PRESS RELEASE: On May 22nd, the Middletown Kiwanis Club conducted its annual scholarship presentations. The Middletown Kiwanis through its Foundation each year gives a graduating senior from each of Middletown's four high schools a $2,000 college scholarship. A $500 scholarship is also awarded to a local high school senior attending Middlesex Community College in the fall. Of the fore-mentioned recipients one is selected to also receive the A. Merton & Arline W. Bozoian $500 scholarship.
The event MC was Kiwanis member Karen Nocera. Each student was accompanied by a school representative who described the qualities and accomplishments of their schools recipient. Kiwanis President Christopher Conley then made the scholarship presentations. Starting with the $2,000 awards:
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients.
- Melike Tomak, a graduating senior from Middletown High School who will be attending Central Connecticut State University in the fall.
- Majesty Reyes, a graduating senior from Vinal Technical High School who will be attending University of Hartford in the fall.
- Maria Grant, a graduating senior from Mercy High School who will be attending Elon University in North Carolina in the fall.
- John Cyr, a graduating senior from Xavier High School who will be attending Clark University in Massachusetts in the fall.
- The Kiwanis scholarship committee also selected Majesty Reyes of Vinal Technical High School to receive the $500Bozoian scholarship. The two benefactors of this yearly award, A. Merton & Arline Bozoian were very involved in the education of the young people of Middletown. Mr. "Ozzie" Bozoian, as the former principal of Middletown High School and Mrs. Arline Bozoian, as a school and Central Office administrative assistant. They left an endowment to assist young students for several years to come.
- The recipient of the $500 scholarship for an incoming Middlesex Community College freshman was Karina Hernandez a senior from Middletown High School.
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients.
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