Chelsea Detrick Memorial Scholarship

Chelsea Detrick Memorial Scholarship Recipients, 2024

Sloane Carfield, Julia Fowler and Janya Johnson

The Chelsea Detrick Memorial Scholarship typically provides one student who embodies the qualities of Chelsea: conscientious, hard-working, motivated, intelligent and admired by WGHS teachers for their attitude and personality, with a $1000 scholarship, renewable for up to 4 years. 

But in 2024, we had 3 amazing candidates for the scholarship, and we simply could not choose, so we called in reinforcements, and asked Mr. Detrick to conduct interviews with each of them. Spoiler alert: he couldn’t choose, either. 

Sloane Carfield and Julia Fowler have carved their own unique pathway through the Chelsea Center, focused mostly on service leadership while they created a COVID supply stand, worked behind the scenes at Webster Rock Hill Ministries, and built capacity in Hixson Middle School’s future leadership through their mentoring of younger students.  Sloane participated in a transformational journey through her participation in Cultural Leadership and Julia interned at a local accounting and financial advising firm. Both participated in our Teaching & Learning Cohort, where they taught in local elementary schools.  Sloane will continue her pursuit of a career in education while Julia plans to pursue business.  

Janya Johnson has also blazed her own path at WGHS through her work with the Chelsea Center.  Janya showed up in our office her sophomore year as a quietly tenacious young person and is leaving us as a focused and committed advocate pursuing a life in obstetric medicine.  She takes advantage of every single opportunity available to her. Moreover, she acts outside her own interests and works to open access to STEM and leadership opportunities to her peers.

Each of these young women embody the spirit of the Chelsea Center—they dream big, they engage in meaningful work, and they not only grow but help others grow as well.