Gator Preview Newsletter Summer 2014 | Page 36

Junior  Awards  and  Scholarships     The  Guidance  office  is  pleased  to  announce  numerous  awards  received  by  some  of  our  high  school   juniors.     There   are   several   community-­‐sponsored   programs,   which   select   students   from   various   towns   to   participate.   All   eligible   students   are   interviewed   by   organization   members   and   selected   through  a  variety  of  criteria.     Westville   Women’s   Club   has   chosen   to   sponsor   Brittany   McCullough   and   Dana   Bell   to   attend   the   Girls  Career  Institute,  which  is  held  at  Douglas  College  on  the  campus  of  Rutgers  University  in  New   Brunswick.     Wenonah  Women’s  Club  selected  Alex  Astorga  for  Girls  Career  Institute  in  New  Brunswick.  All  of  the   students  participated  in  the  conference  during  June.   Dan   Ream   and   Tanvir   Bashar   were   chosen   by   the   Woodbury   Rotary   Organization   to   attend   the   Rotary  Youth  Leadership  Conference  at  The  Richard  Stockton  College  of  New  Jersey  in  June.   The   Wenonah   American   Legion   chose   Kyle   Bright   and   Bill   Norris   to   attend   the   NJ   Boys   State   Conference,  which  was  held  at  Rider  University  in  June.   Girls   State   was   held   at   Georgian   Court   University   where   the   Wenonah   American   Legion   Auxiliary   sponsored  Greta  Colman  and  Olivia  Lombardo.    Alternate  is  Isabella  Armento.     ************       Several   juniors   were   selected   to   receive   certificates   and   medals   for   their   overall   success   in   the   areas   of  math,  science  and  the  humanities:     Jacob   Fayette   received   the   Rensselaer   medal   and   certificate.     Qualifications   for   this   medal   include   being   in   the   top   10%   of   the   junior   class   as   well   as   excelling   in   math   and   science   courses.   Students   also   need   to   demonstrate   a   potential   for   success   in   a   vigorous   academic   setting   and   by   actively   participating  in  extracurricular  activities.       Kyle   Bright   received   the   George   Washington   University   Medal   presented   by   the   School   of   Engineering  and  Applied  Science  at  George  Washington  University.  Kyle  obtained  one  of  the  highest   grade  point  averages  in  the  fields  of  math  and  science.    He  was  also  a  standout  leader  both  in  and   out  of  the  classroom.     The  Bausch  and  Lomb  Honorary  Science  medal  and  certificate  was  presented  to   Jessica  Saunders  for   exceling   in   Science.     Jessica   took