The Lake Mitchell HOBO Scholarships & Grants Program supports education in Chilton and Coosa County.  
  • SCHOLARSHIPS - HOBO annually awards a scholarship to each of two deserving high school seniors from Coosa or Chilton County.  Beginning in 2026, the scholarship amounts will be $3,000 each. 
    ​Click the links below for eligibility requirements information and for the actual Scholarship Application that should be completed by the applicant
  1. Scholarship Instructions ​
  2. Scholarship Application Form
  • GRANTS - HOBO also awards competitive grants of up to $500 each to teachers in Chilton and Coosa County to help fund special projects in their classrooms.  
  1. ​Click for Teacher Grant Application ​
Funding for the annual scholarship program comes from a combination of proceeds from the Poker Run and other contributions to HOBO.   
Contact Chariman Marie Butts with any questions about the HOBO Scholarship and Grant Program.
Telephone – (334) 546-2888     Email – [email protected]

2025 Scholarship Winners

Sydney Beltran and Jessica Solano are the 2025 Lake Mitchell HOBO Student Scholarship recipients. Both are students at Chilton County High School.
Sydney plans to attend UAB and major in computer science.
Jessica will attend Jacksonville State University and major in biology.

Teacher Grant Winners

Marie Butts, Scholarship Committee Chairman for HOBO, presents checks to deserving teachers to support their winning grant-application projects.  In 2025, HOBO awarded more than $7,000 in grant money to local teachers for projects that will benefit over 2,500 students during the 2025-2026 school year, with many years of benefit to come.   The creativity of the grant winners' projects include an inspiring and wide range of ideas that will benefit hundreds of students in the years to come.
Below are pictured 2025 Teacher Grant Award Winners
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Cindy Hurst of Isabella High School
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Haley Davis, Rebecca Brown, Sarah Lutz, Macey Gentry of Jemison Elementary
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Sheila Speaks of Verbena High School
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Hester Hamby, Karen Hayes, Lisa Worley Central High School of Coosa County Tech Center
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Mary White, Alicia Thompson, Jacques Mitchell, Diana Shealy of Central High School of Coosa County
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Lorie Blocher, Ronda Moreland, Shannon White of Central Elementary of Coosa County
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Nia McDonald, Kai, Ms. Kaillyn, Ms. Paton of Central Elementary School of Coosa County
Past Student Scholarship Winners
2009 - Samantha Ray - Chilton County High 
2010 - Katie Scott- Thorsby High 
2011 - Teryn Davis - Coosa Central 
2012 - Kailee Burnett - Maplesville High School 
2013 - Ashley Leonard - Coosa Central High School
2014 - Brandon Merced - Coosa Central High
​2015 - Ashley Lanier - Chilton County High
​2016 - Drake Jones - Chilton County High 
            Kelly Garrett - Jemison High
​2017 - Jadon Downs - Chilton County High 
​           Tessa Thompson - Verbena High
2018 - Courtney Penton - Verbena High
​            Hannah Wilson - Chilton County High
2019 - Maria Maldonado - Jemison High
​            Margaret Zuelzke - Chilton County High
2020 - Justin Liveoak - Chilton County High
            Remy Thornton - Coosa Central High
2022 - Brynli Mitchell - Coosa Central High
​            Konner Traywick - Chilton County High
2023 - Nehemiah Sanders - Central High
​            Ethan Traywick - Thorsby High School
​2024 - Sidney Thornton - Central High
2025 - Sydney Beltran & Jessica Solano -
            Chilton County High
Past Teacher Grant Amounts Awarded
​2020 - $2,199.22
2022 - $3,000.00
​2023 - $3,422.19
2024 - $6,026.24
2025 - $7,197.06