The New Bedford Educators Association has awarded 8 scholarships to New Bedford High School graduates

The New Bedford Educators Association has awarded 8 scholarships to New Bedford High School graduates from the Class of 2015, out of a total of 16 scholarships – 11 more scholarships than the NBEA was able to award last year.

With the proceeds of a car wash to benefit their scholarship fund and a partnership with Bristol County Savings Bank, the NBEA will award the following NBHS students scholarships as they continue their education at the college level:

– Chandler Debrosse
– Raekwon Grace
– Joshua Reidy

With gratitude to Bristol County Savings Bank, which has funded five additional scholarships, the following NBHS students have also received scholarship awards from the NBEA:

– Dayva Briand
– Lisa Chan
– Caleb Dahlene
– Kathleen Le
– Maya Sylvia

“On behalf of all New Bedford educators, we are proud to award scholarships to 16 outstanding high school graduates as they further their education,” said New Bedford Educators Association President Lou St. John. “The foundation of their education was built with their hard work and the guidance of our New Bedford Public Schools teachers, and we wish these New Bedford High alumni the best of luck as they continue their educational experience.”

Headmaster Bernadette Coelho said, “We could not be more proud that among the hundreds of scholarships that our graduates of the Class of 2015 have received, New Bedford educators have awarded these deserving NBHS students as they move on from the Whaler community. I know that each of these eight alumni will go on to make all of us at New Bedford High School extremely proud.”

With the proceeds of their car wash, the NBEA also awarded the following scholarships to the following students from other schools:

– China Bigelow
– Amelia Bruno
– Alexandra Chiquito
– Jaelyn Gomes
– Anthony Maloney-Pacheco
– Ashley Pacheco
– Riley Pearson
– Max Stone