BVT announces Adams Scholarship recipients

UPTON – As college acceptance letters begin arriving in students’ mailboxes, a tuition-free college education is one of the many options available to 81 Blackstone Valley Tech students named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship.

The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. To be eligible, students must earn Advanced and Proficient scores on the grade 10 MCAS exams in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering (with at least one score of Advanced) and earn a combined score within the top 25 percent of their school district.

Students who accept the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and enroll as full-time students in a Massachusetts state college or university will receive a tuition waiver for up to eight semesters, which must be completed within six years of the recipient’s high school graduation.

Recipients must also maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average during their enrollment.

The following members of the BVT Class of 2019, listed alphabetically by town, were recently informed of their eligibility for the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship:

Bellingham: Tyler Brindamour; Kirsten Flavin; Jessica Giordano; Saddaf Sabir.

Blackstone: Jack Clem; Joseph Martinelli; Colin Norcross-Joyce; Alexandra Patterson; Thomas Watson.

Millville: Madison Durand; Juliana Gambach; Styles Pickering.

Uxbridge: Jaylin Bodell; Thomas Campanelli; Jenna Dagle; Mara Eisenhardt; Galina Jaros; Christian Verla.

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School serves the towns of Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridge.