St. Martin de Porres Scholarship Awards Ceremony

St. Mary’s Dominican High School Scholarship recipients, (Front Row, seated, from left): Lauryn Ancar, Emma Bertaut, Isabella Bordelon, McKinley Bordelon, Victoria Bordelon, Emma Clesi, Riley Crespo, Sophia delCorral, Victoria Despenza, and Avery Donnelly. Standing: Rocio Gaitan, Maria Garcia, Emily Giacona, Carly Langford, Chyra Lee, Aria Lewis, Elizabeth McCabe, Emma Nichols, Mary Grace Ohler, Andelyn Passantino, Mia Signorelli, Carolyn Sosa, and Laila Young.

 

Twenty-three St. Mary’s Dominican High School students received scholarships to Dominican during the St. Martin de Porres Scholarship Awards Ceremony, which honored recipients and benefactors. St. Martin de Porres is the patron saint of social justice. 

Recipients were:

Lauryn Ancar – The Chiappetta Family Scholarship, Dorinda ’83, Shelly ’85, Dawn ’89;

Emma Bertaut – Blanchard-Kevlin Endowed Tuition Grand Scholarship;

Isabella Bordelon – Ann M. Lewis Endowed Tuition Grant Scholarship;

McKinley Bordelon – Elaine Prager Ridgley ’53 Endowed Scholarship;

Victoria Bordelon – Sr. M. Teresa Mittelbronn, O.P. Endowed Scholarship;

Emma Clesi – Helen Kuehne Evans ’43 Scholarship; Kathleen L. Howell Scholarship;

Riley Crespo – Von Wolff II Endowed Scholarship; Grandparents Tuition Assistance Fund;

Sophia delCorral – Endowed Agape Scholarship in Memory of Mary Truxillo Boudreaux ’51;

Victoria Despenza – Shirley “Sherps” Wiemers Endowed Scholarship;

Avery Donnelly – Sr. Delia McDonald, O. P. Endowed Scholarship;

Rocio Gaitan –The Kitchen Family Endowed Scholarship, Alice W. Perelli Girls Hope Endowed Scholarship;

Maria Garcia – Maria (Maruja) Fernandez Leon Tuition Grand Freshman Scholarship;

Emily Giacona – Leah and Jill Weis Scholarship;

Carly Langford – Irish Blessing Scholarship;

Chyra Lee – James P. Raymond, Jr. Foundation Scholarship, Carolyn Wood Kinabrew Endowed Scholarship;

Aria Lewis – Ruth U. Fertel Endowed Scholarship;

Elizabeth McCabe – Elaine Bernaissant Conlan Scholarship Endowment Fund;

Emma Nichols – Joy Nesanovich Hillebrand and Laurene Nesanovich Kinberger Endowed Scholarship;

Mary Grace Ohler – Reuther Family Endowed Scholarship;

Andelyn Passantino – Joseph G. and Marguerite Ayala ’35 Lier Endowed Scholarship;

Mia Signorelli – Dorthy D. Porter II Endowed Scholarship;

Carolyn Sosa – Grandparents Tuition Assistance Fund;

Laila Young – Margaret Allen and Elmo C. Waltzer Endowed Scholarship.