Dollars for Scholars announces MHS scholarship recipients

At its annual awards ceremony on July 13, Marblehead Dollars for Scholars honored 14 high school seniors with scholarships totaling $52,000. Over the summer, the local nonprofit organization will award an additional $141,000 to rising college sophomores, juniors and seniors, who must reapply for their scholarships each year.

 Members of the MHS Class of 2024 from left to right and the endowed scholarships they received in parenthesis include, front row: Jameson Vied (Harold & Elizabeth Shattuck), Sienna Velandry (Margaret & Ernest Woodfin), Jack Pelliciotti (Sandra & Arnold Shuman), Jasmina Kurtovic (Reed Cutting), Ila Bumagin (Old North Church) and Meg Maguire (Bradley Sheridan).
Back row left to right: Miles Flynn (Audrey Goldstein), Madeline Reddy (Eileen Wall), Sophia Wallen (Debra Centracchio), Christian Francour (Mary Cook Gately), Anias Disla Soto (Richard Bridgeo) and Laura Garcia Tiburcio (Joel Saxe). Missing from the photo are Wyatt Foley (Deborah & Tom McNulty Scholarship) and Alyssa Gentile (Jean Howe Scholarship).

Marblehead Dollars for Scholars President Jac Bentley said the presentation of scholarships at the annual awards ceremony is the fulfillment of the organization’s mission to support deserving high school graduates in their pursuit of higher education. 

“We are so proud of their achievements, and we wish them continued success in college,” Bentley said.

By Leigh Blander

Editor Leigh Blander is an experienced TV, radio and print journalist.

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