Woodrow Wilson High School on March 23, 2022. Photo by Renee Umsted.

A scholarship has been established in honor of Deshawn Jagwan, a Woodrow Wilson student who died earlier this month.

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Jagwan, who played basketball, would have graduated next month. His mother worked with Dallas ISD to create the Deshawn Jagwan Athletic Scholarship.

The award, an amount of no less than $1,000, will be given to one or two Woodrow graduating seniors each year. Recipients should be active participants in Woodrow sports who are planning to pursue a two- or four-year college degree.

Donations are welcome and can be submitted via check. Send to: 33 Crown Place, Richardson, TX 75080. Gifts can also be made via Cash App ($crownplace) or Zelle 214-649-4226.

Any donations for this year’s recipients should be made by May 5, but the scholarship committee will continue to accept donations throughout the year.

Awards will be presented at a ceremony in mid-May.

Jagwan was an A-student and a star basketball player. Tributes to him came in social media posts from the Woodrow community and in a prayer vigil organized and held by Woodrow students outside the school gym.