WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Fair awarded $91,000 in scholarships to 34 students from five local counties during a ceremony with fair dignitaries and their families. Thirty-one high school and three college students received the scholarships during a presentation during the fair, which ran through February 1.

The scholarships ranged from $1,000 to $4,000 in four categories: general, agriculture, nursing and fine arts. The scholarship money can be used at any accredited institution of higher learning or trade school. The fair’s scholarship committee selected the winners based on the students’ grades, need, and an entry essay.

Since the program began in 1982, the fair has awarded a total of more than $1,030,000 in scholarship money, continuing a 43-year tradition of supporting education.

Students from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, Hendry and Okeechobee counties were eligible to apply. Each finalist was interviewed, with winners selected by the scholarship committee.

South Florida Fair Scholarship Committee members are Donna Winterson, chair; Christine Shaw, vice chair; Annis Manning; Charity Lewis, Dan Lewis, Eva Webb, John Severson, Jorge Avellana, Lee Glaze, Lisa Johnson, Mabel Datena, Robi Jurney, Sarah Hoadley, Shawna Ahmad, Sheyla Zayas Torralbes, Tevin Ali, Tiffany Faublas, Ashley Cacicedo, Caitlyn Bergman, Denise Manning, Dymond Franklin, Erika Duff, Hannah Sou, Katie Spitzig and Lauren Johnson.

The 2026 scholarship recipients are:
• Adrian Baeza of Pahokee, Glades Day School,
• Lillie Bandi of Okeechobee, Okeechobee High School,
• Alyssa Brewer of Belle Glade, Glades Day School
• Grace Cain of West Palm Beach, Forest Hill Community High School,
• Sophia Caves of Okeechobee, Okeechobee High School
• Sarahi Cedro of West Palm Beach, John I. Leonard High School
• Zya Chow of Wellington, Wellington Community High School
• Zuri Dowdell of Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach High School

• Karvens Elisme of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
• Fahima Emran of Clewiston, Clewiston High School
• Ada Erazo-Motino of Loxahatchee, Palm Beach Lakes High School
• Joel Francis of Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale High School
• Cerenity Frederick of Riviera Beach, Howard University
• Ashley Genin of Belle Glade, Pahokee High School
• Arielle Holder of Miramar, Everglades High School
• Anneliese Hsiao of Weston, American Heritage,
• Klay Ilhardt of Jupiter, Cornell University
• Jazmin Jezewski of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington High School,
• Maria Jose Jimenez of Greenacres, South Tech Academy
• Joshua Larson, Okeechobee High School, Okeechobee
• Lilly Larson of Okeechobee, Okeechobee High School
• Tamsin Lee of Royal Palm Beach, Seminole Ridge High School
• Isabel Gonzalez Lopez of Belle Glade, Glades Day School
• Taranza McKelvin of South Bay, Glades Day School
• Kathryn Montes DeOca of Okeechobee, Okeechobee High School
• Ella Morey of Stuart, Martin County High School
• Max Mullen of West Palm Beach, Cardinal Newman High School
• India Roehrich-Hill of Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach State College
• Camila Concepcion Satiago of Lake Worth Beach, South Tech Academy
• Justin Schoen of Lake Worth, Park Vista Community High School
• Lola Simpson-Gay of West Palm Beach, Wellington High School
• Ruhaan Sood of Royal Palm Beach, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
• Elana Sookdeo of Coral Springs, Plantation High School
• Musiq Williams of West Palm Beach, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

The South Florida Fair is produced by the South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and has a longstanding tradition of raising funds for educational and charitable purposes. Located at 9067 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, the 2026 South Florida Fair kicked off with its Ride-A-Thon on January 15 and the full fair being held January 16-February 1. For more information, call 561-793-0333 or visit the website, www.southfloridafair.com.