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Updated: June 27, 2024 @ 12:26 pm
Kyle Kirk and his mother, Melissa Wright, present Kali O’Neil with one of four scholarships awarded by the Peyton Kirk Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Kyle Kirk and his mother, Melissa Wright, present Kali O’Neil with one of four scholarships awarded by the Peyton Kirk Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The McKean County Community Foundation (MCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies, recognized the accomplishments of the class of 2024 by awarding 65 scholarships totaling nearly $52,285 to students within McKean County and surrounding areas.
Thanks to substantial donations from individuals, families and organizations, 55 scholarship funds are being administered by MCCF to benefit local students.
The recipients of these scholarships are graduating seniors from the surrounding areas. Out of the 66 scholarships; 31 scholarships went to seniors from Bradford Area High School, 27 to seniors from Kane Area High School, four to seniors from Otto-Eldred Area High School, and three additional scholarships were awarded to a student who is already attending a post-secondary institution.
McKean County Scholarships were awarded to these individuals:
ARG Employee Scholarship: Matt Perry and Cadence Stiles, both of Bradford Area High School, $500 each.
Garrick S. Anderson Memorial Scholarship: Chase Wineberg, BAHS, $600
Andrus Family Good Citizenship Award: Kali O’Neil, BAHS, $925
Julianna Rose Barton Memorial Scholarship: Camryn Tilford, BAHS, $875
BAHS Class of 1960 Scholarship: Caitlyn Taylor, BAHS, $500
BAHS & BCCHS Class of 1964 Scholarship: Caitlyn Taylor, BAHS, $1,000
Richard Dana Benton / Bradford Kiwanis Scholarship: Kiara Hogue, BAHS, $500
Bradford Area Fire Department Scholarship: Adriana Campogiani, BAHS, $1,000, and Alexia Corignani, BAHS, $500
Bradford Creative Performing Arts Center BCPAC Scholarship: Leah Perry, Otto-Eldred High School, $500, and Audrey Kemick, OEHS, $500
Bradford Rotary Vocational Scholarship: Emily Morgan and Caitlyn Taylor, both of BAHS, each $500
Larry and Mary Bradigan Family Scholarship: Leila Bines, BAHS, $1,000
Kiwanis Club of Bradford Technical Scholarship: Caitlyn Taylor, BAHS, $1,000)
Kristie Chase Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Burrows, OEHS, $500
Honey Lee Colella Education Scholarship: Adriana Campogiani, BAHS, $500
Chuck Daly Memorial Scholarship: Maya Smith and Benjamin Walter, both Kane Area High School, each $1,000
Kane Day Memorial Scholarship: Isaya Miller, KAHS, $500
Martha A. Eddy Memorial Scholarship: Kiara Hogue, BAHS, $500
Timothy S. Eyssen Memorial Scholarship: Lilly Kemick, BAHS, $415
Hannold Family Memorial Scholarship: Nathanael Rook, KAHS, $500
Joanna C. Fecek Memorial Scholarship (Kane CD of A): Benjamin Walter, KAHS, $320
Bernard Feiro Memorial Scholarship: Alexia Corignani, BAHS, $500
Thomas E. Frair Scholarship: Lilly Kemick, BAHS, $1,000
Gentilman Family “In the Game” Award: Leah Tigani, KAHS, $4,000
Gentilman Family “STEM” Award: Jess Stear, KAHS, $4,000
Jerry and Nancy Haberberger Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Stitt, KAHS, $500
Harry J. Halloran Bradford Prosperity Fund Essay Scholarship: Korie Dixon, BAHS, $500
Martin K. Henneman Memorial Scholarship: Mikya Stake (COLLEGE — $500)
June A. Howard Memorial Scholarship: Camryn Tilford, BAHS, $500
Kelley Hritz Memorial Arts Scholarship: Francesca Ishman, KAHS, $1,000
Diana J. Hulings Memorial Scholarship: Benjamin Walter, KAHS, $600
Ellen Marie Hulings Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Ava Brinkley, KAHS, $500
John and Donna Hulings Memorial Scholarship: Ava Brinkley and Elizabeth Yasurek, both KAHS, $600 each
Steve Jerman Memorial Scholarship: Ava Brinkley and Benjamin Walter, both of Kane, each $500
The Jeff and Shelli Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Anna Meyers, KAHS, $500
Kane High School Alumni Memorial Award: Ava Brinkley and Benjamin Walter, both of Kane, each $3,000
Sashy and Gladys Kane Perpetual Scholarship: Kylie Ann Iak and Benjamin Walter, both of Kane, and each $1,000
Peyton Kirk Memorial Scholarship: Kalie Dixon, John Maxwell Matheson, Kali O’Neil and Paige Smith, all of BAHS, each receiving $500.
Gary Meckley Scholarship: John Bell, KAHS, $1,000
Mary Mottey Memorial Scholarship: Kalie Dixon, BAHS, $1,600
Andrew Pingie Scholarship: Austin Freer, Port Allegany Area High School, $500
Gigliotti – Plano Student Support Scholarship: Kali O’Neil, BAHS, $500
Safran Family Scholarship: Sebastian Higley-Zona, OEHS, $1,000
Carrie Sauers Memorial Scholarship: Benjamin Walter, KAHS, $425
Tristan Sauers Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Yasurek, KAHS, $475
Elzear Kalstrom Schoch English Award: Paige Smith, BAHS, $425
Rodney Schoch Band Scholarship: Abigail Wright, BAHS, $425
Pastor Craig Smith Memorial Scholarship: Isaya Miller, KAHS, $500
Joe Stanko Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Yasurek, KAHS, $1,000
Vicki L. Streit Memorial Scholarship: Ada Chamberlain, KAHS, $500
Andrew Taylor Recognition Award: Drayton Slater and Bryan Stubbs, both of BAHS, each receiving $250
Verna Wooditch Memorial Scholarship: Francesca Ishman, KAHS, $500
Scholarships Not Awarded This Year:
Barbara L. Boser Memorial Scholarship, Samuel F. Heffner Sr. Memorial Scholarship, Scott M. Hickey Memorial Scholarship, Pink Langianese Memorial Scholarship, Helene Nawrocki Memorial Scholarship, Lisa Pecora Scholarship for NPRC Students, Paul Robert And Frieda Roberta Calkins Rolfe Scholarship, Ernest Tanner Memorial Scholarship, Joe Tantalo Scholarship, Charmaine T. Viola Memorial Nursing Scholarship
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