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Two Norwood HS Seniors Awarded Scholarships from Gillooly Funeral Home

Both scholarships were $1,000.

Gillooly Funeral Home presented Norwood High School 2015 graduates, Julia Copponi and Michael McDonough, each with $1000 scholarships. Each candidate submitted and were chosen based on two letters of recommendation and an essay about how they displayed leadership, compassion and helpfulness within their school or community. They were presented their scholarship checks at a breakfast held on June 10th at the funeral home.

In Photo: (Left to right): Joseph Markey, funeral director; Brian Clougher, funeral home associate; graduate Michael McDonough, who will be attending Bentley College in Waltham; graduate, Julia Copponi, who will be attending Keene State College in Keene, NH, Jean Turchan, funeral home office manager and Frederick Wobrock, managing funeral director.

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