President Ben closed the meeting by acknowledging the hard work and dedication of all the students. He noted their success is enhanced by a strong school system and a supportive community. Ben personally addressed each recipient with poignant words of wisdom and encouragement as they head out on their next phase of their lives
Ben noted that he was a PHS student and Rotary scholarship recipient himself. He humorously qualified that by saying that they didn’t get so many applications back then.
Ben closed by reminding the students of the great futures they have ahead and the value they will bring back to their communities.
“We all consider the scholarships to be an investment,” Ben said. “You embody the values that we all share in Rotary.”
2018 Rotary Club of Portsmouth Scholarship Recipients
Hannah Allen University of New Hampshire
Madison Coscia Boston College
Willem Gerrish Dartmouth College
Clay Hundertmark Bates College
Sydney Ludes Denison University
Julia MacNair Marist College
Jacob Morin Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Casey Penacho Quinnipiac University
Ceilidh Shea Colorado College
Chithra Singareddy Dartmouth College
Grace Smith Oberlin College
Mark Weathersby Rochester Institute of Technology
Respectfully submitted, Anne Richter Arnold
Photos by Tube Loch