The Lake Mitchell HOBO Scholarships & Grants Program supports education in Chilton and Coosa County.  
  • SCHOLARSHIPS - HOBO annually awards a $2000 scholarship to each of two deserving high school seniors from Coosa or Chilton County.  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.

​2024 Teacher Grant Winners

Marie Butts, Scholarship Committee Chairman for HOBO, presents checks to deserving teachers to support their winning grant-application projects.  HOBO awarded more than $6,000 in grant money to local teachers for projects that will benefit over 2,500 students during the 2024-2025 school year, with many years of benefit to come.
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Denise Wright - Project: Gaga Ball Pit Clanton Intermediate School
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Sheila Speaks - Project: Replace Swing Sets - Verbena High School
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Kelly Rozelle - Project: Science Library - Clanton Middle School
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Beth Ann Pope - Project: Edison Robots - Verbena High School
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Sarah Coburn - Project: Hatching Chicks & Ducklings - Clanton Intermediate School
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Alicia Thompson - Incline Plane Sets - Mary White - Chemical Reaction Kits - Jacques Mitchell - Growing a Garden, Part 2 - Central High of Coosa County
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Haley Davis - Project: Sensory Equipment for Special Ed - Macey Gentry - Toniebox Listening Center - Jemison Elementary
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Leslie Garret - Project: Chew & Chat - Coosa County Career Tech Center
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Rachael Fine - Project: Enhancing Math Through Classroom Tools - Thorsby High School
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Amber Price, center, with her students as she receives her grant award from Marie Butts for her Runway Project at Lecroy Career Tech Center.

​Past 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
Past Teacher Grant Amounts Awarded
​2020 grants - $2,199.22
2022 grants - $3,000.00
​2023 grants - $3,422.19