53 Tri-County Students Receive Adams Scholarship

Fifty-three seniors at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School qualified to receive the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship for their performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test.

The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship provides a tuition waiver for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university.

The students were recognized on Thursday, March 15, during a celebratory reception in the school’s library.

Recipients from the Class of 2018 are:

• Ashland = Maximillian Ribeiro
• Attleboro = Brandi Allard and Frances Lopez
• Franklin = Andrew Barbato, Connor Capobianco, Shane Dowling, Duncan Graham, Jayme Martello, Alexander Mullin, Vincent Polito, Dylan Ross, Scott Saunders, Erin Thibeault, and Dylan White
• Medway = Jeffrey Blenkhorn, Julia Monahan, Johnna O'Gassian, Johnna O'Gassian, and Micah Perkins
• Millis = Ryan Malewicz
• Norfolk = Lucien Parker and David Renner
• North Attleboro = Brianna Boothe, Alyssa Burns, Madison Chamberlain, Katrina Chapman, Anthony Collette, Alyssa Compton, Kaylee Dunn, David Foster, Hannah Goudreau, Richard Heaney, Emily Hopkins, Carolyn Kiely, Megan Limpus, Joshua Mendoza, Amanda Merigo, Justin Stevens, and Seth Tincker
• Plainville = Eric Bernard, Peter Knowles, Nicole Loney, Kiley Nordberg, and William Silver
• Seekonk = Alexis Chapman, Jacob Dezotell, Armen Eghian, Ethan Mace, Sydney McDonald, and Tyler Mello
• Uxbridge = Cara Parker
• Walpole = Caralyn Morell
• Wrentham = David Fleury and Gus Hadayia

The scholarship provides up to eight semesters of free tuition to full-time undergraduate students who attend a Massachusetts state college or university. The scholarship covers tuition only; fees and room and board are not included. The scholarship must be used within six years of a student's high school graduation.

To be eligible, students in the Class of 2018 had to achieve an Advanced score on one of the three high school state assessment tests in ELA, Mathematics or STE, and score at the Proficient level or higher on the two remaining tests. Their combined scores must also place them among the top 25-percent of students in the graduating class within their district.

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.

53 Tri-County Students Receive Adams Scholarship