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The Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship

The Schoolbag Foundation was established in November 2022, to assist with funding the Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Belize. This scholarship is in memory of Mrs. Netty Johnson better known as Ms. Netty. She was an educator who taught Integrated Science and Art during her 40-year career. Ms. Netty taught both in the United States and in Belize, her country of birth. In honor of her passion of educating young minds, her sons felt it was fitting to start The Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Belize to pay for tuition and books for incoming high school freshmen for the four years of high school since secondary education is not fully funded in Belize.

The Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Zaidely

Zaidely Wright

Zaidely Wright, is our 2024 scholarship recipient. She is an incoming Freshman at Orange Walk Technical High School.

Ezekiel

Ezekiel Wade

Ezekiel Wade, is attending Muffles High School in Orange Walk Town, Belize. Ezekiel is starting his Sophomore year.

Amystacie

Amystacie Zul

Amystacie Zul is attending Seventh Day Adventist High School in Belize. Amystacie is starting her Junior year.

Yarely

Yarely Chan

Yarely Chan is starting her Senior year at Muffles High School in Orange Walk Town, Belize. She was the first student to be awarded the Netty Johnson scholarship in 2021.

The Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee

Jeannelle Espadas

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Ms. Jeannelle Aida Espadas has been in the teaching profession for twenty years. She has served both at the secondary and tertiary levels. Presently, she works at Corozal Junior College where she teaches courses such as Sociology and Research Ethics. Ms. Espadas is also Student Government Moderator and Sport Ethics Director at the Junior College. Apart from being involved with education, she is part of community capacity building and dedicates her time to non-profit organizations. In her free time Ms. Jeannelle enjoys traveling, reading and art.

Julio Maaz

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Julio Maaz is an environmentalist practitioner and has been working in this field for the past 18 years. Julio resides in Orange Walk Town and volunteers in community activities. Julio attended Muffles College High School where he met Ms Netty Johnson, who became his mentor and inspired him to become involved in environmental issues. Julio has worked for the Belize Fisheries Department and is currently the Technical Coordinator Sustainable Fisheries for the Wildlife Conservation Society. He is focusing on the use of Technology for Conservation and has been sharing his expertise in Central America and the Caribbean. Julio enjoys the great outdoors and recreational fishing. “ We need to prepare the next generation, to protect this earth”

Antonio Jimenez

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Antonio Jimenez is a retired teacher who now works in the field of journalism. As a teacher, Tony, as he is known by all, was a teacher of the Sciences and Geography. This he did for twenty-one fruitful years. In the small community of Orange Walk Town, Belize, where he was born and still lives, he is still referred to as ‘teacha’ or ‘maestro’. The teacher in him has a passion for Geography as it teaches the world and the Earth. He believes that the more successful people keenly understand the dynamics of the interaction between our Earth and humans who live on it.

Tony completed a Master’s in Education from La Universidad del Desarrollo Interamericano in Chetumal, Q. Roo, Mexico. This degree was completed fully in the Spanish language. The challenge to submit all assignments in the Spanish language is the epitome of what he stands for—hard work, no matter the hurdle life presents.

Tony is the proud father of two children, Anahi and Michel who presently are in Primary School. Yet, Tony will always give of his time when he believes it will help someone and his country. As Chairman of the Netty Johnson Memorial Scholarship he puts his experience and works along with his two ex-students now colleagues, Jeannelle and Julio, to push the values Ms. Netty herself would have endorsed. Tony and Ms. Netty were colleagues and friends at Muffles College where both were a part of the Science department. Ms. Netty instilled in him the values of being a friend and of standing up for the truth.

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