Today, the Summit-New Providence Rotary awarded scholarships to six outstanding students from the Summit and New Providence high schools.
The SNP Rotary is currently in its centennial year (we began on 22 October 1922). Since 1926, we have been awarding college scholarships to local area students - this is our 97th consecutive series of grants. In addition to our scholarship program we have been involved in numerous other community based activities ranging from recognizing local residents and/or organizations for their contributions to the community to several international projects where we helped finance two educational facilities in southern India. Currently, we supply specially designed dictionaries to all third-graders in both school districts and this year began a new project to provide all middle-schoolers with specially designed and annotated copies of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights to be used in concert with a newly mandated requirement by the state of New Jersey to teach civics to all middle school students.
Our scholarships are awarded on academic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities and financial need.
In attendance at today’s awards ceremony were David Miceli, superintendent of New Providence schools and the principal of the NPHS, Brian Henry, and Scott Hough, superintendent of Summit schools and the SHS principal, Stacy Grimaldi. Each of the scholarship recipients were accompanied by a parent and each received a certificate of merit along with a tuition check made out to their respective college or university. There were two special awards honoring the memory of two late Rotarians, Chandler Coddington and Wilbur Nelson. Both men contributed significantly to their community over many decades. Michael Katz, chair of the scholarship committee made the presentations.
The recipients, listed in alphabetical order are Amanda Brown - SHS & Boston College, Gwenevere DelJones - SHS & Rutgers University, Jessica Luo – SHS & Rutgers University, Natalie Peralta – SHS & Bowdoin College & recipient of the Wilbur Nelson award, Anthony Quesada – SHS & Drew University, and Kalina Kornacki – NPHS & Amherst College & recipient of the Chandler Coddington award.
We are proud to again be able to honor this year’s six outstanding students and wish them well as they begin their freshman year.
Dave Miceli, Brian Henry , Kalina , Gwen, Amanda, Mike Katz, Jessica, Natalie, Anthony, Stacy Grimaldi, Scott Hough
The SNP Rotary is currently in its centennial year (we began on 22 October 1922). Since 1926, we have been awarding college scholarships to local area students - this is our 97th consecutive series of grants. In addition to our scholarship program we have been involved in numerous other community based activities ranging from recognizing local residents and/or organizations for their contributions to the community to several international projects where we helped finance two educational facilities in southern India. Currently, we supply specially designed dictionaries to all third-graders in both school districts and this year began a new project to provide all middle-schoolers with specially designed and annotated copies of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights to be used in concert with a newly mandated requirement by the state of New Jersey to teach civics to all middle school students.
Our scholarships are awarded on academic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities and financial need.
In attendance at today’s awards ceremony were David Miceli, superintendent of New Providence schools and the principal of the NPHS, Brian Henry, and Scott Hough, superintendent of Summit schools and the SHS principal, Stacy Grimaldi. Each of the scholarship recipients were accompanied by a parent and each received a certificate of merit along with a tuition check made out to their respective college or university. There were two special awards honoring the memory of two late Rotarians, Chandler Coddington and Wilbur Nelson. Both men contributed significantly to their community over many decades. Michael Katz, chair of the scholarship committee made the presentations.
The recipients, listed in alphabetical order are Amanda Brown - SHS & Boston College, Gwenevere DelJones - SHS & Rutgers University, Jessica Luo – SHS & Rutgers University, Natalie Peralta – SHS & Bowdoin College & recipient of the Wilbur Nelson award, Anthony Quesada – SHS & Drew University, and Kalina Kornacki – NPHS & Amherst College & recipient of the Chandler Coddington award.
We are proud to again be able to honor this year’s six outstanding students and wish them well as they begin their freshman year.
Dave Miceli, Brian Henry , Kalina , Gwen, Amanda, Mike Katz, Jessica, Natalie, Anthony, Stacy Grimaldi, Scott Hough