FOR CARRIE

HSE STUDENTS HONOR CARRIE COLGLAZIER

The Carrie Colglazier Scholarship is a long-standing tradition at Hamilton Southeastern High School. The workday that is associated with the scholarship is important across the board for students and teachers at HSE. But who is the girl behind the name and why is there so much buzz around this random Saturday in September? Carrie Colglazier was an HSE student and athlete that was avidly involved in multiple organizations at Hamilton Southeastern High School. “She was killed by a drunk driver after her freshman year at Butler University,” athletic director and scholarship founder Jim Self said. Self started the Carrie Colglazier Scholarship and workday the year after Colglazier’s car accident. Self coached Colglazier her sophomore and junior years of high school and was her athletic director her senior year. “Carrie loved being a Royal and always made your day better when you saw her,” Self said. “One of the things I love the most about the workday is it is a service project. Students give up a day and go out and work in the community and share Carrie’s story.” Ever since Self planted the seed of this scholarship, the goal was to have students become involved in HSE like Colglazier did. “Carrie was all state athlete in soccer and in track, she was a member of National Honor Society and participated in our FFA program,” Self said. Therefore, those organizations are the ones that have participated in the workday for the past 18 years. Ella Chester, a senior on the girls’ varsity soccer team, has participated in the scholarship for all four years of her high school career. “I choose to participate in the workday because it’s an opportunity for me to give back to this amazing community,” Chester said. “I have also made numerous memories while participating in it this past 4 years.” For a lot of people, the workday is not just about community, but also about sharing the joy Colglazier displayed. ”Carrie embodied the spirit of a saint and it is only right to keep her memory alive through the workday,” Chester said. As Self mentioned, Colglazier made an impact on the FFA program. FFA students have participated in the workday since the beginning. Sophia Wolfgang, a junior that participates in the HSE FFA chapter, did the workday her freshman year. “I chose to do this workday again this year because of the meaning behind it,” Wolfgang said. “This scholarship has the ability to help many kids while shining the light of Carrie.” Many kids like Wolfgang get excited each year to make a di erence with this workday. This workday is important to HSE as a whole and the organizations that are involved in it. Jenna Iglio, a senior on the girls’ track team, feels this workday is important to HSE as well as the community. “This workday is important, of course, to honor Carrie Colglazier and the impact she had on our community,” Iglio said. “It is also important to our community today because it provides opportunities for HSE students to give back.” Students learn to give back as well as honoring a past HSE alumni. On September 25, fellow students come out to join each other in helping the community. Students from NHS, FFA, the girls soccer team and the girls track team come to the workday inspired by Colglazier to honor her legacy at HSE and keep her hardworking spirit alive. Story by Jordan Daugherty and Paityn O’Neill. “As a scholarship recipient, you become a part of the Colglazier family. Bud and Karen are two of the kindest people I have ever met and have become a very important part of my life. I am thankful to be part of such a great group of recipients to continue Carrie’s legacy.”

Carly Count, 2018 Graduate

“I have been close with the Colglazier family ever since I was little, so winning the scholarship is such an honor. To be able to be apart of the legacy that Carrier left behind is incredible and I am extremely thankful to jon an amazing group of people, along with the previous winners. It is truly a family and I am so excited to be welcomed into it.” Lydia

Self, 2021 Graduate