2 New Canaan Students Receive Scholarships From Fairfield County Bank

NEW CANAAN, CT — Two New Canaan High School students were recently awarded scholarships by Fairfield County Bank.

According to a news release provided by Fairfield County Bank, NCHS students Polly Parsons-Hills and Emily Fox were among five recent recipients of the bank's inaugural Ruden Report Achievement Scholarship.

Daniella Crisci of Newtown High School, Charley Guthartz of Staples High School in Westport and Alana Goldhaber of the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering in Stamford were also awarded scholarships, according to the bank.

Each of the recipients are past or present high school student contributors to the Ruden Report. Student contributors are on the sidelines of local high school sporting events, recording, reporting, and interviewing student athletes after games.

"We are thrilled to be able to help students realize their reporting aspirations with the Ruden Report and then go on to pursue them in their collegiate careers," Fairfield County Bank spokesperson Stephen Wooters said in a news release.

The Ruden Report is owned and operated by David Ruden, who has been reporting on the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference for four decades. He spent nearly 20 years with the Stamford Advocate and has freelanced for The New York Times and CBS Sports.

"Student contributors make the difference for the Ruden Report," Ruden said in a news release. "I cannot be at every single game. They have helped widen the coverage of the Ruden Report, while also honing valuable journalistic skills many will take onto college."

The scholarship, powered by Fairfield County Bank, will be awarded yearly to up to five Ruden Report student contributors based on meritorious performance, totaling $5,000, according to the bank.

More information is available at therudenreport.com.