Community Gives More Than $365,000 in Scholarships to OCHS Seniors

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Ocean City High School In two separate scholarship programs, Ocean City High School’s Class of 2015 was awarded more than $365,000 in combined scholarships. A wide array of businesses and community organizations continues to support students seeking higher education by providing a set of scholarships. At the community scholarship program on Monday (June 1), more than $345,750 was given out to more than 100 different students. A separate award program for clubs and activities on May 29 awarded about another $20,000 in scholarships. The list of donors, presenters and recipients follows:

Ocean City High School Awards Program (May 29, 2015)

Beryl Dougherty/Miriam Reichley Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Female Athlete:

Lauren McNally

William D. Nickles, Jr. Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Male Athlete:

Zachary Williams

OCHS Wood Shop Award — In memory of Allan T. Burch, sponsored by Mr. William Nickles

$100 Martin Shaw
$100 Dylan Carr
$100 Joseph Gardner

Physical Education awards for outstanding male and female health and physical education student — Sponsored by Ocean City Police Benevolent Association.

$100 Ryan Beebe
$100 Malia Hindle

Ralph Carson Memorial Golf Scholarship — Mr. Michael Carson

$500 Eric Easterly

Ocean City High School Spanish Club Awards — Mrs. Gina DiLorenzo

$ 50 Dedication/Perseverance in the study of Spanish– Lauren Bowersock
$100 Excellence in the study of Spanish– Amber Angelucci
$100 Excellence in the study of Spanish– BriarRose Ginn

Latin Club Award for contributions to the club — Mr. Brian King

$100 Brooke Blumenstock
$100 Mary Millar
$100 Lindsey Wan

Excellence in Two World Languages - Latin and Greek — Mr. Brian King

$150 Dean Jones
$150 Robert Phillips

Award in the Excellence in the Study of French — Mrs. Sharon Elco

$100 Justin Smith

Service Award to the OCHS French Club — Mrs. Sharon Elco

$25 Madelyn Adams
$25 Evan Pearce
$25 Matt Daquila
$50 Megan Bologno
$50 Emily Breed
$50 Hannah Lucey
$50 Alexxa Pastore
$50 Justin Smith

Social Studies Department Award in Memory of Mr. Ken Moore —Mrs. Barbara Daniel

$100 Zach Archer
$100 Mercy Griffith
$100 Madison Knapp
$100 Patrick McCarron
$100 Logan Schettig

Ted Klepac History Award — Mr. Ted Klepac

$50 John Deyoung
$50 Scott Hogan

William R. Norton II Business Education Award — sponsored by Miss Sharon Norton

$150 Christian McDermott

Business Department Award — for a student who has earned high grades in multiple business subjects, Mr. Craig Mensinger

$100 Joseph Ferrilli

Mary G. Norton Memorial Award — to a senior student who exemplifies the goals of the Business Department sponsored by Mrs. Kay DellaBarca, Mrs. Kay Della Barca

$150 Sofiya Lebedeva

Interact Club — Mrs. Mary Greenfield & Ms. Lydia Sheldon

$100 Amy Phillips
$100 Jamie Lea
$100 Miranda Rausch
$100 Caliope Yiannos

OCHS Concert Choir Award — Mr. Ricardo Valle

$100 Amber Angelucci
$100 Brooke Blumenstock
$100 Olivia Ensminger
$100 Anna Myers
$100 JoHannah Newman
$100 Alexxa Pastore
$100 Lauren Prettyman
$100 Christina Urban

OCHS Cheerleader Awards — Mrs. Brenda Colón Smith & Mrs. Kathy Sykes

$ 75 Karen Avila
$400 Megan Bologno
$400 Hannah Eiler
$400 Madison Goucher
$400 Lauren Phifer
$400 Lauren Prettyman
$700 Brianna Holder
$800 Kylie Clearkin

OCHS Mascot Award

$400 Lucia Castellano

Ocean City “Speakeasy” Award — Mrs. Michelle Pesda

$ 25 Ivan Yang
$100 JoHannah Newman
$100 Nathanial Trofa
$100 Brian Adam Kuperstein
$100 Robert Phillips
$150 Christina Urban
$200 Mercy Griffith

Ocean City High School Student Council Awards — Mr. Matthew Purdue

$100 Shelby Alvord (General Asssembly)
$100 Anna Elmer (General Assembly)
$100 Dan Loggi (General Assembly)
$250 Zachary Colao (Vice President)
$500 Erin Rundall (Press Secretary)
$500 Corey Mounce (Historian)
$750 Gretchen Keyser (President)

Leadership Club Awards — Ms. Amy DePasquale

$50 Brendan Haddon

National Honor Society — Ms. Michelle Dill

$250 Savannah Carter
$250 Ben Fischer
$250 BriarRose Ginn
$250 Alec Helm
$250 Macy Oteri
$250 Robert Phillips

DECA for their participation in the club throughout the year — Mr. Brent Earl

$50 Lucia Casaleno
$50 Edward Carter
$50 Zach Zellers
$100 Martin Shaw
$150 Joseph Ferrilli
$150 Kevin McDermott
$150 Macy Oteri
$150 Fiona Devine
$150 Danielle Walawender

Students Against Destructive Decisions — Mrs. Debra Cathcart

$20 Adina Ahlstrom
$20 Teresa Citera
$20 Emily Pensa
$20 Andrea Sharp
$70 Kevin Gill
$70 Hannah Lucey
$70 Macy Oteri
$100 Emma Leeds
$100 Laura McKinley

Class Council 2015 — Ms. Alyssa Preis, Ms. Kate Kline, Ms. Jen Bowen

$100 Adina Ahlstrom
$100 Teresa Citera
$150 Krista Iannone
$250 Kira Kelly
$250 Dan Loggi

Library Volunteer Awards — Mrs. Joan Vicari

$25 John Houston
$25 Fanny LeRumeur
$25 Brandi Richards
$25 Jessica Therrien

Key Club Award — Mrs. Ashley Schmid

$100 Maddie Greaser
$200 Lindsey Wan
$400 Brooke Blumenstock

Photo Club Award — Mrs. Adriana Palmer

$55 Madeline Greaser

Family and Consumer Sciences — Ms. Kirby Pohlidal & Mrs. Corrine Cook

$100 Shannon Tarves- Cooking
$100 Cassidy Louvin- Cooking
$100 Amanda Martyn – Child Development

ASL Award – For outstanding service to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture and the commitment to pursue an ASL related field of study in higher education. The amount of award will be determined after the ASL show. Mrs. Amy Anderson

Anna Elmer
Madeline Greaser
Bailey Reading
Mikayla Utley
Caliope Yiannos

Sgt. Hernandez, United States Marine Corps presented certificates to the following: Top Academic Male & Female Students:

Laura McKinley - rank #1 - 4.9045 GPA
Benjamin Fischer - rank #9 - 4.6378 GPA

Top Male & Female Athletes:

Lauren McNally
Zach Williams

Top Musician Male & Female (Instrumental):

Benjamin Fischer
Alexxa Pastore

Ocean City High School Community Scholarship and Awards Program (June 1, 2015)

Appointment to United States Coast Guard Academy – Lieutenant commander Christian Polyak

Malia Hindle

Appointment to United States Naval Academy – Blue & Gold Officer, Commander Jonathan L. Wesner

Lindsey Wan

Harry Vanderslice Football Scholarship Award – Mr. Keith Johnson, Mrs. Marty Vanderslice, Mr. Harry Vanderslice & Ms. Valerie Davis

$400 Zachary Busam
$400 Owen Dierolf
$400 Juan Sanchez
$400 Zachary Wyman
$600 Robert Macom
$600 Dylan Fahy
$1,000 Carlo Gallelli
$1,000 Douglas Shallcross

The “Hustle Harry” Award — Mr. Keith Johnson, Mrs. Marty Vanderslice, Mr. Harry Vanderslice & Ms. Valerie Davis

$2,500 Zachary Williams

The Edie Callahan Basketball Boosters Award — Angel Piergross & Nanette Briggs

$300 Fiona Devine - Manager
$300 Rachael St. Clair – Manager
$500 Zach Alteri
$500 Matthew Aromando
$500 Karissa Bourbeau
$500 Joe Gildea
$500 Pat Martin
$500 Josh Mazzoni
$500 Sierra Schoenewald

Ocean City High School Field Hockey Booster Club — Joyce O’Reilly, President

$375 Adina Ahlstrom
$375 Teresa Citera
$500 Raquel Gresham
$500 Kelly Hanna
$500 Malia Hindle
$500 Kristin Marshall
$500 Lauren McNally
$500 Mary Ney

Field Hockey Alumni Award — Ms. Marsha McCulley

$200 Mary Ney

Ocean City High School Girls’ Lacrosse Booster Club — Lisa Mason & Antoinette Rohrer

$500 Jenna DelVescio
$500 Mikala Gillespie
$500 Lauren McNally
$500 Kristi Rohrer
$500 Maura Twiggs
$500 Celena White

Ocean City High School Boys’ Lacrosse Booster Club — Mrs. Melanie Iannace, President

$150 Kylie Clearkin
$200 Luke Demore
$300 Jon Edwards
$500 Edward Carter
$500 Kyle Conrad
$500 Owen Dierolf
$500 Dylan Fahy
$500 Dillon Gerber
$500 Shane Rauner
$500 Logan Schettig

Renee Scrocca OCHS Boys’ Lacrosse Memorial Scholarship — Joe Scrocca, Husband, Melanie Iannace This award was established as a loving tribute to Renee Scrocca’s spirit and memory. Renee was the first president of the booster club and spent countless hours on booster business but was always positive and uplifting. The recipient of this award possesses the following qualities: rallies the team, puts team before themselves, is a good sportsman and has a strong moral character.

$250 Dillon Gerber

Ocean City Women’s Masters Crew Award — Ms. Suze DiPietro

$150 Dana Cates
$150 Michael Daddi
$150 Fiona Devine
$150 Brian Foster
$150 Jonathan Gift
$150 Alec Helm
$150 Christian McDermott
$150 Thomas Moore
$150 Jamie Taylor
$150 Lindsey Wan

Ocean City High School Crew Booster Brian Fitzpatrick Award The Brian Fitzpatrick Memorial Award (a coach’s selection, awarded to the senior who most exemplified the “spirit of crew” with dedication, unselfish attitude, commitment, leadership and teamwork; named in honor of an Ocean City rower who died tragically in an auto accident while still a high school rower) from the Ocean City Crew Boosters:

$500 Dana Cates
$500 Jonathan Gift

Ocean City High School Girls’ Tennis Boosters — Mary Redmond and Mary Oteri

$125 Miranda Schumacher
$225 Andrea Sharp
$225 Emma Leeds
$500 Sara Redmond
$500 Macy Oteri
$500 Gabrielle Lombardo
$500 Sarah Hoffmann

Ocean City High School Swim & Dive Team Award — Ms. Joanne Gill

$250 Eric Lam
$400 Gabrielle Breazeale
$400 Erin Myers
$500 Antonio Gentilini
$500 Kevin Gill

Ocean City Surfer Community Scholarship — Mr. Herb Godfrey

$750 Matthew Aromando
$1,000 Andrew Gallagher
$1,000 Sofiya Lebedeva
$1,000 Patrick Martin
$1,000 Pat McCarron

Ocean City High School Soccer Booster Club — Mr. Steve Zellers & Dwayne Terwilliger (Amounts still have not been determined)

David Balic
Ryan Beebe
Karissa Bourbeau
Jenna Delvescio
Fiona Devine
Ashley Edgell
Jackie Ker
Sarah Laux
Sean Laux
Tommy Matera
Kyle Millar
Colin Noble
Jenner Pomeroy
Kristi Rohrer
Arianna Segich
Noah Spear
Shannon Tarves
Devon Terwilliger
Donny VanMeter
Celena White
Zack Zellers

Jacqueline and Christina Becker-Caiafa Memorial Award — Mr. Ceasar Ciafa

$500 John Deyoung
$500 Claire Matera
$1,000 Allison Daly

Buddy Baldwin Memorial Scholarship for the Trades — Mrs. Gail Baldwin The Buddy Baldwin Memorial Scholarship for the Trades is given in memory of a dedicated 17-year employee of the building maintenance department here at the high school. Buddy's work ethic was beyond compare, and his friends and family are proud to help students, in his name, entering the trades.

$1,000 Rosa Martinez

“Big Mike” Baldyga Memorial Scholarship — Mrs. Janice Baldyga

$250 Sierra Schoenewald

Jack Boyd Memorial Scholarship — Mr. John Bruno

$250 Zack Alteri

Michael Slaveski Memorial Award — Mr. Michael Kimballl

$500 Zack Zellers

"Dixie" Howell Memorial Awards — Ms. Marcia Shallcross McCulley

$2,500 Mary Ney
$2,500 Douglas Shallcross

Ron Moretti, Jr. Memorial Award Ron was a junior at OCHS in 1991 when a drunken driver killed him and a classmate. His passions were baseball and football and his dream was to enter the Air Force Academy. The young man receiving this award is chosen by the Moretti family with the belief that he possesses the same qualities that made Ron who he was. Kathy Moretti, Ron Moretti

$2,000 Zachary Williams

Award in Memory of Jack and John W. Boyd— Mrs. Rita Boyd

$1,000 Zachary Williams

James Roy “Jimmy” Gillian Memorial Scholarship — Kathy Sykes

$2,000 Anna Myers

John David Gillian Memorial Award — Kathy Sykes

$2,000 Anna Myers

Anne Brinkmann Memorial Award — Mrs. Pat Dougherty

$1,000 Sierra Schoenewald

Suzanne Tridico Memorial Award — Mrs. Pat Dougherty

$250 Milia Hindle

Patricia Shallcross Memorial Scholarship — Mrs. Cathy Shallcross Smith

$1,000 Douglas Shallcross

Bobby Miller Memorial Award Bobby Miller was a former Ocean City High School student who was an outstanding athlete and a gentleman. He played basketball, and football, striving at all times to use his God given talents to the best of his abilities. This award is in his memory and it is a symbol of all that is good in athletic competition. Mrs. Jane Miller Glenn, Ms. Marsha Shallcross McCulley, Bobby Shallcross, Nicole Shallcross, Abby Fenton, Natalie Glenn-Jackson & Scott Miller

$1,000 Zachary Alteri
$1,000 Mikala Gillespie
$1,000 Ryan Givens
$1,000 Brandon Hadtke
$1,000 Thomas Matera
$1,000 Andrea Sharp
$2,000 Eric Easterly
$2,000 Zachary Zellers
$10,000 ($2,500/year) Douglas Shallcross

Firefighter John Glenn Memorial Award for student attending ACCC

$500 Timothy Ferrier

Brandon Levan Memorial Award — Mrs. Sonya Cox

$1,000 Amy Phillips

Scholarship in Memory of Jennifer Ward, Class of 1993 — Ms. Alicia Smith

$1,000 Devon Terwilliger

Nina Lombardi Memorial Scholarship — Diane Tharp, Lynn Keyser, Nick Lombardi, Joe Lombardi

$500 Madeline Crowell

Mazzitelli Family Memorial Award — Dr. Matthew Jamison

$1,000 Maria Dattilo
$1,000 Brandon Hadtke
$1,000 May Ney
$1,000 Devon Terwilliger
$2,500 Shelby Alvord
$2,500 Kevin Gill
$2,500 Erin Myers

Helene Gorny Memorial Scholarship — Mr. Bill Gorny

$500 Hannah Lucey

Charles Knox Memorial Scholarship

$2,000 Ashley Edgell
$2,000 Patrick McCarron
$2,000 Raine Myers
$2,000 Robert Phillips
$2,000 Brianna Ramos
$2,000 Henry Weigel

The Dan Ross Memorial Fund Scholarship Award — Linda MacIntyre The Dan Ross Memorial Fund was established in 2004 after the tragic death of Dan Ross, in Ocean City resident most of his life. We are proud to continue to help high school seniors pursue their education and dreams at the college level. Dan’s passion was baseball, where his hard work and dedication demonstrated his true strength of character. We look for candidates that show perseverance in overcoming adversity, yet continue to be successful in school and in the sport they love.

$3,000 Karissa Bourbeau

Dr. Tom Adams Memorial Basketball Scholarship

$300 Sierra Schoenewald

Fellowship of Christian Athletes SURF scholarship — in Memory of Joe Matera by Mrs. Laura Matera

$300 Matthew Aromando
$300 Benjamin Fisher

The Frank W. Perillo Student for Highest Integrity, Perseverance and Commitment Scholarship Award

$500 Kyle Conrad

Charlie & Bunny Tolson Memorial Award — Mr. Ed Rumer

$600 Russell Belz

Jack Davis Memorial Scholarship — Jack Davis (son) & Mom Val Davis

$500 Kristi Rohrer

National Academy of Finance Scholarship — Ms. Jennifer McDermott & Mr. Tom Park

$200 Edward Carter
$200 Logan Schettig
$200 Andrea Sharp
$200 Shannon Wallace
$200 Danielle Walawender
$200 Keith Wright
$225 Madeline Brady
$225 Christian McDermott
$500 Joseph Ferrilli

William C. Lauer Scholarship to an outstanding business student — Mr. Tom Park

$250 Joseph Ferrilli

After Prom Award — Mrs. Amy Holmes & Mrs. Sarah Lee

$150 Madeline Crowell
$150 Zachary Hackett
$150 Hannah Lucey
$150 Matthew Unsworth
$150 Caliope Yiannos

Edie Callahan Memorial After Prom Award — Mrs. Amy Holmes & Mrs. Sarah Lee

$150 Benjamin Fischer

Ocean City Sentinel Barbara A. Bradley Communications Scholarship — Mrs. Kathy Sykes

$1,000 ($250/year) Christina Urban

Ocean City Board of Realtors — Ms. Gloria Votta, President

$ 500 Luke Martino
$ 500 Brandon Hadtke
$1,000 Mary Ney
$1,500 Kristina Redmond

Cape May County Association of Realtors — Ms. Donna Boyer

$1,000 Lauren Bowersock

Colony Club of Ocean City Award for Literature & Creative Arts — Mrs. Nicolette Mirra, Mrs. Carol DeMill

$250 Shannon Wallace
$250 Hannah Lucey

Colony Club of Ocean City Community Service Award — Mrs. Nicolette Mirra, Mrs. Carol DeMill

$250 Miranda Schumacher
$250 Samantha Ravelli

Colony Club of Ocean City American Home Award — Mrs. Nicolette Mirra, Mrs. Carol DeMill

$250 Madeline Brady

Colony Club of Ocean City Scholarship — Mrs. Nicolette Mirra, Mrs. Carol DeMill

$1,500 Kristina Redmond

Ocean City Community Association Scholarship — Mr. Jim Root

$500 Maria Dattilo
$500 Mercy Griffith
$500 Kyle Howey
$500 Miranda Rausch
$500 Mikayla Utley
$1,000 Matthew Aromando
$1,000 Kristina Redmond
$1,000 Ivan Yang

The Dance Place Awards — Ms. Mary Beth Snow

$100 Maria Dattilo
$100 Olivia Ensminger
$100 Madison Goucher
$100 Yeoryia Lemoniotis
$200 Maggie Grimes
$200 McKayla Perry
$200 Mikayla Utley

Ocean City Band Front Award — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$150 Allison Daly

Ocean City High School Band Booster Service Award — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$250 David DeCredico
$250 Kyle Howey

Ocean City High School Instrumental Music Director’s Award for the greatest Contribution to the Band — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$250 Emily Breed
$250 Alexxa Pastore

John Philip Sousa Award – Best Band Musician — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$250 Benjamin Fischer

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Best Jazz Musician — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$250 Brian Foster

Jerry Schwartz Memorial Award — Mrs. Donna Schwartz

$250 Russell Belz

Ocean City/Upper Township Noon Rotary Esther Weil Scholarship for Music Excellence — Mr. George Regan

$1,000 Benjamin Fischer

Friends of the Ocean City Pops Award

$1,000 Matthew Unsworth

OCHS Theater Booster Scholarships — Gail Breed & Mike Jargowsky

$75 Christina Urban
$225 Shelby Alvord
$225 Ben Fischer
$225 Luke Martino
$300 Laura McKinley
$300 Mary Millar
$300 Maura Twiggs
$300 Shannon Wallace
$375 Madeline Crowell
$375 BriarRose Ginn
$375 Kyle Howey
$375 John Piccinino
$450 Allison Daly
$450 Elizabeth Kazanjian
$450 Alexxa Pastore
$450 Miranda Schumacher
$525 Amber Angelucci
$525 Emily Breed
$525 Olivia Ensminger
$525 JoHannah Newman
$525 Justin Smith
$675 Ben Jargowsky
$675 Aiden MacDonald
$675 Oliver Trout
$675 Matthew Unsworth

OCHS TV/Media Booster Scholarship — Debra Kramer, President; Kathy Lucey, Past President

$300 Brooke Blumenstock
$300 JoHanna Newman
$300 Miranda Rausch
$300 Justin Smith

Patricia Horvath Award — Mrs. Edith Roach. Patricia Horvath retired this year as our Student Assistance Coordinator. This scholarship honors her for the invaluable service she has provided to our students and families.

$500 Shelby Alvord

Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township – Lewis P. Albrecht Jr. History Award — Mr. Bob Holden

$500 and Book Matthew Unsworth

John and Theresa Taccarino Scholarship Award

$300 Kylie Clearkin

The Rob & Ade Sauer Community Foundation Scholarship —Mrs. Christine Sauer

$1,000 Zachary Hackett
$1,000 Amy Phillips

Ocean City Community Center Association — Mrs. Karen Mahar

$250 Maria Dattilo
$250 Elizabeth Kazanjian
$250 Rachel St. Clair
$250 Zachary Williams
$500 Mary Ney

Ocean City Alumni Association — Marsha Shallcross McCulley

$300 Lauren Prettyman

Ocean City Police Benevolent Association — Det. Mark Pancoast

$1,000 Ashley Edgell
$1,000 Madeline Greaser
$1,000 Brianna Holder
$1,000 Kristi Rohrer
$1,000 Jamie Taylor
$1,000 Maura Twiggs

Ocean City Police Benevolent Association Presidential Award — Det. Mark Pancoast

$4,000 ($1,000/year) Kristina Redmond

Mainland PBA Local #77 Scholarship — Bill Culver

$500 Sean Yeats

Southern Bayshore Track Officials Association — Coach Kevin Greene

$500 Rachael Stremme
$500 Mikenzie Greene

Upper Township Soccer Association Achievement Award — Gary Harper, President

$250 David Balic
$250 Laura Blaine
$250 Lauren Bowersock
$250 Jenna DelVescio
$250 Fiona Devine
$250 Ashley Edgell
$250 Patricia Fox
$250 Jacqueline Kerr
$250 Laura McKinley
$250 Kyle Millar
$250 Collin Noble
$250 Jenner Pomeroy
$250 Kristi Rohrer
$250 Shannon Tarves
$250 Devon Terwilliger
$250 Donald VanMeter
$250 Celena White
$250 Gabriella Wyand

Upper Township Boys’ Lacrosse Scholarship — Trustees - Peter Schuler, Bill Bailey, Liz Conrad, Adele Coggins

$500 Edward Carter
$500 Kyle Conrad
$500 Shane Rauner

Upper Township Baseball — Mr. Frank Fumo

$100 Zachary Zellers
$200 Donald VanMeter
$300 Kyle Millar
$300 Sean Dougherty
$300 Douglas Shallcross
$300 Justin Booth
$300 Thomas Matera
$300 Martin Shaw

Ocean City Rowing & Athletic Association In Honor of Dr. Alfred “Bud” McKinley — Mr. Fred Miller

$500 Karissa Borbeau
$500 Erin Myers
$500 Mason Yeager
$750 Madeline Brady

Ocean City Senior Golf League — Mr. David Carter

$1,000 Eric Easterly

Ocean City Gardens Civic Association — Mr. Richard Bennett & Mr. Duane Sonneborn, Mr. Greg Donahue

$400 Madeline Brady
$400 Madison Goucher
$400 Gretchen Shirk
$500 Christian Heist
$500 Shane Rauner
$500 Mason Yeager
$1,000 Matthew Aromando
$1,000 Mercy Griffith

Lake Family Scholarship — Dr. Janice Lake-Betts

$500 Maria Dattilo

The First Night Scholarship

$500 Kylie Clearkin
$500 Maria Dattilo

Ocean City Chamber of Commerce

$500 Matthew Aromando
$500 Mary Ney

Cape May County Chamber of Commerce

$500 Matthew Aromando

Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce — Mayor Leonard Desiderio, Christopher Glancy

$500 Benjamin Jargowsky
$500 Joseph Ferrilli
$500 Kristi Iannone

Gerard A. Desiderio, Sr. Scholarship Award — Mayor Leonard Desiderio

$500 Benjamin Jargowsky

Dino’s Charity for Children

$500 Pierce Shellhorn

RPD Foods, Inc. — Mr. Patrick Daly

$2,000 Alexandria Daly

Cape Regional Physical Therapy Award — Ms. Ginger Millar

$250 Kevin Gill
$250 Brandon Hadtke

Cape Regional Medical Center Auxiliary — Ms. Susan Handron

$1,500 Amber Angelucci
$1,500 Ashley Edgell
$1,500 BriarRose Ginn
$1,000 Lauren Bowersock
$1,000 Mackenzie Greene
$1,000 Brandon Hadtke
$1,000 Corey Mounce

Curtis T. Corson Sr. Memorial Award Seaville Fire Co. Auxiliary — Captain Dave Mason

$400 Logan Schettig
$400 Rachel Stremme

Knights of Columbus Women’s Auxiliary — Annamaria Fennekohl and Adele Coggins

$500 Benjamin Fischer
$500 Laura McKinley
$500 Jamie Taylor

Dana Kull Memorial Scholarship for Christian Vocations through Ocean City Tabernacle — Midge Grunstra

$1,000 Mercy Griffith
$1,000 Gretchen Shirk

Ocean City High School PTO Creative Award — Mrs. Sue Carr, President

$500 Amber Angelucci
$500 Brooke Blumenstock
$500 Krista Iannone
$500 Hannah Lucey
$500 JoHannah Newman

Ocean City High School PTO Academic Award — Mrs. Sue Carr, President

$500 Allison Daly
$500 Madeline Greaser
$500 Mary Ney
$500 Mliranda Schumacher
$500 Zachary Williams

Ocean City PTA Award — Mrs. Dawn Vanderslice

$500 Maria Dattilo
$500 Madison Goucher
$500 Krista Iannone
$500 Mary Ney
$500 Miranda Schumacher

Ocean City Leadership Club Award — Ms. Amy DePasquale

$400 Joseph Ferrilli

OCHS Top Math Students — Mrs. Sonja Cox

$200 Benjamin Fisher
$200 Alec Helm
$400 Benjamin Jargowsky

Ocean City Educational Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Audrey Eichenberger — Mary Beth Snow

$100 Matthew Aromando
$100 Jenna DelVescio
$100 Mary Ney
$100 Krista Iannone

Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary Club – Music Scholarship in Memory of Walter Smith — Ms. Nancy Hannum

$1,000 Benjamin Fisher

Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary Club in Memory of Robert French — Ms. Nancy Hannum

$1,000 Amy Phillips

Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary Club in Honor of Richard Kabat — Ms. Nancy Hannum

$1,000 BriarRose Ginn

Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary Club in Memory of Herbert L. Godfrey — Ms. Nancy Hannum

$1,000 Caliope Yiannos

UNICO — Mr. Carmine Bonani

$4,000 ($1,000/year) Matthew Aromando
$4,000 $1,000/year) Austin Johnson

Knights of Columbus Council 2560

$100 Lucia Casaleno
$100 Zachary Colao

Belle-Wood Oil Scholarship Award — Mr. Matt Carey

$500 Samantha Ravelli

Class of 1964 — Susan Rumer Peifer

$500 Russell Belz
$500 Kylie Clearkin
$500 Kristi Rohrer

James “Pop” Johnson Memorial Chapter 602, Inc.

$1,000 Savannah Carter

Cape May County Administrators’’ Association

$1,000 Kira Kelly
$1,000 Alexxa Pastore

Lower Cape May Regional Education Association — Lori Jargowsky & Susan Noble

$500 Benjamin Jargowsky
$500 Collin Noble

Sons of Italy New Jersey Foundation Scholarship

$1,000 Jenna DelVescio

Sons of Italy Vicin’ al Mare Lodge Scholarship

$1,000 Krista Iannone

American Legion Award for entering the Service — Bob Marzulli & Ken Riggione

$250 Luke Cuomo
$250 John DeYoung
$250 Jeremy Grund
$250 Chris Lechner
$250 Travis Pierpoint
$250 Jessica Therrien

Polish American Club Inc. of Cape May County, New Jersey

$1,000 Benjamin Jargowsky

Cecelia and Morgan Hand Scholarships The late Cecelia Hand Nelson and Morgan Hand II traced their ancestry back to the founding of our Republic and were among Cape May County’s early settlers. Cecelia Nelson was a librarian for many years for the Ocean City Public Library. She was one of the founders of the Ocean City Museum and served as its curator for some twenty-five years. Cecelia’s brother, Morgan Hand II, was one of Cape May County’s foremost engineers and prominent citizens. They both loved Ocean City and worked tirelessly to maintain its traditions and wonderful heritage. This scholarship program was designed to assist qualified Ocean City High School graduates further their education and in turn enhance the quality of their own lives and the lives of those around them. The Cecilia Hand Nelson and Morgan Hand, II Memorial Scholarship Awards

$1,000 Corey Mounce
$1,000 Zachary Williams
$2,000 Mercy Griffith
$2,000 Justin Smith
$2,000 Noah Spear
$2,500 Noel Butler
$2,500 Savannah Carter
$2,500 Nicholas Dagrosa
$2,500 Emily Grant

Morgan Hand ll and Mary G. Hand Memorial Scholarship Award

$1,500 Robert Phillips
$2,000 Evan Pearce

The Morgan Hand, II Memorial Scholarship Awards for Rutgers University

$ 500 Ivan Yang
$1,000 Kelly Hanna
$1,500 Luke Martino

Ocean City Educational Support Staff Association — Mrs. Kathy Sykes

$100 Kylie Clearkin
$100 Sarah Hoffmann
$100 Brianna Holder
$100 Arianna Segich
$100 Rachael St. Clair
$100 Maura Twiggs

Ocean City High School Administrators Award — Mr. Tom Campo

$500 Gretchen Keyser

Ocean City High School Principal’s Award — Dr. Matthew Jamison

$100 and Plaque Gretchen Keyser

Ocean City High School Salutatorian Plaque sponsored by the Exchange Club — Bill Culp, President

BriarRose Ginn

Ocean City High School Valedictorian Plaque sponsored by the Exchange Club — Bill Culp, President

Laura McKinley

Community Scholarships

Class of 1981 in Memory of Mr. Ken Moore — Presenters: Melissa Juliano, Mimi Henry Cusack

$250 Kelly Hanna

Scholarship in Memory of Gerald & Mary Hoskins — Presenters: Beth Hoskins Nugent, Shelley Hoskins Forsman, Laurie Hoskins Brelsford, Susan Hoskins Noble

$250 Thomas Matera
$250 Gretchen Keyser

Upper Township Business Association Scholarship — Presenters: John Davis

$250 Anna Elmer
$250 Edward Carter

1st Bank of Sea Isle City — Presenters: Larry Schmidt

$500 Zachary Hackett
$500 Krista Ianonne

Class of 1946 — Presenters: Tom Campo

$500 Andrea Sharp

Class of 1953

$500 Austin Johnson
$500 Kristina Redmond

Dick Grimes Memorial Scholarship presented by the Ocean City Democratic Club — Presenters: Robert Barr

$500 Zachary Zellers

Ocean City Democratic Club William Woods Scholarship — Presenters: Robert Barr

$500 Ryan Givens

Edythe T. Selvagn Memorial Scholarship

$500 Rachel Stremme

Fireman's Mutual Benevolent Association — Presenters: Tom Shallcross

$500 Noel Butler
$500 Raquel Gresham
$500 Kristin Marshall
$500 Corey Mounce
$500 Nathanial Trofa
$500 Maura Twiggs

Fitzpatrick, Bongiovanni & Kelly, CPA’s Scholarship Award — Presenters: Tom Aromando

$500 Matthew Aromando

Gerard A. Desiderio, Sr. Scholarship Award — Presenters: Hon. Lenard Desiderio

$500 Joseph Ferrilli

Halliday-Leonard General Contractor, Inc. Scholarship

$500 Luke Martino
$500 Evan Pearce
$500 Robert Phillips

In Memory of Virginia Bennett

$500 Hannah Lucey

Media & Arts Scholarship

$500 Kyle Howey

Ocean City Fishing Club — Presenters: Margaret Feil

$500 Ivan Yang

Ocean City Home Bank Scholarship — Presenters: Katie Greck &Vicky Hawkes

$500 Macy Oteri

Phil Turner Memorial Scholarship — Presenters: Katie Greck &Vicky Hawkes

$500 Miranda Schumacher

Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club — Presenters: Brian Logue

$500 Erin McMurray

Ocean City Veterans of Foreign Wars Fulton Award — Presenters: Clark Manley

$500 Ryan Lewandowski

Ocean City Veterans of Foreign Wars Oldfield Award — Presenters: Charlene Oldfield

$500 Mercy Griffith

RYEBREAD Success Award

$500 Emily Grant

Scholarship in Memory of Mrs. Helen Kirkpatrick

$500 Sean Dougherty

Upper Township People’s Republican Organization Elizabeth Riker Memorial Scholarship — Presenters: Dr. Janice Betts

$500 Kyle Conrad

Upper Township PTO — Presenters: Mrs. Barbara Haak

$500 Abigail Montemurro
$500 Lauren Bowersock

American Legion Scholarship — Presenters: Bob Marzulli & Ken Riggione

$1,000 Madeline Crowell

Anthony A. Previti Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$1,000 Karissa Bourbeau
$1,000 Emma Leeds

Country Shore Women's Club Community Service Award — Presenters: Maureen Card $1,000 Laura McKinley $1,000 BriarRose Ginn Country Shore Women's Club Theatertic Arts Award — Presenters: Maureen Card $1,000 Kaitlin Wriggins $1,000 Stephanie Murray James N. Pulvino Art Award sponsored by the Exchange Club — Presenters: Bill Culp, President

$1,000 Christine Porreca

The Ocean City Arts Center Margaret Lloyd Scholarship — Presenters: Eleanor Raymond, Connie Smedley, and Margaret Lloyd

$1,000 Allison Daly

Ocean City Education Association — Presenters: Frank Butterick

$1,000 Amy Reinhold
$1,000 Lauren McNally

Ocean City Research Club Award

$1,000 Justin Smith

Paul O’Shea Memorial Scholarship — Presenters: Jim O’Shea $1,000 Ryan Beebe Upper Township Education Association — Presenters: Mrs. Joyceann O’Reilly

$1,000 Ashley Edgell
$1,000 Devon Terwilliger
$1,000 Benjamin Fischer
$1,000 Matthew Unsworth

Wonderfully Made Scholarship — Presenters: Mr. & Mrs. Hackett

$1,000 Madeline Greaser
$1,000 JoHannah Newman

Maliha Chowdhury Scholarship — Presenter: Alesia Watson

$1,500 Celena White
$1,500 Miranda Rausch

Dominick “Dan” Juliano Scholarship administered by the Ocean City Exchange Club — Presenters: The Juliano Family – Peg & Pat

$2,500 Lucia Casaleno

Goldenberg, Mackler Scholarship Fund

$2,500 Alec Helm

Ocean City Exchange Club — Presenters: Bill Culp, President $2,500 Maria Dattilo $2,500 Devon Grisbaum Ocean City Exchange Club, Dr. Roger G. LaRosa Award — Presenters: Bill Culp

$6,500 ($1,625/Year) Amber Angelucci

Timothy F. Fitzgerald and Catherine Fitzgerald Scholarship — Presenters: Edward Saler This is the 9^th year of awarding the Timothy F. Fitzgerald and Catherine Fitzgerald scholarship. Timothy and Catherin Fitzgerald were teachers in NJ for a total of 55 years. Timothy was born in Ocean City and attended Ocean City High School. Having lived in Ocean City most of their lives, upon retirement they made Ocean City their permanent home. The Timothy and Catherine Fitzgerald Scholarship fund has been established for Ocean City High School graduates that plan to become teachers. The student awarded this scholarship will pursue a course of study which will enable them to attain their goal of being a teacher. The Fitzgerald’s strongly believed a teacher is a special friend that helps us understand the world and comprehend the beauty and wonder of everything that we see. In short, teachers help us become better people. The commitment of the Fitzgeralds to the students of OCHS instills the vision of a lifelong learning, and has helped future individuals to achieve their goal of becoming a teacher