What Makes Wilmington Special? WHS Scholarship Night!

(Each entry in this blog will highlight a person, place or thing that makes Wilmington special.)

“This night has continued the tradition of caring and giving in Wilmington.” - WHS Principal Tracy.   

 “Your community clearly cares about you!” - Superintendent Benton to students.

Nearly 200 scholarships were doled out at Wilmington High’s Academic Awards and Scholarship Night last Friday night.  Approximately 60 representatives from various local businesses, non-profit organizations, and families with memorial scholarships were on hand to meet their recipients.  More than $400,000 in scholarships were awarded.  The amazing generosity of this town - in the form of the annual High School Scholarship Night – certainly MAKES WILMINGTON SPECIAL!

Below is a (nearly) complete list of this year’s scholarships and recipients.   

AIM (Access is Mandatory) Scholarship: David Hanson

Analog Devices, Inc. Scholarship: James Bonish  

Kay Barry Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Rossetti

Joseph Biondo Scholarship: Erika Johnson

Scott D. Braciska Memorial Scholarship: Katey Dillon, Hayley Robarge  

John Brooks Scholarship: AnneMarie Farrell

George F. Cogan Scholarship: Stephen Rodenhiser

Converse Scholarship (In Memory of Jonathan Fish): John Malone

Lawrence H. Cushing Jr. Scholarship: Jessica Weaver

Danversbank Scholarship: Kelly Finn

Friendship Lodge Freemasons Scholarship: Cameron Garrant, Erika Johnson

Wakefield Lodge of Elks Scholarship: Jennifer Garrard

Tewksbury-Wilmington Lodge of Elks 2070: David Hanson, Meghan Pickett

Foreign Language Club Scholarship: Larissa Pienkowski

Kim Forte Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Brophy

John Gage Memorial Scholarship: Nathan Harvey

Matthew Gennetti Memorial Scholarship: Andrew Owens, David Sugrue

Tim Guzinski Memorial Scholarship: Cameron Garrant, Larissa Pienkowski

Kimberly Jean Hall Scholarship: Sean Woodbury

HUB International New England Scholarship: Kimberly Nasiff

InterlinkONE Technology Award: Nicole Diorio

Kara Irving Memorial Scholarship: Kevin Moriarty

Frank and Mary Kaszynski Scholarship: Hannah Kelly

Kelley Family Scholarship: Jessica Maienza, Marc Shibilia

Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank Scholarship: John Keegan

John A. Lucci, Sr. Scholarship: Matthew Brophy, Jill Strazzere

Matthew J. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship: Brian Hurley

National Emblematic & Scholastic Scholarship: Kristen Keller

Justin Andrew O’Neil Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Bell, Nancy Hurley, Cody O’Connor, Tyler Strem, Kristina Tummino  

Carl Olsson Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Brophy

Herbert W. Peterson & Claire M. Peterson Memorial Scholarship: James Bonish

Claire M. Peterson Memorial Scholarship: Erin Cowden

Reading Co-Op Bank Scholarship: Katherine Aoki, Kristen Keller  

Representative James R. Miceli Scholarship: Jessica Maienza

Ring Family Award: Erin Cowden

Royal Dynasty Scholarship: Allison Dancewicz, Tyler Huebner

Norma Rushton Scholarship: Lena Bishop

Sons of Italy Scholarship: Amy Caira, Christopher DiCecca

Barry M. Stoelzel Scholarship: Jalika Varrs

Strings Attached Parents Support Scholarship: Katherine Aoki, Shayne Kinsella, Kristina Tummino

Tewksbury-Wilmington Emblem Club #381 Scholarship: Meagan Cox

Town of Wilmington Scholarship: Katherine Aoki, Lena Bishop, Lauren Cole, Nicole Diorio, Brian Hurley, Shayne Kinsella, Jessica Maienza, Jessica Troy, Jenna Whooley

Town of Wilmington Veterans’ Scholarship: Marilyn Manos, Nicholas Marciello

WCTV Scholarship: James Johnston

WHS Alumni Scholarship: Larissa Pienkowski

WHS Choral & Theatre Support Group Scholarship: Bridget Blaisdell, Aliana Ciampa, Kelly Duffy, Kia Dunn, Kelly Finn, James Johnston, Shannon Keefe, Alexandrea Leaden, Geoffrey MacDonald, Siena Martin, Kellie Moon, Jill Strazzere, Jessica Troy, Sean Woodbury

Sylvia Weiner Memorial Scholarship: Nicole Diorio

Wilmington Band Parents & Friends Scholarship: Valerie Albano, Matthew Brophy, Amy Caira, Nathan Harvey, Linden Hayes, Erika Johnson, Andrew LaRosa, Benjamin Levine, Jessica Maienza, Marilyn Manos, Cody Nilsen, Lucas Spry,

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Cameron Garrant, Emily O’Donoghue, Catherine Parrella, Zachary Sears  

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Security Innovation Scholarship: Domingos Neves

Wilmington Community Fund Scholarship: Christopher DiCecca, Cameron Garrant, James Johnston  

Wilmington Department of Elderly Services Scholarship: Melissa Preziosi

Wilmington Firefighters Local 1370 Scholarship: David Sugrue

Wilmington High School PAC Scholarship: Fiona Gately, Adam Kline

Wilmington Teachers Association Scholarship: Nicole Diorio, Kayla Rossetti

Wilmington Kiwanis Club Scholarship: David Sugrue, Lauren Zaremba

Wilmington Police Association Scholarship: Paige Miller, Kevin Moriarty, Domingos Neves, David Sugrue

Wilmington Police Patrol Officers Union Scholarship: Nicole Diorio

Wilmington Rotary Club Scholarship: Hayley Robarge, James Bonish, Amy Caira, Catrina Fryer, Marc Shibilia, Cameron Garrant, Lena Bishop, Kevin Moriarty, Jessica Troy, John Keegan

Wilmington School Business Partnership Scholarship: Jessica Maienza, Victoria Lord, Courtney See

Women of Wilmington (WOW) Community Scholarship: Kayla Rossetti

Wilmington Women’s Club Scholarship: Michelle Nellson

Wilmington Boosters Association Scholarship: Katherine Aoki, Kristyn Callahan, Erin Cowden, Nicole D’Agostino, Christopher DiCecca, Michelle Filippi, Gordon Fitch, Christopher Frissore, Catrina Fryer, Nicholas Godzyk, Jeffrey Goossens, Taylor Hanley, Brian Hurley, Elizabeth Jaeschke, Heather Kealos, Amanda Keane, Shayne Kinsella, Andrew LaRosa, Donald Livermore, Jessica Maienza, Kellie Moon, Kevin Moriarty, Kimberly Nasiff, Nicole Neville, Anastasia Perullo, Meghan Pickett, Hayley Robarge, Lauren Zaremba

Wilmington Youth Soccer Scholarship: Erin Cowden, Christopher DiCecca, Cameron Garrant, Heather Kealos, Shayne Kinsella, Kimberly Nasiff

Lawrence Cushing Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Hayley Robarge

Joe Ranno Scholarship: Gordon Fitch, Sean Hanley

Wilmington Touchdown Club Scholarship: Christopher Frissore, Brian Hurley, Kevin Moriarty, Brendan O’Brien

Hugh Wiberg Athletic Memorial Scholarship: Christopher DiCecca, Heather Kealos

Jack Wolfe Scholarship: Nicholas Godzyk, Amanda Keane, Kevin Mitchell

Richard “Dick” Scanlon Memorial Scholarship: Christopher Frissore, Heather Kealos

Joseph Woods Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Hanley, Ryan Woods

University of Missouri Science & Technology Holmes Scholarship: Matthew Gake, John Malone

Johnson & Wales University Scholarship: Katie Howland

Flag Award: Amy Caira

Analog Devices Scholarship: Matthew Gake

John A. Lucci Sr. Scholarship: Shannon O’Brien

Strings Attached Parent Support Scholarship: Angelina Amato

Wilmington Community Fund Scholarship: Kristen Keller

Wilmington Kiwanis Club Scholarship: Gordon Fitch, Marc Shibilia