The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) has completed its post-secondary scholarship cycle for 2020, awarding 75 scholarships totaling $314,000. The funds, students, high schools, and awards are:
Alice Boone Main Memorial Fund – Blake Nardi, McGuffey High School, received $500.
Arthur V. Ciervo Scholarship Fund – Benett Bauer, Bethlehem-Center High School, received $500.
Black Family Scholarship Fund – Two students, Gage Gray, West Greene High School, and Nadia Bongiorni, Avela Jr./Sr. High School, each received $1,000.
Buckholt Science Scholarship Fund – Gregory Westfall, McGuffey High School, received $500.
Burgettstown Jr.-Sr. High School Student Council Leadership Scholarship Fund – Gianna Hooper, Burgettstown Area Middle/High School, received $500.
Burgettstown Lions Club Scholarship Fund – Two Burgettstown Area Middle/High School students received scholarships from this fund: Gianna Hooper received $500 and David Scruppi received awards totaling $750.
Carol L. Berthold Scholarship Fund – Tomás Balk, Trinity Area School District, received $18,000.
CAS/Dr. Kim Stacher Scholarship Fund – Reagen Ruev, Ringgold High School, received $1,000.
Chapman Family Scholarship Fund – Ten awards were provided by this fund. Recipients of $2,000 each are: Ariana Kemp, Fort Cherry Jr./Sr. High School; Reghan Johnson, McGuffey High School; Patrick Moran, Peters Township High School; Logan Janovich, McGuffey High School; and Katherine Nemec, Fort Cherry Jr./Sr. High School. Recipients of $4,000 each are: Jessica Moore, Waynesburg Central High School; Cameron Patton, Waynesburg Central High School; Christina Adams, Carmichaels Area Senior High School; Abigail Fordyce, Carmichaels Area Senior High School; and Taylor Campbell, Ringgold High School.
Charles Pappas, Sr. Scholarship Fund – Brieanna Moore, Burgettstown Area Middle/High School, received $500.
Christman Family Scholarship Fund – LaShauna Carruthers, Washington High School, received $4,000.
Clyde J. Tracanna/Washington Rotary Club Educational and Vocational Fund – Three awards of $1,000 each went to Ann Kozak, Trinity Area High School; Jenna Raysich, McGuffey High School; and Kayla Andreoli, Washington High School.
Cynthia McCuen Scholarship Fund – Matthew Watson, McGuffey High School, received $1,000.
D. Jack & Geraldine L. Gaido Memorial Scholarship Fund – Brent Clutter, Trinity Area High School, received $4,000.
David O. and Sara F. Johnson Family Education Fund – Rachel Shingle, McGuffey High School, received $1,000.
EQT Scholarship Fund– Nora O’Toole, Peters Township High School, received $72,000. Awards of $1,000 each went to: Anna Harris, Canon-McMillan High School; Rachael Hiltz, Canon-McMillan High School; Elliott Salvatori, Trinity High School; Gregory Westfall, McGuffey High School; and Luke Zwicker, The Linsly High School.
George & Mary Matijevich Scholarship Fund – Julianne Rush, Avella Jr./Sr. High School, received $1,000.
John & Sophie Choratch Scholarship Fund – Nine students received awards from this fund. Elizabeth Silassy, Canon-McMillan High School, received $2,000. Recipients of $4,000 each were: Sarah Wolfe, Fort Cherry Jr./Sr. High School; Shane Simpson, Ringgold High School; Zachary Powell, Ringgold High School; Ethan Codeluppi, Charleroi Area High School; Madison Codeluppi, Charleroi Area High School; Christopher Cregut, TrinityArea High School; Dylan Bukovinsky, Canon-McMillan High School; and Stephanie Keelon, Canon-McMillan High School.
Joseph P. Femiani Memorial Scholarship – Elizabeth Brucker, Peters Township High School, received $1,000.
Margaret Pitek Ciervo Scholarship Fund – Savannah Coyle, Bethlehem-Center High School, received $500.
Megan J. Phillis Scholarship Fund for Academic Excellence – Dylan Poirier, Burgettstown Area Middle/High School, received $500.
Olivia Scott Scholarship Fund – Craig Cole, McGuffey High School, received $1,000 and Lindsay Davis, Bentworth High School, received $1,000.
Ralph W. Young Family Scholarship Fund – Ten awards of $10,000 each went to David Morris, Bethlehem-Center High School; Nathaniel Pajak, Ringgold High School; Jenna Piper, Bethlehem-Center High School; Kurtis Riskey, Charleroi Area High School; George Malanosky, Bethlehem-Center High School; Todd Fisher, Bethlehem-Center High School; Logan Burrell, Bethlehem-Center High School; Jake Niziol, Ringgold High School; Dominic Lengwin, Ringgold High School; and Abigail Raicos, Charleroi Area High School.
Rebecca Sarah Rogers School Fund – Taylor Carlisle, Washington High School, received $1,000.
Ringgold Alumni Scholarship Fund – Danika Evans, Ringgold High School, received $250.
Ronald T. Miller, II Scholarship Fund – Emily Trunk, Peters Township High School, received $1,000.
Ryan Johnston & Vaughn Johnston Scholarship Fund – McGuffey High School students Grace Allender and Isabell Miller each received $1,000.
Sam & Bev Minor Fund – Maercy Campion, Peters Township High School, received $1,000.
Sprowls College & Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund – Michael Maga, Fort Cherry Jr./Sr. High School, received $1,000.
Three Oaks Scholarship Fund – Three Burgettstown Area Middle/High School students received awards from this fund. Nicole Durbin received $2,000; Shannon Reed and Cyle Conley each received $4,000.
Timothy Edward Hitchon Scholarship Fund – Austin Sampson, Trinity Area High School, received $1,000.
Washington County Gay Straight Alliance Scholarship Fund – Jasmine Thompson, Peters Township High School, received $4,000 and Kylee Krivijanski, Ringgold High School, received $4,000.
Washington County Visiting Nurses’ Association Scholarship Fund – Akira Wheeler, Trinity Area High School, received $4,000.
Washington Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Fund – Nicole Durbin, Burgettstown Area Middle/High School, received $1,000.
About the Washington County Community Foundation
Cumulatively, the Washington County Community Foundation has awarded more than $1,600,000 in post-secondary scholarships to local students. The WCCF also awards scholarships to pre-kindergarten students and scholarships to Kindergarten through Grade 12 students attending non-public schools. Cumulatively, more than $2,500,000 has been awarded from all scholarship funds. To learn more about the WCCF’s scholarship opportunities, please visit https://www.wccf.net/for-scholarships.