Class of 2012 John and Abigail Adams Award Winners Announced

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At 1:00 PM on November 3, 2011 twenty-eight students in grade twelve at Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School were called to a meeting in the Charlotte Ryan Theater. There, they were met by Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District Superintendent, Michael Baldassarre; Principal, Ismael Tabales; and Guidance Counselor Caitlin McKenna. These students were informed that they had been named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarships for their performance on their Grade 10 MCAS Examinations during the 2009 – 2010 School Year.

There are a number of criteria that a student must meet to be eligible for this honor. First, a student must score in the Advanced category in either the Mathematics or the English language arts section of the grade 10 MCAS test and score in the Proficient or Advanced category on the second subject (Mathematics or English language arts); and must have a combined MCAS score on these assessments that ranks in the top 25% in their school district. Superintendent Baldassarre informed the students named below telling them, “I hope that you see how cooperation, hard work, and preparation bring about circumstances such as these. When you are willing to put in the effort as you have, your success is as predictable as sun in the summer and snow in the winter. ”

Students who are named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship are entitled to four years of free tuition upon their acceptance to participating Massachusetts public institutions of higher education, such as a University of Massachusetts campus or a community college beginning with the fall 2011 semester. Sadly, this scholarship does not cover the cost of college fees, which can be up to four times more costly than tuition, room and board, textbooks, and other expenses.

Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School 2012 John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Winners:

Benoit Carley
Christopher Capuzzo
Leigh Closser
Linnea Duley
Raymond Fisher
Garrett Gale
Travon Godette
Paige Gonzalez
Zachary Gordon
Andrew Hough
Steven Koonz
Nicolaus Kowalczyk
Jesse LaCroix
Nathaniel Martin
Russell McBurnie
Jacob Mongeau
Kyle Olsen
Danielle Recos
Gregory Richard
Eric Sawin
William Simmons
Danielle Spear
Susan Stewart
Michael Sullivan
Leah Truesdell
Holly Wilson
Emma Woodcock
Casey Zeman