Shrewsbury High Junior Receives State's Christian Herter Scholarship

SHREWSBURY, MA — A Shrewsbury High School junior has been recognized through a state scholarship program for students who have shown academic promise while overcoming adversity.

Melanie Barbosa received the Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship and attended a scholarship ceremony at the State House with her family, State Rep. Hannah Kane (R-11th Worcester) announced on Monday.

The program identifies Massachusetts high school sophomores and juniors whose socioeconomic backgrounds or other circumstances may make it harder for them to reach their educational goals, according to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.

Students selected for the scholarship may receive up to 50 percent of their calculated financial need at the college of their choice within the continental United States, the department says.

The scholarship is named for Christian A. Herter, a former Massachusetts governor who served from 1953 to 1957 and later became U.S. secretary of state under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Kane, who represents Shrewsbury and part of Westborough, congratulated Barbosa after meeting her and her family at the ceremony.

"Congratulations to Shrewsbury High School junior Melanie Barbosa for receiving the Christian Herter Scholarship," Rep. Kane said in the announcement. "I was so pleased to meet Melanie and her family today, who were at the State House for the scholarship ceremony."

See Also:

• Shrewsbury DPW Director No Longer A Town Employee
• Missing Man Found Dead In Shrewsbury Woods