St. Mary’s Dominican High School awarded scholarships to 15 students 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 and scholarships awarded are:
Abigail Comeaux – Blanchard-Kelvin Memorial Scholarship; Joy Nesanovich Hillebrand and Lauren Nesanovich Kinberger Endowed Scholarship.
Maiya Emilien – Shirley “Sherps” Wiemers Endowed Scholarship; Endowed Agape Scholarship in Memory of Mary Truxillo Boudreaux ’51.
Mia Francisco – Carolyn Wood Kinabrew Endowed Scholarship; The Grandparent’s Tuition Assistance Fund.
Kaylee Gonzalez – Maria (Maruja) Fernandez Leon Tuition Grant Assistance.
Londyn Greely – Ann M. Lewis Endowed Tuition Grant Scholarship; Von Wolff II Endowed Scholarship.
Syndei Harvey – Sr. M. Teresa Mittelbronn, O.P. Endowed Scholarship; The Kitchen Family Endowed Scholarship.
Alaynna Johnson – The Chiappetta Family Scholarship, Dorinda, ’83, Shelly, ’85, and Dawn ’89; Elaine Prager Ridgley ’53 Endowed Scholarship.
Brooklyn Johnson – Dorothy D. Porter II Endowed Scholarship; Sr. Delia McDonald, O.P. Endowed Scholarship.
Ryleigh Juhas – Reuther Family Endowed Scholarship.
Josephine Melnyk – Joyce Saia Palermo Martin de Porres Scholarship.
Alenna Nitcher – Sid and Harry Kammer II Endowed Scholarship; Julie Waltzer Flick ’69 Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Siegen Palmisano – Joseph G. and Marguerite Ayala ’35 Lier Endowed Scholarship; Ruth U. Fertel Endowed Scholarship.
Elizabeth Redmann – James P Raymond Jr. Foundation Endowed Scholarship; Sr. Mary Veronica Miceli, O.P. Endowed Scholarship.
Sophia Salvaggio – Elaine Bernissant Conlan Scholarship Endowment Fund; Sr. Mary Veronica Miceli, O.P. Endowed Scholarship.
Brenna Tamborella – Margaret Allen and Elmo C. Waltzer Endowed Scholarship; Marianna “Tootie” Bertucci Scholarship.
St. Mary’s Dominican High School scholarship recipients, Front Row (from left): Abigail Comeaux, Maiya Emilien, Mia Francisco, Kaylee Gonzalez, Syndei Harvey, and Alaynna Johnson.
Second Row: Ryleigh Juhas, Josephine Melnyk, Alenna Nitcher, Siegen Palmisano, Elizabeth Redmann, Sophia Salvaggio, and Brenna Tamborella.
Not Pictured: Londyn Greely and Brooklyn Johnson.