athletes and grants for FHS athletic teams.