2017 Grant Winners
Sam Vaughan- Erika Hall Life Enrichment Award - $3,400
Sam is a current sophomore at Westport Jr./Sr. High School and second time award recipient through Westport and Beyond. Current award monies will be used to attend a 12 day educational trip to Spain and Portugal with Education First out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, exploring the history and rich culture of the area with specific emphasis on the art, food, and traditions of the Spanish and Portuguese people.
2016 Grant Winners
Alyssa Pietraszek - Erika Hall Life Enrichment Award - $5,000
Alyssa is a 2013 graduate of Bishop Connolly High School currently pursuing her Masters Thesis at the University of Haifa's International School in Israel. Award monies will be used in this year long program to study the relationship between geology and archaeology, and the effects of erosion on the ancient coastline.
Sam Vaughan - Erika Hall Life Enrichment Award - $1,950
Sam is a freshman at Westport High School interested in journalism, politics and the media. Award monies will be used to attend the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va (greater Washington, DC area).
2015 Grant Winners
Ashley Cooper - Erika Hall Life Enrichment Award - $2,300
Ashley is a sophomore parks/recreation/tourism major at the University of Maine, Orono and a 2014 Bristol Aggie graduate. Award monies will be used to attend a conference on sustainable tourism in Valencia, Spain hosted by the Wessex Institute, UK
Jenna Willard - Erika Hall Life Enrichment Award - $5,000
Jenna is a junior at Framingham State University majoring in fashion merchandising and a 2013 WHS graduate. Jenna is currently doing a semester abroad in Florence, Italy through one of Framingham State's many study abroad programs. Her scholarship will be applied toward program tuition.
Jenna Willard on her semester abroad Fall 2015
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