Isaac Evans-Frantz (Brattleboro)
2001 Scholarship Recipient
Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro

As one of his teachers wrote, "In over twenty-seven years of teaching, Isaac stands out as one of the finest students and human beings I have had the honor to teach." Isaac excelled outside of school, marching in parades for peace, telephoning U.S. senators about international concerns and, while in eighth grade, volunteering for Bernard Sanders congressional campaign. Isaac began the lifelong process of coming out in seventh grade and one year later joined PRISM, Brattleboro Union High School's gay/straight alliance.

His other work includes leading a workshop at the Governor's Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism on starting gay/straight alliances for students in other schools, attending meetings for GLASS ( a gay/straight alliance) and being a member of the Diversity and Advisory Committee. Isaac lobbied to have a student be elected to the Vermont State Board of Education, and after three years of hard work, it was accepted and Isaac was appointed to the board. In Vermont, Isaac is the first student to sit on the State Board of Education as a voting member. Isaac will be attending Oberlin College to study Liberal Arts.