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Jaycee Sanchez receives Portal's Hulsey Scholarship

Marion C. & Terri Bell Hulsey endowed $50,000 to create the scholarship in 2021 for Portal students
Jaycee Sanchez receives Portal’s $2.5K Hulsey Scholarship
Jaycee Sanchez receives Portal’s $2.5K Hulsey Scholarship

Jaycee Sanchez is the most recent recipient of the $2,500 Marion C. Hulsey and Terri Bell Hulsey Scholarship.

Sanchez is a 2022 honor graduate of Portal Middle High School, who was an active member of the school’s Beta Club, National FFA Organization chapter, and Student Government.

As a student athlete, she also played softball, was a cheerleader, and was a member of the track and field team.

Sanchez dual enrolled at Georgia Southern University while in high school. She has chosen to remain at Georgia Southern to pursue a degree in Nursing at the university’s Armstrong Campus.

Established by Portal Middle High School alumnae Marion C. Hulsey and his wife, Terri, the couple hopes the scholarship will help young people on their education journeys. They hope to continue the tradition of Portal being home to successful and accomplished business owners and leaders.

“I'm so happy to be able to give back to the community,” said Marion Hulsey when the scholarship was created. “I hope that it will encourage others to remember growing up in this little town of Portal and to reach out to these young people to help them further their education so they can make the Portal community proud."

Marion Hulsey is a 1968 graduate of Portal. He was also a member of the Panthers' basketball and baseball teams.

The Hulseys have strong ties to the Portal community. They have supported the students and faculty at PMHS for many years, especially as members of the school's athletic booster club.

The Marion C. Hulsey and Terri Bell Hulsey Scholarship of $2,500 is given each year to a Portal senior who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree.

Seniors may apply annually. A private screening committee established by the Hulseys reviews the applicants to select a recipient each year.

The Hulseys' endowed $50,000 to a trust to fund the scholarship, which is managed by Wells Fargo. The Portal Middle High School Booster Club disburses the scholarship to the recipient.

Portal's Chandler Sheffield, who graduated in 2021, was the inaugural recipient of the Hulsey Scholarship.

Pictured: (L-R) Jason Sanchez (father), Terri Bell Hulsey, Jaycee Sanchez, Marion Hulsey, and Michelle Sanchez (mother).