Westbrook Foundation Awards $ 207,650 in Scholarships to Members of the Class of 2022
Press release
In June, the Westbrook Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $207,650 to the town’s graduating high school seniors to support their post-secondary educational pursuits. The Foundation also awarded $8,000 in scholarships to Westbrook residents currently enrolled in college and graduate programs and administered $5,000 in scholarships for the Westbrook Education Association.
“Awarding scholarships to our town’s young people is one of the most joyful tasks we Foundation Board members engage in each year,” said Westbrook Foundation Scholarship Chair Joan Angelini. “This year we were able to increase our giving to ensure that we are helping to shoulder the ever-increasing burden of higher education debt on the town’s families. We are so proud to be able to support Westbrook’s youth as they embark on their next chapter.”
The following members of the Westbrook High School Class of 2022 received the Foundation’s most competitive scholarships, totaling $201,000:
Henry Anderson: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Gregory Araya: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Marlee Archer: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award
Makayla Bavely: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award
Logan Dazey: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award, Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award, and Elliot A. Spencer Memorial Scholarship
Emma Demers: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award
Julia Farnoli: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Academic Achievement Award
Samuel Freeman: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Academic Achievement Award
Jonah Freund: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Trevor Hendrixson: BarbaraSpencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Deja Hunter: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Jeremy Keeler: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Gabriella Koplas: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Andrew Livingstone: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Leadership Award
Mason Malchiodi: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Mackenzie Marshall: Henry Ortner Memorial Scholarship
Brett Metcalfe: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Riley Metcalfe: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Forrest Nelson: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Samantha Nunez: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award
Niraj Odedra: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Richard Potvin: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Emilija Rowe: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Jami Sacco: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award, Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award, Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Good Citizenship Award, and Henry Ortner Memorial Scholarship
Gianni Salisbury: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Sadie Susi: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Nicole Valiante: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Tatiana Vallejo: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award
Benjamin Wallace: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Award and Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Spirit of Westbrook Award
Alexandra Zanzalari: Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Academic Achievement Award
Graduating high school seniors from Westbrook also received the following scholarships:
Calderari-Hoxsie-Schubert-Steinson Veteran’s Scholarship: Logan Dazey
Eileen M. Daily Scholarship: Forrest Nelson
Lew Daniels Scholarship: Nicole Valiante
Dorothy Christopher Hoyt Scholarship: Mason Malchiodi and Nicole Valiante
Manstan-Nolf Memorial Technology Education Scholarship: Charles Schneider
Marie Mazeau Scholarship: Mackenzie Marshall
Patricia Mazeau and Myrtie Gareau Scholarship: Jeremy Keeler
Krysta Brielle Morant Memorial Scholarship: Tatiana Vallejo
Herbert A. Muller, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Marlee Archer
Ellen S. Murphy Scholarship: Trevor Hendrixson
Brandon E. Norman Scholarship: Charles Schneider
Dan Nuhn Memorial Scholarship: Alexandra Zanzalari
Tom ODell Scholarship: Jeremy Keeler
Shoreline Amateur Radio Club Scholarship: Charles Schneider
Nicholas P. Tragakes Scholarship: Richard Potvin
Westbrook Education Association Peter M. D’Errico Award: Gianni Salisbury
Westbrook Education Association Daisy Ingraham Memorial Scholarship: Alexandra Zanzalari
Westbrook Education Association Scholarship: Mackenzie Marshall
Westbrook Grange #123 Scholarship: Emilija Rowe
Raymond L. Wilson Scholarship: Henry Anderson
Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarship Special Awards: Henry Anderson, Gregory Araya, Marlee Archer, Makayla Bavely, Logan Dazey, Emma Demers, Jonah Freund, Trevord Hendrixson, Deja Hunter, Jeremy Keeler, Gabriella Koplas, Mason Malchiodi, Brett Metcalfe, Riley Metcalfe, Forrest Nelson, Samantha Nunez, Niraj Odedra, Richard Potvin, Emilija Rowe, Jami Sacco, Gianni Salisbury, Sadie Susi, Nicole Valiante, Tatiana Vallejo, and Benjamin Wallace
The Westbrook Foundation also awarded Messerschmidt scholarships to Westbrook residents currently enrolled in college or graduate school. The following individuals each received scholarships: Noslin Antunez, Cassandra Bianchi, Elizabeth Leake, Taylor McCain, Micayla Malchiodi, Callie Newberg, Daniel Perreault, Rebecca Rowe Indich, and Maclean Sarr