Students Win $42K in Scholarships

On June 22, New Hampshire Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees awarded more than 20 local high school seniors with $42,000 at its 20th annual scholarship ceremony, according to a press statement.

The event took place at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, and featured honored guests including state Sens. Lou D’Allesandro, D-Manchester, and Dan Feltes, D-Concord.

Each award recipient accepted a $2,000 scholarship for demonstrating a stellar academic record, leadership skills, commitment to his/her school and community activities, and experience in a work environment.

Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees have awarded about $500,000 in scholarship grants to local students since 1995.

Here is the full list of students:

• Colton Cadarette from Canterbury. Graduating from Belmont High School
  
• Danielle French from Portsmouth. Attended Portsmouth High School
  
• Angus Gill from Freedom. Attended Kingswood Regional High School.
  
• Kylie Hershey from Sunapee. Attended Sunapee Middle High School
  
• Andrew Hultgren from Hillsboro. Attended Hillsboro-Deering High School.
  
• Owen Kennedy from Wilton. Attended High Mowing Waldorf School.
  
• Bianca Ketenci from Strafford. Graduating from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
  
• Robert LaVine from Nashua. Graduating from Nashua High School North
  
• Steven Lemay from Manchester. Graduating from Manchester Central High School
  
• Michael Metcalf from Weare. Attended John Stark Regional High School
  
• Christian Parenti from Orford. Attended Rivendell Academy
  
• Emily Remillard from Weare. Attended John Stark Regional High School
  
• Zachary Rouleau from Hopkinton. Graduating from Hopkinton High School.
  
• Michael Samonas from Portsmouth. Attended Portsmouth High School
  
• Casey Balukonis from Goffstown. Graduating from Bedford High School
  
• Nathalie Deblois from Goffstown. Attended Manchester Memorial High School
  
• Cy Carver from Dover. Graduating from Dover Senior High School
  
• Erika Kainu from Springfield. Graduating from Kearsarge Regional High School
  
• Natalie MacPhee from Goffstown. Graduating from Goffstown High School.
  
• Alyssa Minott from Lyndenborough. Graduating from Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School
  
• Nick Wells from Conway. Graduating from Kennett High School

Caption: Front row: Zachary Rouleau, Andrew Hultgren, Christian Parenti, Steven Lemay. Back row: State Sen. D’Allesandro, Adam Quinn, Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee; Danielle French, Michael Metcalf, Bianca Ketenci, Emily Remillard, Colton Cadarette, Kylie Hershey, and state Sen. Dan Feltes.