The Friends of the Milford Library today announced its annual High School Book Award and Scholarship recipients.
Book awards are given to a member of the junior class at each of the five high schools in Milford. Scholarships are awarded to two high school seniors with plans for furthering their education. All the award winners have exhibited outstanding personal character, made a positive impact on their school or community and demonstrated a strong and consistent love of reading. Recipients were recognized and chosen by their teachers.
The book award recipients are Evelyn Cardoso of The Academy, Mackenzie Powers of Jonathan Law High School, Melissa Connelly of Joseph A. Foran High School, Paola Luna-Castro of Platt Tech and Kevinah Wright of Lauralton Hall. The scholarship recipients are Kayleigh Hackett of Foran and Rachna Vipparla of Jonathan Law.
The scholarships recognize students for their hard work throughout the school year. Each book award winner receives a personally inscribed copy of Only in Milford by DeForest Smith. In addition, the Friends of the Milford Library donates a book of the student’s choosing to their school library with a bookplate commemorating the student’s achievement.