Redding Republicans Sponsor Matthew L. Berry Scholarship

The Redding Republican Town Committee reminds high school seniors that they have until April 11th to apply for the Matthew L. Berry Memorial Scholarship, granted annually to a college bound graduating senior.

This year's scholarship awards $2,000 to a qualifying applicant who is a legal resident of Redding. Funding for the scholarship is provided by the Berry Family. Applications are available at the Joel Barlow High School Counseling Office (contact Jean Talamelli).

The Matthew L. Berry Memorial Scholarship was established 6 years ago in memory of Matthew L. Berry, a 2009 graduate of Joel Barlow High School and 2013 graduate of Tulane University, who loved America, was intensely interested in the political process, and was committed to participating as an engaged, informed citizen.

Previous recipients are: Maya Cotter, a 2024 Joel Barlow graduate who is now a freshman at Bryn Mawr College; Jillian Robinson, a 2023 Joel Barlow graduate who is currently a sophomore at Bucknell University; Carter Janki and Ian O’Reilly, 2022 Joel Barlow graduates who are currently juniors at the University of Pennsylvania and Hamilton College, respectively; Kyle Murray, a 2021 Joel Barlow graduate who is currently a senior at Columbia University; Olivia Fassman, a 2020 Joel Barlow graduate and graduate of Cornell University; and Annika Morgan, a 2019 Joel Barlow graduate and graduate of Dartmouth College.