Moorestown High School Grads Earn $1K Scholarships

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Two Moorestown High School students who graduated in June have been awarded a pair of $1,000 scholarships from the Moorestown Improvement Association (MIA).

Grace Haller has received the MIA Scholarship, and Carlie MacMillan is the Ellen Shiplee Scholarship recipient. They were selected because of their contributions and commitment to improving the greater Moorestown community, according to MIA.

Haller will study environmental science at Stockton University. Her ultimate goal is to conduct environmental research or become involved in “enforcing environmental policies to help preserve our planet.”

MacMillan will study speech language pathology/audiology at James Madison University this fall. While students at Moorestown High School, they were both involved in a variety of school and community activities.

“I have been on four mission trips with the Appalachian Service Project, and every time I go, it reminds me about the importance of community,” Haller said.

MacMillan held a leadership position with the Interact service club in high school. She also spent time last summer renovating houses in Jonesville, Va.

“By week’s end, not only were the houses refurbished but I had made a connection to the family members,” MacMillan said. “If you take some time out of your bustling life to volunteer, you can feel the gratitude and accomplishment of easing the struggle for someone else.”