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08/16/2018 12:01 AM

Westbrook Foundation Awards $145,950 in Scholarships


From left are Westbrook Foundation Co-Chairs Brian O’Connor and Constance Vogell; award winners Olivia Fabrizi, Alyssa Esposito, Samantha Cates, Amanda Wilderman, Christine Banks, Tirzah Blomquist, Natalie Ranelli, Halle Barron, and Nikol Jarra; and Westbrook Foundation Scholarship Chair Lawrence Lariviere. Photo courtesy of Meredith Crawford

The Westbrook Foundation has awarded $145,950 in scholarships to members of the Westbrook High School (WHS) Class of 2018 and to other residents of the town pursuing post-secondary education. The scholarships will support the students as they enter the next stage of their lives at colleges, universities, and trade schools across the country. This is the largest outlay of funds the foundation has awarded since its inception in 1984.

Among the more than two dozen scholarships awarded were three in the amount of $10,000 and one in the amount of $15,000. The foundation made the decision this year to substantially increase the value of these scholarships in response to escalating tuition at many colleges and universities.

The following members of the WHS Class of 2018 received the foundation’s most competitive scholarships:

Tirzah Blomquist: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award ($15,000)

and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship

($6,000)

Christine Banks: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award ($10,000)

and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship

($6,000)

Amanda Wilderman: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award ($10,000)

and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship for

Leadership ($3,000)

Samantha Cates: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award ($10,000)

and Elliot A. Spencer Memorial Scholarship

($5,000)

Halle Barron: Henry Ortner Memorial

Scholarship ($7,000)

Damarys Nikol Jara: Henry Ortner Memorial

Scholarship ($7,000)

Olivia Fabrizi: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship ($6,000)

Alyssa Esposito: Barbara Spencer Memorial

Scholarship for Good Citizenship ($3,000)

Members of the WHS Class of 2018 also received the following scholarships totaling $57,450:

Lauren Wright: Calderari-Hoxsie-Schubert-

Steinson Veterans Memorial Scholarship

Courtney Parrish: Dorothy Christopher Hoyt

Scholarship

Niall Ashburner: Manstan/Nolf Memorial

Industrial Arts Scholarship

Ethan Hamm: Herbert A. Muller, Jr. Memorial

Scholarship

Isabella Lima: Ellen S. Murphy Scholarship

Courtney Parrish: Raymond L. Wilson

Scholarship

Olivia Fabrizi: Westbrook Grange #123

Scholarship

Samantha Cates: Pat Mazeau & Myrtie Gareau

Scholarship

Justin Hellman: Brandon E. Norman Memorial Scholarship

Charlotte Barton: Dan Nuhn Memorial Scholarship

Roger Silva: Marie Mazeau Memorial Scholarship

Maxwell Lyman: Shoreline Amateur Radio Club Scholarship

Meredith Farrell: Joanne Marino-Murray Scholarship

Kendra Mansey: Eileen M. Daily Scholarship

Olivia Fabrizi: Tom ODell Scholarship

Olivia Fabrizi: Nicholas P. Tragakes Scholarship

Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Awards: Niall Ashburner, Charlotte Barton, Gabrielle Bibisi, Madison Bratz, James Cook, Julie Dias, Vincent Dyer, Danyelle Engels, Meredith Farrell, Christine Gallagher, Ethan Hamm, Jack Hayes, Skyler Jacobs, Victoria Koplas, Isabella Lima, Maxwell Lyman, Kendra Mansey, Andrew Naccarato, Courtney Parrish, Olivia Pohorylo, Natalie Ranelli, Ryan Saputo, Maclean Sarr, Roger Silva, Juliet Tompkins, Emily Vallee, Lauren Wright, and Kelsey Xenelis

The following post-high school Westbrook residents received Messerschmidt Scholarships to support their pursuit of secondary education: Jared A. Collins, Dylan Engels, Madeline Farrell, Matthew Gallagher, and Kevin Morrisey