Lt. Paul Sullivan

Winners of the 2020 Lt. Paul Sullivan Scholarships Revealed

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Lt. Paul Sullivan was killed in Vietnam in 1968, and a scholarship in his name has been given out for 52 years. The nine winners of a total of $25,000 in scholarships were announced on Sunday night. The scholarships are presented annually in memory an Army lieutenant from Watertown who was killed in Vietnam. The scholarships honor Lt. Paul Sullivan, who grew up in Watertown, and attended St. Mary’s High School in Waltham before going on to Boston College.

Schools

Applications Available for Watertown Rotary Scholarships

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The following information was provided by the Rotary Club of Watertown:

All residents of Watertown who are high school seniors and applying to college are eligible for Watertown Rotary Scholarships. The amount of each award and the number of scholarships granted are determined on a yearly basis. 

All eligible residents must submit completed applications, postmarked no later than April 17, 2020, to:

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEEROTARY CLUB OF WATERTOWNc/o Anthony Donato

42 Arden RoadWATERTOWN, MA 02472

The form must be completed in full and accompanied by a transcript and letter of recommendation to be considered a valid application. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. All information supplied on this form will be kept strictly confidential. Only one application need be submitted to be eligible for consideration for all scholarships available through the Rotary Club of Watertown.

Schools

Many Watertown Students Among Minuteman Award, Scholarship Winners

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Minuteman High School in Lexington. The following announcement was provided by Minuteman High School:

The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Class of 2019 from Minuteman High School in Lexington:

National Honor Society: Noor Alwaz (Watertown), Tazmin Anbar (Watertown), Benjamin Cook (Arlington), Sabrina Correa (Arlington), Arrik Crouse (Acton), Matthew Dunham (Stoneham), Fae Eisenheim (Arlington), Anthony Fiore (Woburn), Seth Flueckiger (Needham), Kimmee Hanson (Lancaster), Adnan Kabir (Arlington), Benjamin Keaton (Concord), Sophia Li (Acton), Judeleen Modestin (Everett), Kaienteres Maracle (Lexington), William McPhee (Winchester), Halle Merkowitz (Peabody), Jennifer Mills (Waltham), Jordan Mills (Waltham), Ethan Moore (Arlington), Lillian Powell (Wayland), Sage Romano (Woburn), Edward Seidman (Watertown), Daniel Spencer (Arlington), Amanda Sullivan (Arlington). Outstanding Vocational Technical Student of the Year: Sophia Li (Acton). Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators and the Massachusetts Vocational Association

2019 John & Abigail Adams Scholarship Recipients: Jeffrey Benoit (Lancaster), Tyler Benoit (Lancaster), David Castillo-Ordonez (Watertown), Benjamin Cook (Arlington), Henry Dionne (Concord), Laura Espinosa-Jaramillo (Lincoln), Tyler Ferrin (Tewksbury), Noa Geva (Lexington), Isabel Halstead (Lexington), Samuel Harris (Lncaster), Devon Jones (Arlington), Adnan Kabir (Arlington), Levi Kane (Lancaster), Matthew Larzelere (Stoneham), Sophia Li (Acton), Michael Merrick (Lexington), Jennifer Mills (Waltham), Jordan Mills (Waltham), Ethan Moore (Arlington), Stephen Munroe (Watertown), Lillian Powell (Wayland), Daniel Spencer (Arlington), Amanda Sullivan (Arlington), Zachary Umbsen (Watertown), Elizabeth Whitman-Kinghorn (Lexington), Jeremy Whitman-Kinghorn (Lexington)

Senior Class Officers:

President | Amanda Sullivan (Arlington)Vice President | Erica Grandon (Arlington)Secretary | Tyler Benoit (Lancaster)Treasurer | Jordan Mills (Waltham)

President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence: Tazmin Anbar (Watertown), Jeffrey Benoit (Lancaster), Tyler Benoit (Lancaster), Jared Burke (Waltham), Saba Challant (Winchester), Henry Dionne (Concord), Matthew Dunham (Stoneham), Fae Eisenheim (Arlington), Tyler Ferrin (Tewksbury), Noa Geva (Lexington), Kimmee Hanson (Lancaster), Benjamin Keaton (Concord), Sophia Li (Acton), Kaienteres Maracle (Lexington), Halle Merkowitz (Peabody), Michael Merrick (Lexington), Jennifer Mills (Waltham), Jordan Mills (Waltham), Ethan Moore (Arlington), Stephen Munroe (Watertown), Edward Seidman (Watertown), Daniel Spencer (Arlington), Amanda Sullivan (Arlington), Paige Zbyszewski (Arlington)

President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement: Luc Barbeau (Medford), Jonathan Benoit (Lancaster), David Castillo-Ordonez (Watertown), Benjamin Cook (Arlington), Jayne Coppola (Lexington), Sabrina Correa (Arlington), Arrik Crouse (Acton), Jenna DeCampo (Arlington), Nicholas Delorey (Concord), Nicholas DeVincent (Sudbury), Jake Dionne (Concord), Laura Espinosa Jaramillo (Linncoln), Lyazzat Feldman (Arlington), Robert Floyd (Lancaster), Sarai Gonzalez (Acton), Erica Grandon (Arlington), Samuel Harris (Lancaster), Adnan Kabir (Arlington), Matthew Larzelere (Stoneham), James Linarte (Watertown), William McPhee (Winchester), Judeleen Modestin (Everett), Andrew Nash (Waltham), Jordyn Nobrega (Burlington), Alexander Northup (Needham), Lillian Powell (Wayland), Sage Romano (Woburn), Ethan Scerra (Concord), Samantha Thebodo (Arlington), Elizabeth Whitman-Kinghorn (Lexington), Jeremy Whitman-Kinghorn (Lexington), Justin Wood (Burlington)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Community Service and Interact Club would like to recognize the following students for their outstanding work during Minuteman’s Community Service and Learning Trip. Each of these students volunteered over 45 hours the spring of 2019 in Puerto Rico.

Schools

Rotary Club of Watertown Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

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The Rotary Club of Watertown awarded more than $10,000 in college scholarships to 11 high school seniors. The award winners were presented to students from Watertown High School, Waldorf School and Mt. Alvernia High School. H. Nish Boyajian Memorial Scholarship – Neila Magloire, $1,000 WHSStephen Everett Memorial Scholarship – Gabriella Venezia, $1,000 WHS Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Christopher J. Iannetta, $1,000 WHS Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Olivia Lampasona $1,000 WHS Student Speaker Award – Sukeina Attar, $1,000 WHS Rotary Merit Scholarship – Smaranda Costiner, $1,000 Waldorf Rotary Merit Scholarship – Meron Hagos, $1,000 WHS Rotary Merit Scholarship – Levon Haroutunian, $750 WHS Rotary Merit Scholarship – Kristen Tracy, $750 WHS Rotary Merit Scholarship – Mairead Walsh, $1,000 Mt. Alvernia Rotary Merit Scholarship – Christine Zhu, $1,000 WHS

Lt. Paul Sullivan

See Who Won the 51st Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarships

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The recipients of the 51st Lt. Paul J Sullivan Scholarship recipients, from left to right, Nicolas McDermott, Bryan Ferreira. Gabriella Venezia, Catherine Connors, Christopher Iannetta, Patrick Gulledge, Katherine Garside, Nicholas Fiacco and Caroline Whalen. The organizers of the Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship announced the 51st annual award winners. Congratulations to the 51st Lt. Paul J Sullivan Scholarship recipients. A total of $22,500 was presented to these nine wonderful young men and women.

Charity

Winners of 50th Annual Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship, Other Awards Announced

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The following information was provided by the organizers of the Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship:

Congratulations to the 50th Anniversary Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship award winners. A record $23,000 was presented to these 10 wonderful young men and women. Awards were presented on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Sons of Italy, Watertown. 2018 Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship Winners
Elizabeth Powderly, of Watertown, 2018 Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship Winner, Watertown High School, attending Penn State. Emily Koufos, of Watertown, Lt. Paul Sullivan Scholarship in memory of Paul Cusick, Watertown High School, attending the College of the Holy Cross.

Rotary Club

Rotary Club of Watertown Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

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The Rotary Club of Watertown recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students. The recipients received the awards at the Watertown High School Senior Awards Night. 2018 Rotary Club of Watertown Scholarship Winners

H. Nish Boyajian Memorial Scholarship – Kaitlin Tracy, Watertown High School

Stephen Everett Memorial Scholarship – Elizabteth Powderly, Watertown High School

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Timothy F. Connors, Jr., Matignon

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Lauren Petrillo, Watertown High School

Student Speaker Award, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Liz Cam, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Caroline Costa, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Alexander J. Feltner-Harrison, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Claire Gabel, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Mariam Roda, Watertown High School

Around Town

Legacy of Watertown Soldier Killed in Vietnam Lives 50 Years Later in Annual Scholarship

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Fifty years after his death, Paul Sullivan continues to inspire the youth of Watertown and surrounding communities, and his legacy lives on in the recipients of the scholarship that bears his name. On June 23, 2018, a banquet will be held to honor the winners of the 50th Annual Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship and several other scholarships that have grown out of the effort to commemorate the 24-year-old from Watertown, who was killed in Vietnam on Aug. 9, 1968. The day after the banquet, a plaque will be unveiled at the playground named after Sullivan on the corner of Mt. Auburn Street and Arlington Street. Sullivan joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and trained to become a Ranger.