PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Rotary Charitable Foundation has, with pleasure, granted college scholarships to four graduates of Park Ridge High School this year.
The scholarships are available to students who live in Park Ridge, Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. The recipients demonstrated outstanding educational, sports and community achievements.
They are Anna Lupardo, Ashleigh McManus, Kerry Perez, and Olivia Walter.
According to the Park Ridge Rotary Charitable Foundation:
- Lupardo plans to major in marketing and psychology. In addition to her excellent academic record, her extracurricular activities have included Interact, the Owlettes Choral Society, the Art Honor Society, Mock Trial, ERASE (End Racism and Sexism Everywhere), and the New Jersey Ski Racing Association
- McManus plans to major in early childhood education. She is the recipient of the Bob Balentine Scholarship, honoring Balentine (1927–2017), a longtime Rotary Club member, who was the superintendent of schools in Park Ridge for 20 years. In addition to her excellent academic record, Ashleigh’s extracurricular activities have included Interact, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), teaching special need students, participation and leadership of multiple varsity athletic teams, service as a Student Ambassador and much more.
- Perez plans to major in economics and finance. In addition to her excellent academic record, her extracurricular activities have included SADD (Students against Destructive Decisions), participation and leadership of multiple varsity athletic teams, participation in Peer Leadership, Girl Scouts, Student Council, and the Tri-Boro Food Pantry.
- Walter plans to pursue interdisciplinary studies. In addition to her excellent academic record, she’s undertaken a wealth of extracurricular activities, including participation in a student literary magazine and online newspaper, the Owlettes Choral Society, Ridgers Show Choir, Environmental Club, Art Honor Society, service in the Choir Council, and student mentoring.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders providing humanitarian services, encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations,, and building goodwill and peace by providing community service in virtually every nation in the world. Rotary offers an opportunity to build lifelong friendships and experience personal fulfillment through volunteer and philanthropic services. For more information, write parkridgerotary@gmail.com or visit parkridgerotaryclub.org or facebook.com/parkridgerotaryclub.