8 Wyckoff Teenagers Honored For Serving Others

WYCKOFF, N.J. — Eight township residents received the Wyckoff Family YMCA's Youth Character Award Sunday.

The award was given to the teenagers based on their commitment to community service and their "embodiment of the Y's cornerstone of character: Caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility."

The eight teenagers are: Tim Anderson, Molly Arts, Maddie Frick, Lauren Hertz, Matthew Murphy, Carly O'Shea, Harrison Schluger, and Katie Surratt.

Eleven other teenagers, including Marissa Dellapi from Franklin Lakes, also received the award.

Jeremy Silverman, a star swimmer at Ramapo High School, received the Terry Battaglia Above and Beyond Award for helping underprivileged children from Paterson to learn how to swim.

Pictured: The awardees on stage at the Wyckoff Family YMCA Sunday/Courtesy of Wyckoff YMCA