The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association honored 335 high school athletes and awarded $120,000 in college scholarships at the organization’s 18th Annual Scholar-Athletes Luncheon on Sunday, May 15.
More than 1,300 athletes, parents, coaches and school officials attended the event at the Pines Manor in Edison.
Since the program’s inception in 1993, the NJSIAA has honored more than 5,700 high school athletes and presented more than $1 million in scholarships.
The scholarships, donated by NJSIAA corporate sponsors and other organizations supportive of high school sports in New Jersey, are awarded by random drawings.
All the scholar-athletes’ names are entered in the drawings for all scholarships for which they are eligible. While some scholarships are only available to students attending schools in specific counties or participating in specific sports, most are offered statewide to students in all sports.
Among the recipients was Marissa Monteiro of Belleville, a student at Hudson Catholic High School, who received a $500 scholarship sponsored by DORF Media.
For a complete list of recipients, click here.
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