2025 Scholarship Recipients!
Jackson Burke
Jackson is from Billerica, MA and will be attending Emmanuel College in the fall to study Business Administration.
Throughout his time as an honor student at Billerica Memorial High School, Jackson was a member of the Best Buddies program, volunteered in the Massachusetts Special Olympics, participated in his local church’s youth ministries, and was a state finalist for DECA. Jackson also captained Billerica’s golf team and played on the basketball and volleyball teams.
Drew Burnett
Andrew is from Tyngsboro, MA. Next year, he will be attending the University of Maine in Orono, majoring in Wildlife Ecology with hopes of becoming a wildlife biologist. He has a passion for learning about the ecological effects on endangered animals.
While attending Tyngsborough High School, he played soccer, swam on the swim team, played trumpet in the middle/high school concert band, and was on the high school theatre tech team. He has also been on a mountain bike racing team for the past five years, and was a team captain this year. In his free time, he volunteers at Crossway Christian Church in Nashua, serving on the tech team for Sunday services and youth ministry. He also went on a mission trip with his youth group to El Salvador last summer to build eco stoves for people in need. He loves music, reading, watching action/adventure movies, and spending time with his family and friends.
Mary Fascione
Mary Fascione is graduating from Dracut High School. She plans on attending Saint Anselm College in the fall where she will continue her track and field training and study psychology with a minor in special education in hopes of becoming a board certified behavioral analyst! She was the soccer captain and participated in winter and spring track. She was also the president her school's Best Buddies program, member of National Honor Society (NHS), and a member of her school's environmental club.
Lana Freije
Lana is from Chelmsford and attended Chelmsford High School. Lana will be attending the University of Connecticut this upcoming fall where she will be studying Finance (Go Huskies)!
Lana’s favorite memories at school involve being the Student Council President, Student Representative to the Chelmsford School Committee, National Honor Society Secretary, Mentor board member, participating in Speech, playing Field Hockey, and working at the Country Creamery and Coffee House. Lana has shown her love for her community by partaking in various service activities through sports, four different honor societies, TOPSoccer, and through her high school leadership positions.
Makayla Hughes
Makayla is from Tyngsboro, MA and will be attending the University of Massachusetts Lowell majoring in Biology with a concentration in Ecology. She hopes to become a zoologist or work in conservation in the future.
While attending Tyngsboro High School, Makayla was a four-year member of the tennis team and is an actor and costumer in the Tyngsboro Theater program. She was also a part of NHS and the book club. In her free time, Makayla likes to read, paint, hang out with her friends, and travel to new places. She is a volunteer at the Tyngsboro Library and a member of the Girl Scouts, where she works to give back to her community as often as she can.
Andrew Keegan
Andrew Keegan is an 18 year old Eagle Scout from Dracut High School this spring. His passion is music, and he is a member of the Dracut High School Marching, Jazz and Concert bands. Andrew also volunteers his time assisting with the elementary school band, and plays multiple instruments.
He will be attending the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the fall and majoring in mechanical engineering. An avid Lego enthusiast, Andrew can often be found designing new creations made out of Legos while music is playing, typically classic rock. This interest in building things started at a young age, and was very valuable as he planned and installed a bicycle fix-it station along the Salem Bike-Ped Corridor for his Eagle Project, and will continue to benefit him as he studies engineering.
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Rebekah Ruiz
Rebekah is a graduate from Tyngsboro High School. Rebekah will be attending UMass Amherst for Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management where she plans to continue her academic journey while remaining active in service, leadership, and cultural engagement.
Since 2017, she has worked as a certified babysitter and CPR-trained caregiver and volunteers as a Sunday School teacher at Northeastern Christian Church, a peer tutor at Tyngsboro Middle/High School, and works at the Tyngsboro Sports Center.
Rebekah is actively involved in a wide range of volunteer initiatives, including youth programs, homeless outreach, and community events. She has participated in service projects such as Camp Caribe in Puerto Rico and the Nashua Soup Kitchen Backpack Program. She also takes part in extracurricular activities including: theater, tennis, student council. National and Spanish Honor Society, DEI Club, Book Club, Yearbook Club, PALs Program, Senior Sidekicks, and Baking Club.
Rebekah has been recognized with numerous awards for academics, leadership, and service including: Academic Excellence, Commitment to Learning, Excellence in US History, Tiger Pride Award, High Honor Roll, Excellence in Dramaturg, and the St. Michael’s Book Award.