Cashen Bohlander '18 Memorial Scholarship

Cashen Bohlander lived her life with a great deal of vigor and love. She was a kind-hearted and compassionate person, who worked extremely hard at her school work and her relationships with God and others. Following her sudden death of natural causes at the age of “Sweet 16” her parents, Bob and Sharon, and her siblings, Ben and Cameron, established this scholarship in her honor.

Founded in the Xaverian tradition of academic caring, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School established the Ryken Studies Program to support highly motivated students with mild learning differences. One of the most sought-after programs in the metropolitan DC area, the Ryken Studies Program assists students in their core courses (English, mathematics, religion, science, and social studies) through the use of varied teaching styles and strategies that focus on skill development in small group settings. The goals of the Ryken Studies Program are to prepare students to be successful in college and to help them to become autonomous learners by developing and reinforcing compensation strategies for their learning disabilities.

The Cashen Bohlander ‘18 Memorial Scholarship was established by Cashen’s friends and family to support an incoming freshman with demonstrated financial need accepted into the Ryken program. The ideal candidate will exhibit commitment to hard work, compassion for others, and perseverance. The scholarship is renewable annually for four years for students who maintain satisfactory academic, attendance and disciplinary standing, and participate in at least one school activity/club/athletic team.