Salem Education Committee Awards 9 Scholarships To Graduates

SALEM, MA — Nine worthy Salem graduates from four different schools will receive college scholarships largely through city taxpayer donations to the Salem Scholarship & Education Fund.

The students from Salem High School, St. John's Prep, Essex North Shore and the Salem Academy Charter School will each receive $750.

The fund was established in 1987 mostly through tax bill donations. The donations are tax-deductible and 100 percent of the funds go directly to grant recipients.

Funding also comes from grants, local businesses foundations and other community donations. To make a donation for a future scholarship, go here.

"The pool of applicants this year was our largest in years and very competitive," Committee Chair Tyler Carlton said. "It speaks highly of the quality, potential, and accomplishments of Salem's youth. The Scholarship and Education Committee is grateful to the many Salem residents who have donated to the fund, making these scholarships possible.

"I would like to encourage all our community's residents and businesses to consider donating to the Scholarship Fund or the Education Fund, so the Committee can continue to support these important efforts."

This year's recipients are:

• Sirena Baez of Salem High School, attending Suffolk University.
• Olivier Bruno of St. John’s Prep, attending Suffolk University.
• Braegan Fitzgerald of Salem High School, attending Wheaton College.
• Tyler Geary of Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School, attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• Natalia Grishin of Salem Academy Charter School, attending Boston University.
• Amy Jimenez of Salem High School, attending Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
• Sylvia Marmolejos of Salem High School, attending the University of Massachusetts at Boston
• Angelis Segura of Salem High School, attending Wentworth Institute of Technology.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)