Former Queen Anne High School Grizzlies Commit to Franklin Quakers in a Big Way

What would inspire a group of Queen Anne High School graduates to establish a scholarship forFranklin students? The answer is to honor a beloved friend and fill a significant educational need. The Coach Moody Scholarship is named after longtime Franklin Coach Timothy Moody, a man dedicated to his FHS students and to preparing them for their futures. (See Quaker Times, Spring 2022 for more about the Coach and his time at Franklin)

Following Coach Moody’s death in 2022, Lauren Hostek had the idea of establishing the Coach Tim Moody Scholarship. His lifelong Queen Anne friends decided to do something innovative to honor him and his vision for the young men and women he loved. They envisioned a scholarship specifically for students pursuing a vocational or technical education. The hope is that this education and training will lead students to careers that will be both rewarding as well as provide a strong financial future.

There were many who wanted to assist in fulfilling the dream of the scholarship including Steve Shelton and Malcolm Boyles. The group was introduced to Herman Houston, FAA Board member and Scholarship Chair who helped make the scholarship a reality.

Herman Houston (‘67) with the Coach Moody Scholarship team!

With leadership from a core group of friends along with the blessings from Tim’s wife, Sherry, and their son Heath, who raised over $20,000. This Spring five $2,000 Coach Moody scholarships will be awarded during the Franklin Awards Assembly.   “He lived out his dream of being a great coach who focused on developing his students to succeed in life,” Malcolm said, in describing his friend. Everyone agreed that Tim would give you the shirt off his back and would do anything to help a stranger. He was a great friend and inspiration.

The Moody Team spent the week of February 13–17 at the “Rising Ride Scholarship/Career Week” enlightening students about their Coach Moody Scholarship.  They also raised awareness about the opportunities available in the vocational and technical fields. Also sitting at the Coach Moody Scholarship table was Art Newman, entrepreneur, and member of the Seattle Colleges scholarship effort. He urged students to explore the Seattle College educational opportunities and the additional unrestricted funding available at the College. He shared that he is interested in developing support for the vocational career programs from which his company has hired graduates

All the Moody team members commented on how wonderful the FHS students are and how receptive they have been to learning about the vocational and scholarship opportunities. They are very excited about continuing their work and emphasized the need for continuing resources. Toward that end, the Coach Moody team intends to continue raising funds to establish an endowment. They are thankful that the FHS community has been so gracious and open to helping their scholarship effort succeed.

Welcome to the Franklin family team Moody!

Those wishing to support the Moody Scholarship can do so here.

Submitted by Barbara Mahoney