Parade Scholarship Deadline 12/15/21 for High School Seniors

The Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Celebration Committee announced that applications are available for the 2022 Mr. and Miss Shamrock College Scholarship Program. Completed applications are due on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 according to the program organizer Colleen Sargent Murphy of Fairfield.

All high school seniors of Irish descent in the greater Bridgeport area are encouraged to complete an application that can be found on the Parade Committee's website and in local high school guidance counselor's offices. All candidates will be interviewed by an independent panel of judges and winners are chosen based upon their knowledge of their Irish heritage, traditions, history, the meaning of St. Patrick's Day, their involvement in their community, their interests and activities.
The winners receive a monetary scholarship award of $5,000 for future educational endeavors. Runners-up also are awarded a scholarship of $2,500.

The program has been competitive since its founding when Eileen Doonan Dancho of Fairfield was named Miss Shamrock in 1988. The Mr. Shamrock component was added in 1993 when Pat Boland was selected. For 2021, students from Fairfield Warde, Fairfield Prep, Fairfield Ludlowe and Joel Barlow High School were winners, although the program is open to students in all high schools throughout the region.

Mr. & Miss Shamrock will participate in all the Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Parade festivities including riding on the float during the parade in downtown Bridgeport. The next parade will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Noon, pandemic permitting. For more information and for an application visit, http://stpatricksdaybridgeport...