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Shamrock Scholarship For HS Seniors Accepting Applications
The winners receive $4,000, while the runners-up get $2,000.
The Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Celebration Committee announced that applications are available for the 2021 Mr. and Miss Shamrock College Scholarship Program. Completed applications are due on January 10, 2021 according to the program organizer Colleen Sargent Murphy of Fairfield.
All high school seniors of Irish descent in the greater Bridgeport area are encouraged to complete an application that can be found on the Parade Committee's website and in local high school guidance counselor's offices. All candidates will be interviewed by an independent panel of judges and winners are chosen based upon their knowledge of their Irish heritage, traditions, history, the meaning of St. Patrick's Day, their involvement in their community, their interests and activities.
The winners receive a monetary scholarship award of $4,000 for future educational endeavors. Runners-up also are awarded a scholarship of $2,000.
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The program has been competitive since its founding when Eileen Doonan Dancho of Fairfield was named Miss Shamrock in 1988. Coincidentally her mother, Mary Ann Doonan, is the Grand Marshal of the 2020 and 2021 Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Mr. Shamrock component was added in 1993 when Pat Boland was selected. Last year, students from Lauralton Hall, Fairfield Prep and Regis High School were winners, although the program is open to students in all high schools throughout the region.
Mr. & Miss Shamrock will participate in all the Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Parade festivities including riding on the float during the parade in downtown Bridgeport. The next parade will be held on March 17, 2021 at Noon, pandemic permitting. For more information and for an application visit, http://stpatricksdaybridgeport...
