Newtown Scholarship Association Award Winners Named

The 2012 Newtown Scholarship Association award winners were named during the Newtown High School graduation ceremony held on Wednesday, June 20, at Western Connecticut State University’s O’Neill Center. Seventeen of the graduates are from Newtown High School and one student is a graduate of the Canterbury School, New Milford.

A total of 18 awards for $41,000 were presented this year. The Newtown Scholarship Association,  founded in 1937, has awarded more than $3 million in need-based scholarships to thousands of Newtown students.  Awards are made possible by the generous contributions received from Newtown residents and businesses.

Stephanie Gaston, chairperson of the awards committee, said, “We are so excited to be celebrating our 75th anniversary this year and are grateful for all of the generous support we receive from Newtown residents and businesses. We wouldn’t be able to do any of this without them.”

She added that this year the total amount of scholarships that will be awarded, including high school graduates and continuing aid, will be around 75 to 80 awards for at least $225,000. 

For more information or to make a donation to the association, visit www.newtownscholarship.org. 

List of Awards for 2012 High School Graduates

Connor Ainley,  the Newtown Savings Bank and Jason Edwards Family Honorary Scholarships; Sarah Ainley, the Newtown Woman’s Club & Smialowski Family Fund Scholarships; Cole Baldino, the Newtown Earth Day Scholarship; Hunter Bassett, the Lt Robert W. Vogel USN Memorial Scholarship; William Bloom, the Fred Frenkel and William A. Upham Memorial Scholarships; Katherine Burns, the Flora Lavery Memorial Scholarship; Ryan Daignault, the Ruby Johnson and William A. Upham Memorial Scholarships; John Dance, the Smialowski Family Fund Scholarship; Abbey Doski, the Nelson Fries Memorial Scholarship.

Sara Hetzer, the Greg Chion Band and Color Guard Memorial Scholarship and the Smilalowski Family Fund Scholarship; Tarren Horvath, the Rotary Club of Newtown Scholarship; Katherine Martinelli, the Manisa E. Simoes Memorial Scholarship; William Morlock, the Robert Y. Brown Memorial Scholarship; Karly Oliveira, the Platt Family Memorial Scholarship; Chelsea Sayegh, the Ruby Johnson Memorial Scholarship; Christian Sayegh, the Newtown Savings Bank Scholarship; Rebecca Silveira, the Taunton Press Scholarship; and Canterbury School graduate Brandon Bennett, the Rotary Club of Newtown Scholarship and the Paul Dohrenwend Memorial Scholarship.