Ashland Graduating Seniors Awarded Scholarships
Jun 29, 2020 08:31AM ● By Cynthia WhittyThe list below contains Ashland High School scholarships that are typically awarded at Class Day/Graduation:
• Ashland Business Association: Daniel Ramones, Lucy Watt
• Ashland Youth Basketball: Jack Macken, Ashwin Sandilya, Kayla Madden, Erin Flynn
• Ashland Youth Baseball: Elizabeth Dennis, Jack Reap
• Ashland Fire Department: Brandon Grover, Halle Silver, Kayla Madden, Ryan Dwinnells
• Ashland Youth Soccer: Charles Almeida, Alyssa Byers, Lucy Watt
• Driscoll Memorial Fund: Lucy Watt, Joseph Harrington
• Greater Ashland Lions Club: Joseph Harrington
• James Bredin Scholarship: Lilli Hellerman
• Middlesex Savings Bank: Robert Townsend
• Red Cross Scholarship: Kiara Gonzalez
• Steve Caron Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Dennis, Ryan Dwinnells
• The Clocker Club Scholarship: Brandon Grover, Brynn Moriarty
In addition to these scholarships, Lucy Watt was awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Scholarship Foundation. In addition to submitting GPA, SAT, and ACT scores and extra-curricular activities, the entrants were also required to write an essay discussing their recommendations for banks to attract and retain young customers. The foundation received more than 45 applications. Watt was one of five students in Massachusetts to win the award.
At a special May 18 online meeting, the Framingham Rotary Club, serving Framingham, Ashland, Hopkinton, and Holliston, awarded 10-$3,500 scholarships to local high school seniors to help defray the cost of their first year of higher education. Two Ashland high school students received these scholarships: Kayla Marie Madden and Lorna Kamil Ishak Saied.