Principal David Heisey announces senior Emily Boyle as valedictorian and senior Kara Foley as salutatorian at SPFHS's senior awards night. The two students achieved the highest grade point averages out of the senior class.
photo by Josh Axelrod
Tuesday, May 31. seniors gathered in the auditorium, anxiously awaiting their promised scholarships that would be put toward the payment of their future schools. The night began with a welcome from juniors Sarah Dolan and Lorie Rosado, the emcees of the evening. The girls introduced principal David Heisey to the stage, who in turn, welcomed the valedictorian and salutatorian of the senior class, Emily Boyle and Kara Foley.
Following this introduction, scholarships were given to the awarded students by the presenters of each organization. The event lasted about three hours, spanning from the hours of 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.. Congratulations to those who received scholarships!
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Valedictorian & Salutatorian – Emily Boyle and Kara Foley
Township of Scotch Plains Mayor’s Award – Emily Boyle
Borough of Fanwood Mayor’s Award – Shay Blechinger-Slocum
Rotary Endeavor Award – Lea Kronsteiner
PTA Citizenship Cup – Kaavya Krishna-Kumar
SPFEA Scholarships – Katie Acito and Jenni Zakarin
George Bryan Memorial Scholarship & Award – Grace Lesce
Union County School Nurse’s Association – Allison Gara
Fanwood Lions Club Scholarships – Katie Acito, Emily Morris, and Jenni Zakarin
SPFHS Italian Club Scholarship – Emily Boyle
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Soccer Association Scholarships – Matthew Halpin, Jillian Lapidus, Emily Morris, Dakota Halma, Jessica Vilarino, and Nicholas Giardello
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League Scholarships – Zoe Rodriguez, Nicholas Stone, Stav Shadmi, George Leichtling, Allison Gara, Gabriela MacPherson, and Lisabeth Kaminoff
Trina & Arthur Harrison Memorial Scholarships – Jordan Belford, Gabriella DiLollo
Lions Club of Scotch Plains Grausso/Bendel Memorial Scholarship – Jenni Zakarin and Nicholas Stone
American Legion School Award – Marquel Taylor
Karen & Joseph Franzone Memorial Scholarship – Jenni Zakarin
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #10122 Award – Nikola Segulin
J. Ackerman Coles PTA Carl M. Kumpf Scholarships – Joshua Axelrod and Jessica Vilarino
Carol Patten Memorial Scholarship – Matthew Halpin
McGinn PTA Mariana Cassidy Excellence Award – Stav Shadmi and Megan Lau
Anthony Giannacci Blue Raider Service & Sportsmanship Scholarships – Allison Gara and George Leichtling
Gene Schiller Blue Raiders Athletic Club Scholarships – Rebecca Mehorter and Nolan Kearns
Keith A. Benovengo Memorial Blue Raider Volunteer Scholarships – Caroline Babis and Nicholas Stone
Rotary Garbe Foundation Scholarships – Matthew Auda, Alexander Guevara, and Max Kearns
David E. Ringle Memorial Scholarships – Kara Foley and Emily Boyle
SPFHS Alumni Association Scholarship – John Marquardt
Robert H. Kraus Memorial Scholarship – Wilson Shek
Terrill Middle School PTA John C. Foulks Scholarships – Sarah Davis and Richard Dazzo
School One James Cerasa Scholarships – Allison Gara
Jeffrey Grysko Scholarships – Dakota Halma
College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains Scholarships and Academic Excellence Award – Annemarie Kearns, Gabriela MacPherson, Rebecca Mehorter, Saleena Nival, Caroline Ringel, and Emily Boyle
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO Scholarships & Brian Piccolo Awards – Margeret DeSantis, Samantha Gorman, Caroline Babis, and Jake Longo
Brunner School PTA Scholarships – Jonathan Kriney and Courtney Dreyfus
Dr. Albert DeSousa Memorial Scholarship – Samiksha Vittalraj
Katherine Newcomer Memorial Scholarship – Emily Morris
Jim Alfano Memorial Scholarship – Gabriella MacPherson
Adrian Andrews Memorial Scholarship – Erin O’Connor
Joan & Robert Gordon Memorial Scholarships – Rebecca Mehorter and Joseph Griffith
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey Association Scholarship – Michael Wright
Park Middle School PTA McTB Scholarships – Geneva Rata and Daniel Zheng
Tom Montagna (Follow Your Dreams) Scholarship – Mark Mital
George Voget Memorial Scholarship – Mary Catherine Stovall and Michael Wright
Jeffrey Spring Memorial Scholarship – Allie Busa
Girl Scout Scholarship – Jacqueline Gallo
Evergreen School PTA Kehs-Aakjer Memorial Scholarship – Caroline Ringel
Dr. Beverlee Kaminetzky Scholarship – Sabrina Khan
Mary Giraud Memorial Scholarship – Abraham Elseht
William Mullin Memorial Scholarship – Mariel Weigel
Ethel Perkins Memorial Scholarship – Noah Bernstein
PTA Council Manya S. Ungar Scholarships – Shona Jain and Mary Catherine Stovall
Dr. Carol Choye Scholarship – Shay Blechinger-Slocum
Health & Wellness Scholarship – Samantha Broders
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Baseball League Scholarship – Nicholas Stone
Robert Adams, Jr. PTA Scholarship – Brett Mayerson
Dr. Terry K. Riegel PTA Scholarship – Bridget Van Natta
Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Scholarship – Nicholas Stone
Fanwood PBA Local 123 Athletic Scholarships – Nicholas Stone and Kelly Magrino
Henry F. McFarlin Memorial Scholarship – Nancy Canevari
Garwood Fire Department & Ladies Auxiliary Award – Bridget Van Natta
Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association Scholarships – Jenni Zakarin, Mariel Sass, and Mercy Villacis
SPBPA Ray Pardon Memorial Scholarship – Rohan Suresh
Dr. Richard W. Dobyns Rotary Turn Around Award – Rachel Gudowitz
Adele deLeeuw Scholarship Fund – Rebecca Mehorter
School Spirit Award – Caroline Babis