Abby Heinichen
The Signal Mountain Lions Club awarded Abby Jane Heinichen and Amelia Antoinette Lambert its 2016 Lions Charity Scholarship award, from funds raised by the Lion's Club charity events. Abby and Amelia, recent graduates of Signal Mountain High School, are shown with the award certificate.
Abby and Amelia are Signal Mountain Lions Charity scholarship award winners for 2016. Abby and Amelia each receive a $3,200 scholarship award made payable in increments of $800 per year of college enrollment.
Abby has been accepted to the University of South Carolina Honors Program (Columbia, SC). Her field of study is bio-medical engineering. Abby maintained a 4.00 GPA all four years of high school, while also working part time. This scholarship award is based on achievement and other considerations.
Amelia graduated from Signal Mountain High School with a high GPA and significant volunteer contributions. She has been accepted at East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, Tn.). Her field of study is economics and finance. Amelia contributed over 100 volunteer hours tutoring in the Signal Mountain High School learning center. Some of her many additional volunteer activities include participation in the Tennessee River Rescue, Vacation Bible School, the Ronald McDonald House support programs, and TC Thompson Children's Hospital blankets for pediatric cancer patients.
The Signal Mountain Lions Charity scholarship program is part of the ongoing work of the Signal Mountain Lions Charity which is a separate entity from the Signal Mountain Lions Club.
"These scholarship awards are made possible by the people in our community who buy the raffle tickets from our car raffle and the Lions Club BBQ. That is how we do what we do. This only happens because of the Signal Mountain community's support. The Signal Mountain Lions Club Charity has awarded two of these scholarships this year as well as a separate LEO club scholarship award," officials said.
Amelia Lambert