Marist Student From Blue Island Receives Chick Evans Caddy Scholarship

CHICAGO — A Blue Island student at Marist High School has been awarded a prestigious Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, one of the nation’s most competitive and respected full-tuition college scholarships.

Olubukola Onimole, a graduate of Veterans Memorial Middle School in Cook County School District 130, has demonstrated exceptional leadership and involvement throughout her time at Marist.

She currently serves as student council vice president and is an officer with student ambassadors.Olubukola is also on the Green Team Executive Board, co-president of the Book Club, and a member of the speech team and track teams. She manages the hockey team and is involved in Marist Youth, the Black Student Union, National Honor Society, and French National Honor Society.

“When I found out I got the Evans, I was shocked,” said Onimole. “Getting the Evans has
always been a dream since I started caddying, but it felt so distant. Now that it has come true, I
am incredibly thankful for everyone who has supported me along the way.”

Hector Castillo, of Oak Lawn. was also named a Chick Evans scholarship recipient, bringing Marist’s total number of Chick Evans scholars to 201.

The Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship provides full tuition and college housing and is renewable for up to four years. Applicants must demonstrate a strong caddie record, excellent academic performance, financial need, and outstanding character. Caddies primarily from the Midwest apply through the Evans Scholars Foundation of the Western Golf Association with a recommendation from their club’s caddie master.

Following a competitive interview process, approximately 280 caddies are selected annually. Scholars submit a list of preferred colleges, with final placement determined by the selection committee.