Debora Silva of The Academy, one of the recipients of the Friends of the Milford Library’s annual high school book awards. Photo courtesy of the Friends of the Milford Library.
The Friends of the Milford Library have announced the winners of their high school book award and scholarship recipients. The winners were selected by members of the Friends’ High School Awards Committee, led by Peggy Bolger, in concert with the school personnel at Milford high schools.
The award winners must exhibit outstanding personal character, have made a positive impact on their school or community and demonstrated a strong and consistent love of reading. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors with plans of furthering their education.
This year’s scholarships were awarded to Lynelle Fernandez from Joseph A. Foran High School and Sophie Masselli of Jonathan Law High School.
The book award is presented annually to a member of the junior class at each of the high schools in Milford. Each student chooses a book for their school which is donated by the Friends with a bookplate commemorating the student’s achievement.
Additionally, each winner received a personally inscribed copy of Only In Milford by Milford author DeForest Smith.
This year’s winners and their books are India Joyner of Platt Tech, who chose My Hero Academia Volume by Kohei Horikoshi; Debora Silva of The Academy, who chose Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling; Visally Martinez-Cruz of Joseph A. Foran High School, who chose Blindness by Jose Saramajo; Emma Vaccino of Jonathan Law High School, who chose Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard; and Alexandra Miller of Lauralton Hall, who chose The Cost of Knowing by Brittany Morris.
Emma Vaccino of Jonathan Law High School, one of the recipients of the Friends of the Milford Library’s annual high school book awards. Photo courtesy of the Friends of the Milford Library.