West Orange Student Athlete Earns NJSIAA College Scholarship

West Orange, NJ - The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) recently honored 217 high school student-athletes for their achievements, awarding the students $172,000 in college scholarships.

According to a news release, each NJSIAA member high school has the opportunity to select one senior student as their scholar-athlete of the year. Those students then attend the scholar-athlete luncheon where, through a random drawing, they have the chance to win a college scholarship from one of multiple sponsors.

Since 1993, the NJSIAA has honored more than 6,900 New Jersey high school students and distributed more than $1.5 million in college scholarships through its scholar program, according to a news release.

Essex County awardees for 2016 include:

• Dean Carvela - Caldwell
• Chelsea Dyapa - Livingston 
• Jennifer Storms - Lacordaire Academy
• Anthony Guiliano - Verona
• Caroline Shim - Millburn
• Sabrina Conte - Glen Ridge
• Dasha Temniy - West Orange
• Brendy Cedeno - Barringer HS
• Ryan Joseph Toohers - Seton Hall Prep
• Natalie Cordero - Essex County Vocational Tech (West Caldwell)
• Patrick Glenn - West Essex 
• Sara Meixner - Cedar Grove

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