The John and Deborah Gillis Foundation allocated $440,000 for 11 for Bright Stars Scholarships this year. That comes out to $4,000 per student per semester and is renewable for eight semesters. Those winning the scholarships this year and the schools they represent were Eastan Lewis, North Hopkins; Jocelyn Ochoa, Saltillo; Ryan Vance, Sulphur Bluff; Diana Gallegos and Mya Lewis, Como-Pickton; and Isaac Gutierrez, Grayson McClure, Thomas Owen, twins Allison and Mattingly Thurman and Zachary Tiemeyer, Sulphur Springs ISD.