Twenty freshmen in the Class of 2025 at Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City were selected as Magis Award winners at the end of year virtual assembly in June. The following Hudson County residents were recognized were Samer Saleh of Bayonne; Daniel Nemeth Szerdai, Finn Getz, and Declan Schultz of Hoboken; Blake Flores-Duncan, Henry Eig, Joseph Fiore, Akshay Kumar, Evan Nguyen, Kyle Oh, Feliz Puig Seppalainen of Jersey City; Aayush Sherchan of Weehawken; and Corey Greenfield and Aneel Ward of West New York.

Art House announces Cares Grant recipients

Art House Productions has announced the ten Hudson County artists who will receive Art House Cares Grants: Samantha Benvissuto, Jasmin Casiano, Zhnai Davis, Benedicto Figueroa, Kent Jackman, Shiva Jlayer, Antonio Martez, Bryant Small, Elizabeth Weitzen, and Lisa Marie Zapata.

The program will distribute one-time $5,000 grants to 10 local artists to help sustain their practice and engage the public across Hudson County between July 1 and Dec 1. This grant program supports Hudson County-based working artists and cultural workers who were negatively impacted by COVID-19.

The grant recipients represent Bayonne, Hoboken and Jersey City. Of the grant recipients, 90 percent identify as African American/Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern, or Multiracial; 70 percent identify as women, genderqueer or non-binary; and 40 percent identify as living with a disability. The grant recipients work in the disciplines of dance, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music, theater and playwriting, and visual arts.

This grant program was made possible by support from New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation.

Two from Kearny High School at Girl’s Career Institute

Girls’ Career Institute (GCI), formerly called Girls Citizenship Institute, is an annual program held at Douglass College which was founded by the clubwomen of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC). This year, the delegates sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Arlington are Emily Horvaht and Maci Covello.

Horvaht is a member of the National Honor society and the Latin National Honor Society. She volunteers by tutoring, assisting with fund raisers and coaching the Kearny Kickers team. She is interested in the medical field and found the course in respiratory therapy of great interest.

Covello is captain of the basketball team, won three varsity letters as a freshman, and is a member of the National Honor Society. She participates in food and clothing drives, coaches’ soccer and focuses on developing youth athletics. Teaching is her goal, and she hopes to become an elementary school teacher and soccer coach.

The Girls’ Career Institute (GCI) allows high school junior girls to participate in the annual four-day “mini college experience” at Douglass College on the campus of the University of Rutgers in New Brunswick. During this year’s event, from June 6 to June 9, the delegates experienced a sample of college life by living in a dorm, eating in a cafeteria, attending lectures and workshops. The young women learn about career choices from women working in a variety of professions, trades and academic disciplines. The GCI delegates also can network with other delegates from across New Jersey.

Prep freshmen win Magis Awards

Chris Caulfield, ‘03, principal of Saint Peter’s Preparatory School, has announced that twenty freshmen in the Class of 2025 were selected as Magis Award winners at the end of year virtual assembly in June.

The Magis, or “the more” Award recognizes outstanding freshmen for their emerging leadership among their class.

The following Hudson County residents were recognized: Samer Saleh of Bayonne; Daniel Nemeth Szerdai, Finn Getz, and Declan Schultz of Hoboken; Blake Flores-Duncan, Henry Eig, Joseph Fiore, Akshay Kumar, Evan Nguyen, Kyle Oh, Feliz Puig Seppalainen of Jersey City; Aayush Sherchan of Weehawken; and Corey Greenfield and Aneel Ward of West New York.

High school students in Hudson invited to summit

All Hudson County high school students are invited to the first ever Hudson County Teen Summit by Partners in Prevention scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Six Flags. Teens participating will get the chance to see presenters, meet and connect with other youth from the county, and of course experience all the rides and attractions at Six Flags. You can sign up for more info at https://forms.gle/8y4LycV7dVwhM9uL7.

Financial Resources FCU Foundation awards five college scholarships

Following their annual College Scholarship application period, Financial Resources Federal Credit Union has named five candidates that were selected. Each scholarship winner received $1,000 to use toward their upcoming college costs.

Among the five graduating seniors who won the awards is Vishwa R. Mandlewala of Jersey City, who is attending The College of New Jersey.

Each year, Financial Resources receives applications from candidates who will be heading to college in the fall. Potential winners are scored on a number of criteria including community service involvement, academic achievement, teacher references, extra-curricular activities and overall application quality.

Frank Almeida, president and CEO of Financial Resources Federal Credit Union and Chairperson of the Foundation presented the checks to local students.

Students achieve academic honors, earn degrees

Crystal Lopez, a nursing student from Kearny, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford for Spring 2022 semester.

Caitlin Gurgone of Jersey City graduated magna cum laude from Susquehanna University with a Bachelor of Arts in history.

Xiaoyi Zhang of Jersey City from the Class of 2025 was named to the Spring 2022 High Honors list at Pomfret School.

Anthony Ruvo of Jersey City was named to the College of Charleston Spring 2022 President’s List. Ruvo is majoring in Political Science.

Dhaneille As Cadangan of Jersey City was named to the Muhlenberg College Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester.

The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute’s 262nd Commencement exercises from May 6 to 7 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Among the graduates were Bhaskar Joshi, Gary Liu, Daniel Reich, Dipesh Singh, and Ying Sun of Jersey City.

Benjamin Silver of Jersey City has been named to the Deans’ List for the Spring 2022 semester at Bryant University.

As part of New York Institute of Technology’s 61st annual commencement, its School of Management recognized award winners from the Class of 2022, including Matthaeus Zidane Granger of Jersey City, who received the Undergraduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Finance; and Urmi Gaurang Parmar of Jersey City, who received the Graduate Student Award in Triple Platforms of Excellence.

Robert Burke of Jersey City graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Finance and a minor in Business Administration at Muhlenberg College.

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