Foundation News
Scholarship Recipient: Braden Zenor
We are both pleased and honored to share that we have awarded the inaugural Tri-Valley High School Blake Cowden Leadership Scholarship to recipient senior, Braden Zenor.
“100P”: A Note on Talent
No matter how talented you are, the choices you make will determine the maximizing of your talent, or the minimizing of that talent. Remember that you are the steward of your talent...when you are given the gift of talent you are responsible for maximizing it, and you are accountable to this.
“Much Too Soon” (Blake’s Song)
One of Blake's co-workers, Kirstie Davis, wrote and recorded a song in remembrance of Blake, called "Much Too Soon (Blake's Song)." Kirstie sent the song to Jeff and Debbie with the following note: "I wrote this song with love and respect for Blake. I miss him."
Blake Cowden: A Leader in Life, and Now In Spirit
“...there's only a few kids you come across who have that 'it' factor that can't be taught. Blake had that. He had that factor you can't really explain, but you know he's got it.”
Tri-Valley’s Cowden named Pantagraph Male Athlete of the Year
“The thing about Blake is the character he brings and the leadership. It’s his ability to touch people where they’re at and bring others around him and make them better.”