Long Neck Sunrise Rotary awards annual scholarships
Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club recently awarded Service Above Self Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to four Sussex Central High School seniors.
Honorees are Delsy Gomez-Bartolon, Yamileth Lopez Renoj, Lindsey Sontay Pelico and Melissa Bartolon-Morales, who were presented honorary certificates at the Sussex Central awards ceremony in May. Recipients can choose if their monetary award will be sent to the college they will be attending for tuition costs or used to defray the student’s expenses for computers and books.
A committee from Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club reviewed applications for merit, considering academic performance, financial need and an exhibition of community service to fit with Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self. Students who are Sussex Central Interact Club members were given special consideration.
“This was a tough decision for us this year,” said Christine Tomalin who managed the application and award process. “We had more qualified candidates than we could award. It is just amazing how many wonderful students there are in our community.”
Gomez-Bartolon is planning to pursue a career in architecture, and will be attending Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
Renoj plans to follow a path into pediatric medicine by pursuing a major in neuroscience at Boston University.
Pelico will be attending the University of Delaware studying sociology with a goal to work in social services.
Bartolon-Morales will be attending Penn State to obtain a degree in accounting.
