Westborough Education Foundation 2021 Scholarships
WEF is proud to name Leah Mintz and Andrew Leary
as the recipients of the 2021 scholarships.
Congratulations to Leah and Andrew on all of their achievements and best of luck!
as the recipients of the 2021 scholarships.
Congratulations to Leah and Andrew on all of their achievements and best of luck!
The Westborough Education Foundation Awards Two $500 Scholarships
The Westborough Education Foundation (WEF) awards scholarships to two graduating seniors each year. We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 WEF Scholarships are Westborough High School graduates, Andrew Leary and Leah Mintz. Andrew plans to attend the University of Vermont Honors College majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Sports Management while Leah plans on studying Speech-Language Pathology at Ithaca College. Congratulations Andrew and Leah! WEF wishes you and all the WHS 2021 graduates continued success in your studies.
The scholarships were established for Westborough High School students who exhibit strong leadership qualities, are passionate about learning, and have demonstrated creativity and innovation. These scholarships are not solely based on academic achievement but for students who go “above and beyond” and reflect the spirit and mission of WEF. Applicants were asked to describe a school-related club or program that they have been involved in that has inspired them or describe a creative and innovative program that they would like to see in the Westborough schools that would inspire students to learn and grow. An additional essay prompt was included this year: describe a supportive program that you feel would have been beneficial to students during the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.
During his time in high school, Andrew was involved in various groups, including Best Buddies, as well as playing sports. Through his participation in Best Buddies, he learned about Unified Track and decided to get involved to support students with disabilities. Andrew and his father brought the Challenger Baseball program to Westborough. This is an adaptive program that provides individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities the opportunity to play baseball, overcome challenges and make new friends. With his brother, Andrew also co-founded the Double Play Association whose mission is to collect and donate used sports equipment to those in need, with an emphasis on those with special needs. He is inspired to keep pushing for inclusion and change in our community.
Leah joined the American Sign Language club as a freshman not knowing it would become such a big part of her life. She learned all about ASL and Deaf Culture and became very passionate about making the hearing world more accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. As a result, Leah became more involved in disability rights activism. She introduced ASL to elementary school students during their world language fair, as well as sharing information on Deaf Culture and ways to be more inclusive. Wearing masks during COVID and heavily relying on Zoom meetings is another challenge for deaf people. Leah is now even more inspired to continue to learn and help make a difference for the Deaf and hard of hearing.
We wish all the 2021 graduates the best in their future academics and endeavors.
The Westborough Education Foundation (WEF) awards scholarships to two graduating seniors each year. We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 WEF Scholarships are Westborough High School graduates, Andrew Leary and Leah Mintz. Andrew plans to attend the University of Vermont Honors College majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Sports Management while Leah plans on studying Speech-Language Pathology at Ithaca College. Congratulations Andrew and Leah! WEF wishes you and all the WHS 2021 graduates continued success in your studies.
The scholarships were established for Westborough High School students who exhibit strong leadership qualities, are passionate about learning, and have demonstrated creativity and innovation. These scholarships are not solely based on academic achievement but for students who go “above and beyond” and reflect the spirit and mission of WEF. Applicants were asked to describe a school-related club or program that they have been involved in that has inspired them or describe a creative and innovative program that they would like to see in the Westborough schools that would inspire students to learn and grow. An additional essay prompt was included this year: describe a supportive program that you feel would have been beneficial to students during the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.
During his time in high school, Andrew was involved in various groups, including Best Buddies, as well as playing sports. Through his participation in Best Buddies, he learned about Unified Track and decided to get involved to support students with disabilities. Andrew and his father brought the Challenger Baseball program to Westborough. This is an adaptive program that provides individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities the opportunity to play baseball, overcome challenges and make new friends. With his brother, Andrew also co-founded the Double Play Association whose mission is to collect and donate used sports equipment to those in need, with an emphasis on those with special needs. He is inspired to keep pushing for inclusion and change in our community.
Leah joined the American Sign Language club as a freshman not knowing it would become such a big part of her life. She learned all about ASL and Deaf Culture and became very passionate about making the hearing world more accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. As a result, Leah became more involved in disability rights activism. She introduced ASL to elementary school students during their world language fair, as well as sharing information on Deaf Culture and ways to be more inclusive. Wearing masks during COVID and heavily relying on Zoom meetings is another challenge for deaf people. Leah is now even more inspired to continue to learn and help make a difference for the Deaf and hard of hearing.
We wish all the 2021 graduates the best in their future academics and endeavors.