PALM BEACH COUNTY — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation (PBCSF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Youth Scholarship Program. Fifteen Palm Beach County high school seniors, all of whom were nominated by a sworn employee of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), will receive $2,500 scholarships for their freshman year of college. Each scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years of college or trade school. This is the 11th year of the program, and the Sheriff’s Foundation is committed to distributing $150,000 a year in scholarships!

Here is our 11th class of scholarship winners:

• Reilly Baltazar, Glades Day School, Florida State University
• Kaylee Coleman, Forest Hill High School, University of Florida
• Janvietane Desire, Crossroads Academy, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Matthew Estrella, Wellington High School, Florida International University
• Ke’Tara Hade, Glades Central High School, Florida A&M University

• Klayton Ilhardt, Jupiter High School, University of Chicago
• Germina Joseph, Boynton Beach High School, Bethune Cookman University
• Genesis Mendoza, Forest Hill High School, Florida Atlantic University
• William Perez, Jr., Everglades Preparatory Academy, Palm Beach State College
• Ezequiel Ramirez, Pahokee High School, Michigan Technological University
• Elizabeth Robles, Pahokee High School, University of Florida
• Esmeralda Rodriguez, Santaluces High School, Palm Beach State College
• Maria Saad, Lake Worth High School, Palm Beach State College
• Kenson Small, Everglades Preparatory Academy, Bethune Cookman University
• Logan Wilkins, Glades Day School, Tallahassee State College, Sponsored by The Drasner Family Foundation

The students received their scholarships and were recognized at a luncheon on March 2 at the National Polo Center in Wellington.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that helps underprivileged children through such programs as Shop with a Cop and Youth Scholarships. Our support for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office enhances deputy safety by subsidizing new equipment that might otherwise be unattainable. In addition, the Foundation has provided great support for the K-9, Domestic Violence, and Gang Units, and we assist PBSO employees in times of need.

For more information about the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation, please visit PBCSF.org