
Students garner Pettibone scholarships
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John Pettibone scholarships totaling $90,000 have been given this year to 38 graduates of New Milford High School. Recipients are shown above at the awards ceremony.
Photo: Courtesy Of John Pettibone Scholarship FundJohn Pettibone scholarships totaling $90,000 have been given this year to 38 graduates of New Milford High School. Recipients are shown above at the awards ceremony.
John Pettibone scholarships totaling $90,000 have been given this year to 38 graduates of New Milford High School. Recipients are shown above at the awards ceremony.
John Pettibone scholarships totaling $90,000 have been given this year to 38 graduates of New Milford High School. Recipients are shown above at the awards ceremony.
John Pettibone scholarships totaling $90,000 have been given this year to 38 graduates of New Milford High School.
A $45,000 donation from the Ellen Knowles Harcourt Foundation pushed the fund to reach the $90,000 mark this year, the fund’s 70th anniversary.
To date, the fund has awarded $1,886,650.
The John Pettibone Memorial Scholarship Fund has since 1949 supported New Milford students in memory of Pettibone, who served for 40 years as a teacher, principal and the school district's first superintendent.
Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 were presented to
Tristan Lee, Annessa Ririe, Emily Sanford, Shelby Ruiz, Skylar Bush, Souraya Taouil and Jillian Ciaglo.
In addition to the awards listed above, the fund has created several scholarships in memory of the several people: a $5,000 scholarship in memory of Tim Conn was awarded to Ryan McNulty; a $5,000 scholarship in memory of Phil Hulton was awarded to Nicholas Cavuto; a $2,000 scholarship in memory of Michael LePage was presented to Claire Sproule; and a $1,000 scholarship in memory of Tim Spada was presented to Connor Caridad.
The fund also receives funding from the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce/New Milford Village Fair Days Committee and the Helen Knowles Harcourt Foundation.
The Helen Knowles Harcourt Foundation Award was presented Samantha Paige Burns, who will receive $5,000 per year for four years.
The Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce/New Milford Village Fair Days Committee funded $4,000, with $2,000 each to Connor Stahl and Gina Paradiso. Checks were presented during the Village Fair Days.