The Sippican Woman’s Club of Marion Awards $14,000 in Scholarships to Marion Residents. The Sippican Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that it has awarded $11,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors who reside in Marion. In addition, $3,000 has been awarded in continuing educations scholarships to residents of Marion enrolled in a post-secondary college/university. The funds used to award these scholarships come from the money raised during the club’s annual Holiday House Tour that is held in early December.
The following five high school seniors were the recipients of the graduating senior scholarships: from Old Rochester Regional High School: Ella Bartholomew (Boston University), Elizabeth Houdelette (Springfield College), Gavin Martin (University of New England), and Emily Wyman (Boston College) and from Tabor Academy: Katelyn Craig (Smith College). Also, Emily Wyman from Old Rochester Regional was the recipient of the Lu Chevrier Award. This award goes to a graduating senior who wants to teach or has taught in some manner (such as tutoring or helping another student.) This award honors Lu Chevrier who was the President of the club for 3 years from 1996-1999.
The following eight Marion residents were the recipients of the continuing education scholarships: Kate Feeney (Elon University), Sydney Feeney (University of Connecticut), Jacksen Martin (Johnson & Wales), Laura Pardo (College of the Holy Cross), Lauren Rapoza (Salve Regina University), Marianna Sudofsky (University of Washington-Seattle), Mason Tucker (University of Hartford) and Maxwell Tucker (University of Connecticut). The Alice Ryder Book Award has been presented to the highest-ranking 8th grade English student from Marion at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. This year’s recipient is Sophie Zhou. Sophie received a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble. Alice Ryder served as President of the Sippican Woman’s Club three separate terms – 1922-1925, 1940-1944 and 1946-1948. Alice also authored the book ‘Lands of Sippican’, which tells of the history of when Marion, Rochester and Mattapoisett were one community known as Rochester.
The Sippican Woman’s Club is an active non-profit woman’s organization whose mission is threefold: social, educational and humanitarian. The Sippican Woman’s Club welcomes women of Marion or women with an interest in Marion to join our club. For more information on the club, please refer to our website: www.sippicanwomansclub.org.