WCCF awards record-breaking $106,500 in scholarships
Hess
Hockenberry
Ketter
Larimer
McDonald
Aloia
Bular
Butka
Berry
Chaudhari
Christopher
Cook
Morgan
Moye
Nicastro
Piper
Plunkett
Makrinos
Ranko
Ritts
Schmidt
Davis
DeMarino
Crowe
Derosky
Dorsey
Durbin
Dziak
Sheppard
Shallcross
Shipley
Sim
Simpson
Smith
Planitzer
Van Norman
Waggoner
Walker
Warnock
Wilkinson
Ferguson
Gummersbach
Ellis
Guthrie
Hasson
Hiles
The Washington County Community Foundation has completed its post-secondary scholarship cycle for 2015, awarding 62 scholarships totaling a record-breaking $106,500. At least one graduate from every Washington County school district received an award.
Awards were presented as follows:
• Alice Boone Main Memorial Fund, $500 – Branigan McGowan , a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to attend West Liberty University to study biology.
• Arthur V. Ciervo Scholarship Fund, $500 – Brittany Piper, a graduate of Bethlehem-Center High School who plans to study mathematics education at California University of Pennsylvania.
• Barry Clark Barto Scholarship Fund, $500 – Kylee McConnell, a graduate of Burgettstown High School who plans to study cosmetology at Bella Capelli’s Academy.
• Black Family Scholarship Fund, $1,000 each – Brianne Morgan, a graduate of Avella High School, and William Van Norman, a graduate of West Greene High School. Morgan plans to attend California University of Pennsylvania/Washington Health System School of Nursing, and Van Norman plays to study athletic training at Waynesburg University.
• Buckholt Science Scholarship Fund, $500 – Georgia Sim, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College to study nursing.
• Burgettstown Junior-Senior High School Student Council Leadership Scholarship Fund, $500 – Caley Ritts, who plans to attend Malone University to study biology.
• Burgettstown Lions Club Scholarship Fund – Two Burgettstown seniors received scholarships. Robert Derosky received a $250 award to study chemical engineering at Penn State University, and Caley Ritts received a $250 award and the $500 Lions Memorial Award to study biology at Malone University.
• AS/Dr. Kim Stacher Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Aaron Previsky, a graduate of California Area High School who plans to attend Seton Hill University to study elementary education with special education.
• Chapman Family Scholarship Fund, $2,000 each – Austin Butka, a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School who plans to study welding technology at Penn Commercial; Tiffany Cook, a graduate of Burgettstown High School who plans to study medical assistant management at Bradford School; Kaylin Ferguson, a graduate of Burgettstown High School, who plans to study dental hygiene at West Liberty University; Luke Makrinos, a graduate of Peters Township High School who is seeking certification as a heavy equipment technician and operator at Pennsylvania College of Technology; Kylee McConnell, a graduate of Burgettstown High School who plans to study cosmetology at Bella Capelli’s Academy; Makenzie Sheppard, a graduate of Trinity High School who plans to attend West Penn Hospital School of Nursing; and Glory Warnock of the Burgettstown area and a graduate of the Erie County Home School Association, who is studying physical therapy at California University of Pennsylvania.
Receiving a $3,000 award was Madison Walker, a graduate of Ringgold High School who plans to attend the Culinary Institute of America to study baking and pastry arts.
Receiving $4,000 awards were Charles Crowe of Greene County and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Home Education Program, who plans to attend Liberty University to study business management and finance; John-Glen Davis, a graduate of Waynesburg Central High School, who plans to attend Waynesburg University; Abigail Shipley, a graduate of Mapletown High School, who plans to attend Waynesburg University to study biology; and Haleigh Simpson, who resides in the Jefferson-Morgan School District and is a graduate of PA Cyber Charter School. She plans to study nursing at West Virginia University.
• Charles Pappas Sr. Scholarship Fund, $1,500 – Samuel Hockenberry, a graduate of Burgettstown High School who plans to attend Westminster College to study computer science and mathematics.
• Christman Family Scholarship Fund, $4,000 – Aliyah Moye, a graduate of Washington High School who plans to study sports medicine at Kent State University. This is the first award from the fund.
• Clyde J. Tracanna/Washington Rotary Club Educational and Vocational Fund, $1,000 each – Adam Hasson, a graduate of Trinity High School who plans to attend Penn State Erie, the Behrend College to study mechanical engineering; Emeline Ferguson, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to study mathematics at Grove City College; and Jenna Shallcross, a graduate of Washington High School who plans to attend Grove City College to study mathematics and secondary education.
• D. Jack & Geraldine L. Gaido Memorial Scholarship Fund, $4,000 – Austin Plunkett, a graduate of Trinity High who is studying business at the University of North Carolina.
• Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship Fund, $500 – Emma Planitzer, a graduate of Peters Township High School who plans to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania to study music education.
• David O. and Sara F. Johnson Family Education Fund, $1,000 – Kyla Ranko, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to study biology at Robert Morris University.
• Dr. Paul Pipik Fund for Study in the Health Sciences, $850 – Ryan Beyer, a graduate of Bethlehem-Center High School who plans to attend California University of Pennsylvania for pre-chiropractic studies.
• Elizabeth Plumer Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Madison Aloia, a graduate of Trinity High School who plans to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania to study education.
• Heart of Giving Scholarships – Jessica Bular, a graduate of Bentworth High School received a $1,000 award sponsored by First Commonwealth Bank. She plans to attend Seton Hill University to study pharmacy. Zoe Nicastro of Trinity High School received a $1,000 Chavla Family Scholarship. She plans to attend Glenville State College to study forensic science.
• Hunter Lafe McAdoo Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Brooke Dorsey, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to attend West Liberty University to study physical therapy. This is the first award from the fund.
• John & Sophie Choratch Scholarship Fund, $5,000 – Mikayla DeMarino, a graduate of Trinity High School who plans to study nursing at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Kristen Ellis, a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School who plans to study special education at La Roche College; Chrysta Rands, a graduate of Ringgold High School who plans to study nursing at Robert Morris University; Chad Waggoner, a graduate of Charleroi Area High School who plans to study business management at Bethany College; and Rachel Wilkinson, a graduate of California Area High School who plans to study exercise science and physical therapy at Slippery Rock University.
• Joseph P. Femiani Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – James Gummersbach, a graduate of Peters Township High School who plans to attend the University of Virginia to study chemical engineering.
• Kerns Family Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Paige Smith, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to attend West Virginia University to study agriculture education and extension.
• Kirk C. Moninger Fund, $400 – Megan Simpson, a graduate of Trinity High School who plans to attend Westminster College to study public relations.
• Kiwanis Club of Washington Scholarship Fund, $500 – Amber Nimal, a graduate of Fort Cherry High School who plans to attend the University of Mount Union to study business management.
• Linda LeFever Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Julie Williams, a student of the Heinz School of Carnegie Mellon University.
• Margaret Pitek Ciervo Scholarship Fund , $500 – Alexandra Dziak, a graduate of Bethlehem-Center High School who plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study engineering.
• Megan J. Phillis Scholarship Fund for Academic Excellence, $500 – Robert Derosky, a graduate of Burgettstown High School who plans to attend Penn State University to study chemical engineering.
• Olivia Scott Scholarship Fund, $1,000 each – Marissa Durbin, a graduate of McGuffey High School, and Samantha Berry, a graduate of Peters Township High School. Durbin plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study occupational therapy; Berry plans to attend Penn State University to study biomedical engineering.
• Rebecca Sarah Rogers Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Cassidy Hiles, a graduate of Washington High School who plans to attend Jacksonville University to study Spanish education.
• Ringgold Alumni Scholarship Fund, $250 – Alex Nageli, who plans to study engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
• Ronald T. Miller II Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Samantha Chaudhari, a graduate of Peters Township High School who plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study engineering.
• Ryan Johnston & Vaughn Johnston Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – David North, a graduate of McGuffey High School who plans to attend the University of Chicago to study astrophysics and history.
• Sam & Bev Minor Fund, $1,000 – Michael Christopher, a graduate of California Area High School who plans to attend Penn State Fayette to study biology (pre-med). This is the first award from the fund.
• Scholarship Fund for the Arts, $500 – Thomas Matyas, a graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School who plans to attend California University of Pennsylvania to study graphic design.
• Sprowls College & Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund, $1,000 – Matthew McDonald, a graduate of Fort Cherry High School who plans to attend Westminster College to study public relations.
• Washington Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship, $1,500 each – Garret Guthrie, a graduate of Trinity High School plans to attend Waynesburg University to study mathematics; Lauren Hess, a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School who plans to attend Lebanon Valley College to study physical therapy; and Nicholas Larimer, a graduate of Peters Township High School who plans to attend Penn State University to study engineering.
• Washington County Visiting Nurses’ Association Scholarship Fund, $3,000 each – Mariah Ketter, who attends Waynesburg University, and Haley Schmidt, who attends Edinboro University.