AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas School for the Deaf has set up a memorial scholarship for one of their students, actress Kaylee Hottle.<\/p>\n
Hottle died in a car crash in Maryland on July 21.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
On Aug. 4, TSD announced the Kaylee Hottle Memorial Student-Athlete Scholarship to honor the actress, calling her a “beloved member of the TSD community whose passion for athletics, the performing arts, and school spirit inspired everyone around her.”<\/p>\n
TSD says that through the scholarship, each year, one or two graduating students will be recognized for exemplifying the same qualities Kaylee lived every day:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Excellence in athleticsInvolvement in theater or the performing artsLeadershipPerseveranceCreativityTeamworkPositive characterDedication to the TSD community <\/p>\n
A committee will determine the senior or seniors that would receive the scholarship.<\/p>\n
“Kaylee\u2019s impact will continue to inspire future generations to pursue their passions, serve others, and make a meaningful difference both on the field and on the stage,” said the school on social media.<\/p>\n
The announcement was accompanied by a video from Superintendent Peter Bailey, who delivered remarks in ASL<\/a>.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n Anyone wishing to contribute in honor of Kaylee can do so in one of two ways:<\/p>\n Direct contribution to the Texas School for the Deaf through contacting Peter Bailey by email. Contributions will be designated exclusively for the scholarshipContribution through the school’s foundation<\/a>. Contributions designated for the scholarship will directly support it in accordance with the Foundation’s charitable giving policies. Donations made this way are tax-deductible. <\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland released information on the crash.<\/p>\n Deputies and EMS were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash just before 3 a.m. July 21.<\/p>\n A preliminary investigation shows that the car, a 1995 Honda Accord, was being driven by a 19-year-old Frederick man and had driven off the right side of the two-lane roadway and struck a culvert.<\/p>\n Officials believe that excessive speed contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n Three people were in the car, including Kaylee, the driver and a second passenger. The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the other passenger declined medical treatment at the scene.<\/p>\n Kaylee was taken from the scene to an area trauma center where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n The crash is still under investigation by the sheriff’s office, which is asking anyone with information to contact Dfc. Rose at 301-600-1046.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: Information in this report comes from the Texas School for the Deaf and previous reporting by FOX 7 Austin.<\/p>\n Education<\/a>Equity and Inclusion<\/a>Entertainment<\/a>Austin<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas School for the Deaf has set up a memorial scholarship for one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,163,2777,6034,223,394,216,393],"class_list":["post-399819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-education","tag-entertainment","tag-equity-inclusion","tag-news","tag-travis-county","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}