FHS Alumni Distributes $30,000 in Scholarships
At the June 4, 2023 Graduation Exercises at Fairhaven High School $30,000 in scholarship grants were awarded by your Alumni Association.....our largest amount ever. Monies raised by the Alumni through the Light-a-Light campaign accounted for $18,000 of the total and the other $12,000 came from several generous alums who have established scholarship grants through our organization.
The top five classes in the 2022 "Battle of the Classes" competition had $2,000 scholarships granted in their honor to:
Class of 1961 - Abbey Lopes (University of New Hampshire)
Class of 1962 - Weslee Tyler (Clark University)
Class of 1964 - Kaydin Pinto (Salve Regina University)
Class of 1965 - Jason Ruan (George Washington University)
Class of 1966 - Tenley Dakin (University of Maine)
Scholarships of $2,000 were awarded in memory of deceased Alumni Board members Mary Battaini '38 and Curtis Lopes II to four college bound graduates who have demonstrated outstanding community service:
Abigail Thomas - Western New England University
Ella Tveit - University of New Hampshire
Jack Boucher - UMass - Dartmouth
Weslee Tyler - Clark University
Memorial Brick Park Scholarships of $1,000
Kate Magalhaes - University of Southern Maine
Donald Joseph III - University of Maine - Farmington
Joey St. Pierre '93 Memorial Scholarships of $1,000 donated by the Portas Family Foundation:
Cadence Harris - University of Vermont (Studio Art)
Matt Kitchen - UMass - Dartmouth (Graphic Design)
Jayden Tucker - UMass - Boston (Film)
McCombe Family Scholarship of $2,500 donated by Dave McCombe '66:
Marcus Cahoon - UMass - Boston
Nathan & Arlene McCombe Scholarship of $2,500 donated by Dave McCombe '66
Electra Xifaras - UMass - Amherst
Fire Science or Criminal Justice Scholarship of $1,000 donated by Phil Whiting '67
Natalia Fitzgerald - Coastal Carolina University
Ellen (Heys) Noblet '41 $1,000 Scholarship donated by Melissa daLuz:
Electra Xifaras - UMass - Amherst
(Photo by Beth David - NeighbNews)