Wall High School Student Awarded Scholarship For Organ & Tissue Donation Advocacy

WALL, NJ — A Wall High School student is among six high school students throughout New Jersey awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation for their passion and dedication to raising awareness about organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

Olivia Teta, of Wall High School, received her scholarship from the Daniel S. Buckiewicz Scholarship Fund.

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Teta built her interest in organ and tissue donation advocacy through her goal of becoming a nurse and her involvement in her school’s Donate Life Club.

As she learned more about transplantation, she recognized the impact of donation, including the role living donors play in saving patients on the transplant waiting list.

She took on a leadership role in the club and served as Vice President of its Executive Board, where she coordinated educational programming, school-wide awareness campaigns, and outreach initiatives such as a club t-shirt design, a rock garden display, and Donate Life Month activities.

She also helped develop a promotional video highlighting the club’s mission.

Teta plans to study nursing at Monmouth University in the Fall.

“We are grateful for the generous support of our partner funds and their ongoing commitment to rewarding students who share a commitment to our lifesaving mission,” said Amanda Tibok, Executive Director of the Sharing Network Foundation.

“We know that all of our scholarship awardees will continue as strong leaders educating others about donation and transplantation throughout their college years and beyond.”

The Sharing Network Foundation’s high school scholarship program provides an opportunity to recognize and award graduating high school seniors whose lives have been touched by organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

Applicants were measured on academic achievement, community and volunteer efforts, extracurricular activities, and advocacy for organ and tissue donation.

Since the high school scholarship program’s inception in 2011, more than $160,000 has been awarded to 85 dedicated student advocates.

In addition to Teta, other 2026 scholarship recipients include:

• Leyla Rolon of South Plainfield High School received a scholarship from the Riley’s Path Fund.
• Victoria Pribish of Old Bridge High School received a scholarship from the Riley’s Path Fund.
• Olivia Huttinot of Dwight Morrow High School received a scholarship from the Jim Rhatican Scholarship Fund.
• Jessica Theobald of Verona High School received a scholarship from the Daniel S. Buckiewicz Scholarship Fund.
• Grace Trinidad of Teaneck High School received a scholarship from the Hearts for Emma Partner Fund.

The 2026 graduates were presented with their scholarship awards at NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence.

To learn more about organ and tissue donation or to register as a donor, you can visit the NJ Sharing Network website.