The Rotary Club of Riverhead awarded $73,000 in college scholarships this year to Riverhead High School graduates, the largest amount the club has ever distributed in scholarships in one year.
Over the years, Riverhead Rotary has given out a total of $1,183,000 in scholarships to local students, the club’s scholarship committee chairperson Annmarie Zilnicki said.
“Rotary hopes to instill in these students our motto of ‘Service Above Self’ and our goal would be to have them return to the Riverhead community and become Rotarians themselves,” Zilnicki said.
The club presented the scholarships to recipients at its meeting in Riverhead Wednesday.
Fifteen graduating seniors earned the awards, listed below.
W. Bruce Stark Memorial Scholarships ($16,500 each): Meleny Estrada Cortez, Grace Dono, Ahmed Mohammed
Riverhead Rotary Scholarships ($4,000 Each): Catherine Bonilla and Matthew Roth
Tara Malanga Memorial Scholarship ($4,000): Rachel Rempe
Hallock Luce III Memorial Scholarship ($2,500): Emily Amaya
Past President’s Scholarship ($2,000): Ava Malanga
Daniel Kohn Truetech Scholarship ($1,000): Alvin Levik
Robert K. Boden Memorial Scholarship ($1,000): Ava Sumwalt
Judge Allen Smith Memorial Scholarship ($1,000): Monica Silva
Riverhead Rotary “Unsung Hero” Scholarship ($1,000): Tayshaun Hawkins
Riverhead Rotary BOCES Scholarship ($1,000): Wilfredo Bonilla
Riverhead Rotary INTERACT Scholarship ($1,000): Catherine Bonilla
Riverhead Rotary NJROTC Scholarship ($1,000): Cadet Jerry Card
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