Portsmouth student gets scholarship, school supplies donated in Rochester: Education news

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Club Victoire and Granite State Credit Union donate supplies to Rochester School District

Heather Vitagliano-Ricard and Matt Negm from Club Victoire drop off school supplies at the William Allen School.
Heather Vitagliano-Ricard and Matt Negm from Club Victoire drop off school supplies at the William Allen School.

ROCHESTER ­­– The Rochester School District and Superintendent Kyle Repucci thanked Club Victoire and Granite State Credit Union for donating school supplies in advance of the new academic year.

The Rochester branch of Granite State Credit Union donated $100 in school supplies to each of the district's five elementary schools, while Club Victoire, a Rochester social club, raised over $3,000 to buy school supplies for the William Allen School and other schools in the district.

Callie Ficek and Tasha Pendergast from Granite State Credit Union drop off school supplies at the Gonic School.
Callie Ficek and Tasha Pendergast from Granite State Credit Union drop off school supplies at the Gonic School.

"Our goal is to provide our teachers with some relief for the items that they regularly need and often have to purchase out of pocket," said Mary Welch, who partnered with Club Victoire to raise the funds. School supplies that were purchased include pencils, markers, glue sticks, folders, crayons, colored pencils, notebooks, dry erase markers and tissues.

"I want to express our gratitude to both of these organizations for their generous donations of school supplies, which will help ensure every student and classroom in Rochester has what they need to start this school year," said Repucci. "The Rochester community is so supportive of our school system and we could not be more appreciative."

Five CCSNH graduates named NH P2Bio Transfer Scholars

Top row from left to right are Elizabeth Hart, Mary Gubitose and Stephanie Dodson. Bottom row from left to right are Taran Cartony and Taylor Hartley.
Top row from left to right are Elizabeth Hart, Mary Gubitose and Stephanie Dodson. Bottom row from left to right are Taran Cartony and Taylor Hartley.

CONCORD — Five recent graduates from across the Community College System of New Hampshire have been awarded $20,000 transfer scholarships to the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture at the University of New Hampshire. The “Pathways to Professions in the Biosciences:” (P2Bio) Scholarship Program provides financial support and academic programing to New Hampshire community college students pursuing four-year degrees in the life sciences at UNH.

“Programs such as P2Bio illustrate both the National Science Foundation’s and the University of New Hampshire’s commitment to the development of talented students who, every year, choose to begin their higher education through one of New Hampshire’s community colleges,” said Dr. Leslie Barber, Great Bay Community College (GBCC) professor of biological science and CCSNH faculty fellow.

The 2023 recipients of P2Bio Transfer Scholarships are:

From Great Bay Community College:

  • Elizabeth Hart of Dover (associate's degree, biology) will pursue a bachelor of science in Biology.

  • Taylor Hartley of Hampton (associate's degree, biotechnology) will pursue a bachelor of science in genetics.

  • Taran Cartony of Somersworth (associate's degree, environmental science) will pursue a bachelor of science in environmental science.

From NHTI, Concord’s Community College:

  • Mary Gubitose of Alton will pursue a bachelor of science in neuroscience and behavior.

  • Stephanie Dodson of Concord will pursue a bachelor of science in biomedical laboratory science.

The P2Bio program is funded through the National Science Foundation’s S-STEM program. In addition to $10,000 per year for two years in scholarship funding, transfer scholarship recipients also receive a $5,000 stipend to support summer research or participation in a semester of study abroad.

Information: colsa.unh.edu/p2bio.

2023 Creek A.C. Scholarship Award presented to Mia Edwards

Creek Athletic Club’s 2023 Scholarship Award being presented to Mia Edwards.
Creek Athletic Club’s 2023 Scholarship Award being presented to Mia Edwards.

PORTSMOUTH — The Creek Athletic Club’s 2023 Scholarship Award presented to Mia Edwards took place earlier this month at the city’s Night Out celebration at Pine Street Playground. The scholarship award is for $1,000 and is presented annually by the Creek A. C. to a graduating senior from Portsmouth’s Creek Neighborhood based on their academic and athletic accomplishments.

Edwards is the daughter of Johnnie and Nancy Edwards and was a member of Portsmouth High School’s varsity field hockey and tennis teams and was chosen as the NHIAA Division II Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Year for both 2022 and 2023.  She will attend the University of California at Davis, where she will play field hockey and plans to major in animal science. 

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