The David A. Hicks Scholarship for the Arts

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The David A. Hicks Scholarship for the Arts

An Arts Scholarship established in 2017 to allow students in Berrien County, Michigan assistance with tuition or supplies at a post-secondary institution.

At age 13, life changed for David Alan Hicks. He was diagnosed with a rare and difficult form of cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma. Doctors at University of Michigan – CS Mott Children’s Hospital determined that David had a better possibility of surviving if he underwent an amputation below the knee on his right leg. The day after Christmas, David underwent the procedure successfully along with chemotherapy to keep the cancer at bay. He did not stop fighting.

2014: David beat cancer. Throughout the next two years, he lived the life of a normal teenager just navigating River Valley High School, participating in Wrestling, enjoying everything superhero-related, video games, and fun with friends and family. Like his heroes, he never stopped fighting. At age 16, less than three years after being diagnosed the first time, David’s cancer returned in full force. Not only did David’s cancer spread to his upper body, but it brought with it tumors and immense pain. The doctors at Mott returned to help David and our family. First, with chemotherapy drugs. After the chemo drugs stopped being effective, the decision to switch to radiation occurred. After weeks of trips to Ann Arbor for one hour a day of radiation therapy, living in a hotel for five days a week to rest and recover, David was still in immense pain. He fought, bravely, quietly, soundly. Then, after turning age 17, the unimaginable happened. David’s “good” leg was found to have cancer in and around the knee, in addition to the cancer still lingering in parts of his upper body. The options became less, and the paths became harder to see. Still, David fights. After pain continued to plague his body and mind, David made the decision to forego any further treatment. And he still fights…

At around 10:35am on Friday, February 10th, 2017, David Alan Hicks left this earth to become a superhero in another galaxy. David loved the performing arts, whether it be movies, TV, dramas and stage shows, theme parks, video games, or other visual arts. So, we intend to allow David’s name to live on as we give the gift of scholarship to High School students in Berrien County that wish to major in a field related to the arts. The scholarship fund is managed by the Berrien Community Foundation in Berrien County, Michigan. Students wishing to apply can typically expect the window for applications to open in February and close in March each school year.

17/01/2022

The 2022 Scholarship period is now open. Get application details on the website and through Berrien Community Foundation.

Apply for the Scholarship during the February-March window.

13/01/2021

The 2021 Application Window is now open through early March. Click for details.

Apply for the Scholarship during the February-March window.

16/02/2020

We are incredibly grateful to an anonymous employee at Facebook that donated ads to encourage applications and donations. If you see these ads in your travels around Facebook, please know that no donation dollars were spent on these ads.

12/02/2020

The 2020 Scholarship Application Window is now open through March 6. Berrien County students majoring in an Arts-related program, apply here:

Apply for the Scholarship during the February-March window.

20/05/2019

We are proud to award our third annual scholarship to Megan Yacobozzi of St. Joseph High School. Congratulations Megan, and thank you for allowing us to ‘send David to college’ for another year with deserving students living his love of the Arts.

28/06/2018

Congratulations to our 2018 Recipient, Ariel Higgens!

09/05/2018

Thank you to Harbor Country News for their awesome coverage of this event!

THREE OAKS — River Valley hosted the Brandywine High School softball team for the second David A. Hicks Strike Out Cancer Softball Games on Thursday, April 26.

29/04/2018

Another massive Thank You to all River Valley Mustang Softball teams for their generosity toward the scholarship fund and for keeping David’s legacy of helping others alive!

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2580 S. Cleveland Avenue

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269-934-9832

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https://www.davidhicksscholarship.com/

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