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Paramus High School Alumni Association Awards its First Ken Tashian M
The 501(c)3 recently established the scholarship fund in memory of the creator of the Paramusspartans.net website.
PARAMUS, N.J., July 18, 2022 –The Paramus High School Alumni Association (PHSAA) has awarded its first scholarships in memory of Ken Tashian (PHS Class of 1964) this year, to Omayma Jabara and Isabella Fernandes. The graduates were selected for demonstrating leadership and service to the high school and wider Paramus community. Stan Cohen, president of the PHSAA, represented the organization at the awards event last month.
Fernandes will attend Penn State University to study finance, and Jabara is going to Montclair State University to major in family sciences and human development with the goal of becoming a speech-language pathologist. The students may use the scholarship fund for any education-related costs, including tuition, textbooks, or other fees associated with their studies in the 2022-23 academic year.
Ken Tashian Memorial Scholarship
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The Ken Tashian Memorial Scholarship is the first scholarship created by the PHSAA. It is awarded to a Paramus High School senior who embodies its namesake’s Spartan spirit, through activities that benefit the school and/or wider community. Tashian was a gold medalist in the Bergen County Wrestling Tournament, organizer of many class reunions, and creator of the ParamusSpartans.net website through which thousands of alumni network, connect, memorialize classmates, find class pictures, get links to download yearbooks, and explore PHS and Paramus history and memorabilia. Tashian created, managed and funded the website on his own for decades.
About the PHSAA
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The PHS Alumni Association is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Its mission is to preserve and promote fellowship among present and future alumni, and to support and strengthen the school’s educational mission for the benefit of its current students. The association maintains a comprehensive alumni database, maintains an online presence for alumni and faculty via the website, ParamusSpartans.net and Facebook (www.facebook.com/groups/ParamusSpartans), recognizes significant contributions of alumni to the community, helps promote class reunions, and provides undergraduate scholarships.
