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This is J.P. McCaskey High School, 455 N. Reservoir St. in Lancaster city Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
This is J.P. McCaskey High School, 455 N. Reservoir St. in Lancaster city Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
This is J.P. McCaskey High School, 455 N. Reservoir St. in Lancaster city Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
This is J.P. McCaskey High School, 455 N. Reservoir St. in Lancaster city Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund awarded $300,000 in scholarships to J.P. McCaskey High School seniors on Friday night during an event at Trinity Lutheran Church, South Duke Street, Lancaster.
The nonprofit fund, established over 40 years ago, is overseen by a board of local teachers, professionals and businesspeople who donate and raise funds, awarded to students for tuition after a process that includes academic and extracurricular review, interviews and an essay. The theme of the essay was “What are you doing for Others and on how they can make a difference in society?”
$25,000, the Rev. Alexander and Pearl Veronis Scholarship: Logan Bjerklie
$20,000, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship in loving memory of Nelson Polite Sr., former board member (distributed over 4 years): Miazha Smith
$12,500, Botstiber Scholarship (distributed over 4 years): Erik Peachey and Emma Seifert
$10,000, Botstiber Scholarship in memory of and as a tribute to Father Alexander Veronis’ life of service: Jared Groff
$10,000, Nicholas and Susan Veronis Scholarship: May Shee Hta Po and Leilani Cabrol
$10,000, Schoenberger Endowed Scholarship ($1,250 per semester over 4 years) plus $5,000 in first year: Xhanaliese Wesley
$6,000, June Heller Scholarship given in honor of all past MLK Jr. Memorial Scholarship recipients: Leila Joanis
$5,000, Nursing Scholarship in Loving Memory of Joan Pollock, former board member/chair, and $1,000 David Walborn Scholarship in memory of his mother, Evelyn Loretta Walborn, for a combined $6,000: Maria Rojas Vargas
$5,000, Scholarship in loving memory of Geoffrey Herr, presented by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and the MLK Jr. Scholarship Board, for his dedication and assistance to both: Sayed Ferdows Sadat
$5,000, Georgina and Thomas Russo Scholarship: Milani Perales, Eden Slesser, Laura Do, Opal Unwin-Wisnosky and Logan McIntyre
$5,000, Donegal Insurance Scholarship: MarvellousAlagbe and Hecmarys Cintron
$5,000, William and Amy Mowbray Family Scholarship: Lulu Lindsay and Inez Montgomery
$5,000, Thomas and Sandra Johnson Scholarship: Zena Nyota
$5,000, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship in honor of Ellen Pike, former board chair:Anna Starliper
$5,000, Thaddeus Steven Scholarship in honor of Lisa and Bill Starr, former board members and treasurers: Josiah Vargas
$5,000, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship: Eliel Padilla, Caedan Meley, Ohoud Hussien, Mikaela Foleya and Leo Modern
$5,000 Scholarship in honor of Brother Frank Albrecht, beloved McCaskey teacher :Angelina Contegiacomo
$5,000, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship in honor of former Mayor Janice Stork, for her support of and work on the MLK Board during her term as mayor: Tiyya Geiger
$5,000, Betty Beck Scholarship in honor of her parents,Robert and Betty Kreider: Elliana Sanchez
$5,000, Mary France Scholarship: Raka Jenik and Daniela Montenegro Velez
$5,000, Hagelgans & Veronis Scholarship: Joselyn Sliverio Escalona, Lilly Houck, Saameiye Miller, Gertrude Jean Laurent, Johan Olacio and Minh Duong
$5,000 David Johnson Memorial Scholarship by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Jennifer Ceballo
$5,000, scholarship in loving memory of Kathy Kuzmiak, former board member: Arielle Beamer
$5,000, Sharon Hargrave Scholarship: Kahlina Charles
$5,000, Northwest Bank: Camilo Colorado Lopez
$5,000, Morgan Stanley and the Williard Family: Lireynis Torres De Jesus
$2,500, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship: Javier Valdez Isa
$1,000, MLK Jr. Memorial Board Scholarship: Rose Derrico, Vanessa Grant, Penelope Kopchak, Lyra Newswanger and Luke Speitel
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