Village at Oxford Greens Gives $5K Plus in Scholarships

On May 29, the Village at Oxford Greens Scholarship Committee awarded five   scholarships to graduating seniors at the Oxford High School awards night ceremony.

Committee Chairman Peter Bunzl made the presentations.

The scholarships are supported by interested residents of the Village at Oxford Greens who desire to demonstrate their support for the town of Oxford and the Oxford educational system by creating an annual scholarship to enhance the academic development of outstanding graduating seniors at OHS who have demonstrated strong academic achievement, commitment to community service and school citizenship and involvement.

This year Oxford Greens residents awarded $5,550 in scholarships.

• A $1,750 scholarship was awarded to James Badas, who will be attending Yale University.
• A $1,300 scholarship was awarded to Jason Mraz, who will be attending the University of Connecticut and studying engineering.
• A $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Sarah Denisco, who will be attending Sacred Heart University and will be majoring in Business Management and Political Science.
• A $1,000 scholarship went to James Kostka, who will be attending the University of Rochester and hopes to get his doctorate in chemistry and become a teacher.
• A $500 scholarship went to Alexandra Caple, who will be attending Purchase College State University of New York. Her field of study will be Photography and Arts Management.