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The Tulsa Central Foundation

TCHSF SUPPORTS ACADEMICS

THE GREAT SPIRIT AWARDS

For 40 years the Great Spirit Award, a $500 Award, has been funded and given annually by the TCHSF to two or more outstanding graduates.

2024 - 2025 GREAT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS

PASSION SIMMS

CHRISTOPHER HAWTHORNE

GREAT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS

1983

Suzanne Timmons

Cynthia Chee


1984

Jackie Dobson

David Allen

David Hamrick


1985

Kimberly Thompson

Derric Driver


1986

Cynthia C.Clayton

James T. Runyon


1987

Gretchen Hawksworth

Jason Debus


1988

LaNita Luckey

John Kilgore


1989

Scarlett Gadberry

William A. Borens


1990

Bertricia Bailey

Raymond Ball


1991

Stacy Minnich

Justin Laird


1992

Amy Coghill

Bruce Yee


1993

Angela Farragher

Charles Berryhill


1994

Rhondrea Seymore

Jason Spain


1995

Ava Marie Armstead

Jason L. Sanders


1996

Tonya Michelle Sedwick

Robert L. Carter




1997

Cynthia Hensley

Bertrain Bailey


1998

Anne Marie Walker

Tim Markland


1999

Rachael Woods

Joshua Fletcher


2000

Shana W. Robinson

Jose Ben-David


2001

Michelle Johnson

Alex L. Fry


2002

Kwanti Allison 

Richard Tattershall


2003

Judy Murphy

Alex Cartwright


2004

Ellen Garcia

Brandon Oldham


2005

Amina Gilling

Austin Pendegrass


2006

Shcarry Chatman

Delano Yarbrough, Jr.


2007

Keitra R Holloway

Stephen Hurlibut


2008

Rhonda Ferguson

Roberto Perez


2009

Breana Johnson

Michael Hicks


2010

Julia DeLeon

James S. Scott




2011

Jaraia Martin

Sarah Wheaton 

David Townsend


2012

Jarimar Lozano BerThaddeus Maurice Bailey


2013

Breonna Crumpton

Deontae Branford


2014

Brianna Nicole Rogers

Edwin Eugene Price


2015

Paige Denny

Jarrell Mills


2016

Paries Cananady

Anthony Doyle


2017

Tiffany Washington

Jakovey Simmons


2018

Eiona Stevens

Anthony Johnson


2019

Page Thigpen

Jael Tyes

Brenda Zaragosa


2020, 2021

Dedicated to the Classes of 2020 & 2021 for their determination and examples of Great Spirit in difficult times.


2022

Ameisha Hampton

Angelique Hernandez

Dakota Sommerfeld

Ceylon Williams


2023

Kennedi Stripling

Mathew Bailey


2024

Passion Simms

Christopher Hawthorne

THE AMOR SCHLENKER AWARD

THE AMOR SCHLENKER AWARD

"Since 2016 the Amor Schlenker Award of $1,000  has been given to an outstanding graduate. The endowment is managed by the Foundation.


The endowment was established after Amor’s son, Robert H.Schlenker, passed away and left the monetary gift in his father’s name. 


Robert Henry Schlenker, b. February 17, 1930 in Tulsa, was the only child of Amor Schlenker and Ursa Rennels Schlenker. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Schlenker's parents relocated to Tulsa during the 1920s oil boom. Mr. Schlenker was a lifelong resident of downtown Tulsa's Riverview Neighborhood, a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, and graduate of Central High School. He retired as an electrical engineer in 1993 from the US Corps of Engineers after more than 40 years of nearly perfect attendance. Mr. Schlenker was a kind and quiet man, remembered for his good-natured earnestness, unfailing work ethic, and comprehensive knowledge. He was humble, generous, and deeply considerate of others."



THE 2023 - 2024 ARMOR SCHLENKER AWARD WINNER

ANIYHA WILLIAMS

ARMOR SCHLENKER AWARD WINNERS

2018

Eiona Stevens


2019

Brenda Zaragoza Medellin


2020

2021

Academic Achievement


2022

Caylen Goff-Brpwn


2023

Munaya Issah

Cindie Viillela


2024

Aniyah Williams



STAFF GRANTS

STAFF GRANTS

Staff  is eligible for an annual grant of $500 for a teacher-generated project to enrich their educational program.

RECOGNITION

ACHIEVEMENT

The  Foundation purchased shirts for the winning CHS Academic Bowl Team in 2012


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