Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla Community Fund

Over the past two decades, the YMKG Community Fund has awarded over $1.65 million in college scholarships to students graduating from public, private, and parochial high schools in Hillsborough County. Each year, Tampa Bay area high school principals nominate one student for every 100 in their graduating class. Nominees complete a comprehensive application, which is reviewed by a selection panel. A small group of finalists then complete face-to-face interviews before scholarship recipients are selected.

Each of the honorees excelled in academics, athletics, and leadership activities.

2026 YMKG Community Fund Recipients

  • Elizabeth Adent, Alonso High School
  • Casey Ayres, Newsome High School
  • Riley Connolly, Riverview High School
  • Madison Griffin, Lennard High School
  • Momoe Kato, Newsome High School
  • Seiryu Kato, Newsome High School
  • Zoey Kifalme, Armwood High School
  • Keegan Kitchner, Newsome High School
  • Kyleigh Meiers, Plant City High School
  • Margaret Oladokun, Jefferson High School
  • Emmie Poirier, Newsome High School
  • Cali Sampson, Durant High School
  • Adalyn Scherer, Steinbrenner High School
  • Layla White, Durant High School

Past Scholarship Recipients Have Graduated From

  • Academy of the Holy Names
  • Alonso High School
  • Armwood High School
  • Bayshore Christian School
  • Berkeley Preparatory School
  • Blake High School
  • Bloomingdale High School
  • Brandon High School
  • Brooks De Bartolo High School
  • Carrollwood Day School
  • The Cambridge School
  • Chamberlain High School
  • Durant High School
  • East Bay High School
  • Freedom High School
  • Gaither High School
  • Hillsborough High School
  • Jefferson High School
  • Jesuit High School
  • King High School
  • Lennard High School
  • Middleton High School
  • Newsome High School
  • Plant High School
  • Plant City High School
  • Riverview High School
  • Robinson High School
  • Sickles High School
  • Spoto High School
  • Steinbrenner High School
  • Strawberry Crest High School
  • Tampa Baptist Academy
  • Tampa Bay Technical High School
  • Tampa Preparatory School
  • Wharton High School

Past Scholarship Recipients Have Attended

  • Air Force Academy Preparatory School
  • Barnard College
  • Brown University
  • Central Florida University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Emory University
  • Flagler College
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Florida Southern University
  • Florida State University
  • Georgetown University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Gordon State College
  • Harding University
  • Harvard University
  • Hillsborough Community College
  • Lee University
  • Lousiana State University
  • Princeton University
  • Queens University of Charlotte
  • Southeastern University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Trinity University
  • The University of Central Florida
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Georgia
  • The University of Miami
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of South Florida
  • Yale University.

Giving Back to Our Community

The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla Community Fund’s outreach pirates, visit hospitals, assisted living centers, children’s venues, and schools, in full pirate attire to support the community and spread the fun of Gasparilla.

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