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2009 Winners:

MCCEA would like to congratulate these 8 high school seniors for being selected to receive the Morris County Council of Education Associations Scholarship Award for 2009. Part of the award requirements is participation in an education program at college. Out of about 60 applications, this pool of candidates were probably the most academically ambitious, diversely aware, and community service oriented candidates we have ever seen.  Many applied to highly selective colleges with an equal number of acceptances. Each student wrote essays that were heartfelt and sincere, making the committee’s process of selection very difficult.

Tara Bagnole of Long Valley attends West Morris Central High School.  Her ambition is to be a special education teacher.  Her achievements in the National Honor Society and Gold Award project with the Girl Scouts demonstrate both her academic success with community service.  Tara applied to Drew, Kutztown, St Peters, Fairleigh Dickinson and Bloomburg University and was accepted by all of them.  She has chosen Bloomsburg University where she will major in Special Education. 

Taylor Dickerson of Parsippany attends Parsippany Hills High School.  Her ambition is to be an Elementary and Special Education teacher. Her achievements in the National Honor Society, Princeton Model Congress, Girl Scout Gold Award and Target Teach also demonstrate her academic success and community service. Taylor applied to Bucknell, DeSalle, Marist, Montclair State, Ramapo and The College of New Jersey.  She has decided to attend TCNJ.

Stephanie Lee of Parsippany attends Parsippany High School.  Her highlights include National Honor Society, Assistant Educator at Kumon Learning Center and Chinese School.  She wants to major in early childhood with special education.  Stephanie applied to New York University, Boston University, Penn State, TCNJ, Montclair State Rowan, and Rutgers New Brunswick.  She was accepted to all of the above but will attend New York University.

Anna Loveys of Randolph attends Randolph High School.  Her highlights include the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society.  She is an Art of Dance Teacher and has volunteered to Dancers Responding to Aids.  She plans to major in education with a minor in Dance.  She applied to Bucknell early decision and plans to attend there.

Catherine Pascarella of Denville attends Morris Knolls High School.  She is part of the Music Honor Society and Summa Award.  Catherine intends to be a Math Education major.  She applied to Syracuse, Hofstra, Marist, and Chesnut Hill.  She will be attending Syracuse University.

Christopher Zybrick of Kinnelon attends Kinnelon High School.  He has honor roll distinction as well as being on Varsity Lacrosse.  His ambition is to be a science teacher and of course, a Lacrosse coach.  He will be attending Rutgers University.

George Merrill of Parsippany attends Parsippany High School and will be awarded the newly formed MCCEA Executive Board Scholarship. George attends Parsippany High School.  He has achieved status in the National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, and Target Teach.  He applied and was accepted at Boston University, The College of New Jersey and Northeastern University.  He will be attending Northeastern.

Nicole Schollmeyer has been awarded the MCCEA William Santora Scholarship. At Randolph High School, Nicole has been awarded the Edward Bloustein Distinguished Scholar Award. She is a member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society, Academic Decathlon and NJ Governor’s School of Public Issues.  Her ambition is to major in Psychology, Neuroscience and Special Education.  She applied to Amherst, Boston College, Brown, College of William and Mary, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Northeastern, Princeton, The College of New Jersey, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia and Yale.  She was accepted at most of these schools.  She has chosen Duke.

We wish them great success in all their endeavors.

 

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