ICYMI: 2 Northport HS Students Awarded Heisman HS Scholarship

NORTHPORT, NY — Northport High School seniors Kaitlyn Berger and Austin Neuff have won the Heisman High School Scholarship for student-athletes, going "above and beyond in their commitment to their sport and their school," the district stated in a news release.

Presented by Acceptance Insurance, the scholarship is awarded to high school senior student-athletes who "understand that the most important victories not only happen on the field, but in their schools and communities."

Kaitlyn is a cheerleader for Northport-East Northport, and Austin is a swimmer and cyclist. As school winners, they had the opportunity to continue on for the chance to be state winners, national finalists or national winners.

Austin's counselor described him as a "talented, athletic, hardworking independent community leader" who "has an optimistic approach to life and is successful in the goals he seeks to accomplish."

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