Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. will present $1,000 scholarship checks to 20 area students at 4 p.m. Monday in the agency board room, 9882 River Road, Utica.
MVCAA Executive Director Amy Turner said the scholarships were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). “Education will be a cornerstone of the nation’s economic recovery, and these scholarships will help give students a competitive edge in the job market of the future,” she said.
“We are best known for preparing our youngest children for public school in our Head Start pre-school program,” Turner said, “and ARRA has given us the opportunity to reach out to young adults in much the same way as they begin their college careers.”
The MVCAA Board of Directors will host a reception for the scholars and their parents prior to the regular board meeting.
The young scholars represent 12 school districts across Herkimer and Oneida counties. They are:
- Holland Patent: Ian Christoferson.
- Little Falls, Holly Lawrence.
- Mohawk, Kristopher Michael Mills
- Mount Markham, Tyler F. Nelson.
- Notre Dame, Francesca T. Grimaldi.
- Owen D. Young, Nicole Amber Church.
- Remsen, Tiffany L. Lasher.
- Rome Catholic, Samantha Calandra.
- Rome Free Academy, Mason S. Clark
- Thomas R. Proctor: Shanice Carter, Te’Cara Harrison, Sidka Kajtezovic, Shykwana McCants, Javonna McGrew, Deon Revill and Pony Sokiri.
- Vernon-Verona-Sherrill: Sharee Rutz.
- Whitesboro: Jacob Manley, Kelli Palaka and Erica Wilczynski.
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