The Crossroads Scholarship for White House High School

05/13/2026

Last night we awarded 8 WHHS seniors, $52,000 in scholarships. We do this in memory of our grandparents, Odell and Esterlene Starks. If you would like to donate to this cause, I would love to talk with you. We hope to keep this going for many years. It’s a great way to help the kids.

04/20/2026

We will be awarding our scholarships to several Seniors at WHHS on May 12th, Honors night.

05/18/2025

We awarded 6, $5,000 scholarships on Tuesday night to 6 deserving Seniors. Our Grandparents would be proud. We hope the 6 winners have a great Freshman Year.

01/15/2025

If you have a Senior at WHHS, tell them to talk to the staff about our Scholarship. They need to have their information about themselves turned in by mid Feb. Good luck.

11/22/2024

Please read about our Scholarship.

“Standing at a crossroads signifies being at a decision-making point in life. It’s appropriate, then, that a scholarship offered at White House High School bears the name—The Crossroads Scholarship (501-C3). I recently chatted with the founder, Wayne Starks, and his nephew, Shane. They revealed the heartbeat behind the scholarship and a bit of White House history too.”

Read the full story at www.staypositive.news 😊

08/29/2023

The Crossroads Scholarship for White House High School was in the news! Thank you Stay Positive News for shining a light on the scholarship and our first 2 award winners! We are excited for what is to come as we continue to raise money for the scholarship and increase the scholarship from $150,000 to $250,000 so we can give more each year.

https://www.staypositive.news/article/crossroads-scholarship-carries-legacy-of-1939-white-house-high-graduates?fbclid=IwAR3KpaZmh1I33vlJJJO-oT1mNG3UulejeHAYgRY4HXw3jKCTfaQCyUypkac_aem_AbVIQ_WixnhX7vfP7M4WIidKSC9gOq3FXQ3vKBF90ohwOR5s4tHcMIJVjrxxEhdLbo8&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Two White House High School 2023 graduates were recently awarded the first annual Crossroads Scholarship, a fund created by the family of Odell and Esterlene Starks in their memory. Mason Sadler and Izzy Parks were chosen based on a long list of criteria including their time spent at school and in t...

07/10/2023

Today, all of us at The Crossroads Scholarship are Remembering & Celebrating the life of our friend & family member Barbara Ann (Bornstein) Meadows. She was an incredible soul and will be deeply missed. Heaven has a new Angel.

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06/16/2023

Congratulations to this years Crossroads Scholarship for White House High School in Memory of Odell and Esterlene Starks award winners.

Congratulations to Mason Sadler and Izzy Parks for being the inaugural winners for our scholarship.

Congratulations to all of the graduates of WHHS! Have a great summer!

12/30/2022

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and hoping that 2023 is your best year yet!

We are excited to be awarding our first scholarship money in 2023. We have already raised in excess of $127,000 with a goal of $200,000+. Information will be released to White House High School Seniors in 2023 in regards to applying for the scholarship money.

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe New year. Cheers to 2023!

11/28/2022

Attached is the article about The Crossroads Scholarship featured in the Tennessee Tribune!

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-THE CROSSROADS SCHOLARSHIP, in memory of Odell and Esterlene Starks, has been created by the children and grandchildren of Odell and Esterlene Starks to memorialize two incredible people. The scholarship creation is a means to further solidify their legacy, while suppor...