Bryson Polk and Celeste Scheuermann, both of Chalmette, receive $500 scholarships from La. Sheriff’s Assoc. Scholarship Program; He will attend LSU and she to ULL

Posted: May 16th, 2014 | Filed under: News Releases

Two graduating seniors from Chalmette will receive $500 scholarships from the Louisiana Sheriff's Association Scholarship Program. Shown from left are John Scheuermann and wife Kathryn Scheuermann, their daughter and scholarship recipient Celeste Scheuermann, Sheriff James Pohlmann, recipient Bryson Polk, his mother, Elaine Polk; and father Bryan Polk.

Two graduating seniors from Chalmette will receive $500 scholarships from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Program. Shown from left are John Scheuermann and wife Kathryn Scheuermann, their daughter and scholarship recipient Celeste Scheuermann, Sheriff James Pohlmann, recipient Bryson Polk, his mother, Elaine Polk; and father Bryan Polk.

Bryson Polk and Celeste Scheuermann, both of Chalmette, have been named recipients of $500 academic scholarships from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Program for the 2013-2014 school year, Sheriff James Pohlmann announced.

Bryson, son of Bryan and Elaine Polk, is graduating Brother Martin High School and will attend Louisiana State University and major in mechanical engineering. He played football in high school.

Celeste, daughter of John and Kathryn Scheuermann, is graduating Cabrini High School and will attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she will pursue kinesiology as a field of study. She played volleyball and participated in track and field in high school.

The Sheriff’s Scholarship is funded through donations to the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Honorary Membership Program. Louisiana sheriffs provide scholarships to graduating high school students from each parish in which the sheriff is an affiliate of the program.

Qualities including academic achievement, leadership and character are considered in making selections of Sheriff’s scholarship recipients. Applicants must be residents of Louisiana and the scholarships must be used in higher education within the state.

The St. Bernard Parish’s Sheriff’s Office participates in the Sheriff’s Association program and Sheriff Pohlmann met with the winners and family members.

Sheriff Pohlmann said, “What I like about the program is it invests in Louisiana’s future and gives something back to our community. This wouldn’t be possible without the kind and generous support of St. Bernard Parish’s honorary members in the Louisiana Sheriff’s Honorary Membership Program.’’