{"id":37942,"date":"2018-05-02T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=37942"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:39:11","slug":"caps-program-2018","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/our-purpose\/caps-program-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"10 students win $10,000 each for college"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37943\" src=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-720x450.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CAPS-winners.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ten students won $10,000 each in college scholarships from the <a href=\"https:\/\/caps.hrblock.com\/\">Children of Associates Premier Scholarship (CAPS)<\/a> program. The winners were notified at their schools with a bouquet of green balloons and a congratulatory video from H&amp;R Block CEO and President Jeff Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were inspired by the number of goal-oriented, intellectually curious, responsible and charismatic students who applied,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou didn\u2019t win this scholarship, you earned it, and we couldn\u2019t be happier to award you this money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CAPS class of 2018 included five National Honor Society members, four student government leaders, two Business Academy members and one entrepreneur. The winners (and their sponsors) are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Chen (mother, Meifang Lin) of Knoxville, TN;<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Dillion (grandmother, Karen Premo) of Terre Haute, IN;<\/li>\n<li>Ruthie Jackson (mother, Sherri Jackson) of Moorseville, NC;<\/li>\n<li>Tija Johnson (father, Travis Johnson) of Itta Bena, MS;<\/li>\n<li>Maria Moy (mother, Michele Moy) of Plymouth, MN;<\/li>\n<li>Ruchi Shah (mother, Archana Shah) of Ledgewood, NJ;<\/li>\n<li>Ahmed Sharafeldeen (mother, Enas Terra) of Anaheim, CA;<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Smith (mother, Rhonda Davis) of Elk Grove, CA;<\/li>\n<li>Vikram Thanigaivelan (mother Bagyalakshmi Sdhanmugam) of Buffalo Grove, IL; and<\/li>\n<li>Max Wang (father, Jason Wang) of Overland Park, KS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Making the grade<\/h2>\n<p>These students didn\u2019t just win these scholarships; they earned them. How? By demonstrating they:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have a clear vision for how this scholarship will help them reach their long-term academic and professional goals;<\/li>\n<li>will take control of their financial future and are aware of strategies that will help them become financially responsible adults;<\/li>\n<li>are intellectually curious, set high academic goals and excel in their studies;<\/li>\n<li>are well-rounded individuals who excel in academics, but also participate in activities outside the classroom that channel their passion, leadership and creativity;<\/li>\n<li>are proactive and highly motivated, inspiring, charismatic, responsible and trustworthy; and<\/li>\n<li>respect and appreciate diversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The CAPS program is open to high school seniors whose parent, stepparent, grandparent or step-grandparent is a current H&amp;R Block company or franchise associate. Applications for 2019 begin in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlock associates and franchisees have some amazingly intelligent and impressive children. You are helping mold incredible young women and men. As the father of a high school senior, I know sending your child off to college is not easy,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI\u2019m actually beginning to wonder if all those college applications are more lengthy and complex than the actual tax code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/caps.hrblock.com\/about\">the CAPS program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The children and grandchildren of 10 H&#038;R Block associates won $10,000 each in college scholarships from H&#038;R Block.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":37943,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news-categories":[23376,23381],"class_list":["post-37942","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-categories-around-block","news-categories-our-purpose"],"acf":{"post_rest_thumbnail_alt_id":null},"yoast_head":"<title>10 high schoolers win $10,000 scholarships | H&amp;R Block Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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