ASHLEY WHITE, center, the 2012 recipient of the Susan P. Ripa Scholarship, stands during the May 17 awards ceremony with Gail and Al Ripa of Brunswick. The annual $1,000 scholarship honors a Region 10 student who demonstrates leadership, scholarship and civic responsibility. White, who recently graduated from Freeport High School, participated in the Region 10 food trades program.
White is enrolled at the University of Maine at Farmington, where she will major in elementary education.
“Ashley takes the term volunteerism to a new level; she has a tremendous work ethic and always lends a hand to assist fellow students and staff,” Barry Lohnes, director of Region 10 Technical High School, said in a release about the scholarship.
Gail and Al Ripa of Brunswick provide the scholarship annually to a Region 10 student who demonstrates leadership, scholarship and civic responsibility. The award is presented in memory of Al Ripa’s mother, Susan P. Ripa, who grew up during the Great Depression in Pennsylvania coal country.
“Throughout her life, she believed strongly in public education and avidly continued her learning process throughout her life,” the release states about Susan P. Ripa.
Maine Region 10 Technical High School at 68 Church Road educates students from Brunswick, Regional School Unit 5 and School Administrative District 75. According to the release, nearly 300 students take part in 13 technical programs at the school.
For more information, call 729-6622.
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