NJPSA Student Scholarships Program
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Each Student Leadership Scholarship carries a $2,000 award for the recipient’s demonstrated leadership in school activities and in co-curricular activities other than athletics. Winners are selected from each of the three regions of our state – north, central, and south. The application is sent to NJPSA Premier members who are High School Principals, Vice Principals and Guidance Directors. Submissions can only be sent in by one high school official per school.
Under the direction of NJPSA Assistant Executive Director Robert Murphy, The Student Activities Committee of NJPSA reviews all applications and selects the winners. “The level of dedication and commitment these students demonstrate to their chosen activities is truly remarkable and inspirational,” said Murphy. “I have no doubt that these future leaders of society will continue to work hard and serve their communities, and NJPSA is proud to recognize their contributions in this way.”
2025-2026 NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarship Winners
| Student | School | County | Principal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Carolina Barbolla Menare | Bernards High School | Somerset County | Scott Neigel |
| Ananya Choudhary | Hightstown High School | Mercer County | Dennis Vinson |
| Angel Montes | Burlington County Institute of Technology-Westampton | Burlington County | Joseph Venuto |
| Blaise Leonardo | Delsea Regional High School | Gloucester County | Michele DePasquale |
| Cameron Lynn | Wall High School | Monmouth County | Kevin Davis |
| Chloe Wnek | Marine Academy of Technology | Ocean County | Alison Carroll |
| Colin Campbell | Overbrook High School | Camden County | John Carullo |
| Gabriella Couvertier | Mercer County Technical School-Sypek | Mercer County | Jared Warren |
| Dylan Andrew Hunter | Montville Township High School | Morris County | Douglas Sanford |
| Emily Smith | Somerville High School | Somerset County | Gerard Foley |
| Emma Cipriani | Madison High School | Morris County | David Drechsel |
| Hadia Jamal | Pompton Lakes High School | Passaic County | Scott Wisniewski |
| Ikenna Edoh | Carteret High School | Middlesex County | Joanna Joaquin |
| Jonathan Callanan | Hanover Park High School | Morris County | Thomas Callanan |
| Julia Zon | Cedar Grove High School | Essex County | Jody Inglis |
| Juliette Miller | Vernon Township High School | Sussex County | Lindsay LeDuc Young |
| KayLeAnn Brasch | Cedar Creek High School | Atlantic County | Scott Parker |
| Mia Monteiro | North Brunswick Township High School | Middlesex County | Michael Kneller |
| Pari Malla | Somerset County Vocational & Technical HS | Somerset County | Michael Meyer |
| Mikayla Farbman | Burlington County Institute of Technology – Medford | Burlington County | Michael Parker |
| Mohamad Srouji | Brick Township High School | Ocean County | David Kasyan |
| Nancy Ajala | Winslow Township High School | Camden County | Kurtis Marella |
| Paige Bates | Steinert High School | Mercer County | Bryan Rogers |
| Paige Elizabeth Berger | Ramsey High School | Bergen County | Michael Thumm |
| Zuzanna Bubienko | Saddle Brook High School | Bergen County | Donald Meisch |
2024-2025 NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarship Winners
| Student | School | County | Principal | School District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhay Bhaskar | Edison Academy Magnet School | Middlesex | Amro Mosaad | Middlesex County Magnet Schools |
| Amanda Cosentino | Hanover Park High School | Morris | Thomas Callanan | Hanover Park Regional High School District |
| Ari Rosen | Bernards High School | Somerset | Scott Neigel | Somerset Hills School District |
| Benjamin Bruchhauser | Montville Township High School | Morris | Douglas Sanford | Montville Township School District |
| Bill Tang | John P. Stevens High School | Middlesex | Fay Kim | Edison Township |
| Charlotte Bertoni | Monroe Township High School | Middlesex | Kevin Higgins | Monroe Townshp |
| Donovan Veletto | West Morris Central High School | Morris | Timothy Rymer | West Morris Regional High School District |
| Giavonna Formelio | Timber Creek Regional High School | Camden | Kelly McKenzie | Black Horse Pike Regional School District |
| Gwendolynn Dubrow | Dunellen High School | Middlesex | Paul Lynch | Dunellen |
| Jack Latson | Verona High School | Essex | Joshua Cogdill | Verona Public School District |
| Josiah Zaki | James Caldwell High School | Essex | Jim Devlin | Caldwell - West Caldwell |
| Madeline Senate | Somerville High School | Somerset | Gerard Foley | Somerville |
| Mia Compel | West Morris Mendham High School | Morris | Steve Ryan | West Morris Regional High School District |
| Mia Nerone | Triton Regional High School | Camden | Melissa Sheppard | Black Horse Pike Regional |
| Michelle Lin | Brick Township High School | Ocean | David Kasyan | Brick |
| Nazli Yildiz | Clifton High School | Passaic | Ahmad Hamdeh | Clifton Public Schools |
| Nicholas Veloso | Cliffside Park High School | Bergen | Lawrence Pinto | Cliffside Park Public Schools |
| Raquel Lamego | Kearny High School | Hudson | Curtis Brack | Kearny |
| Riyash Varia | bergen county academies | Bergen | Russell Davis | bergen county technical school district |
| Sameer Sharma | Bordentown Regional High School | Burlington | Robert Walder | Bordentown Regional School District |
| Seamus Burke | Lakeland Regional High School | Passaic | Hugh Beattie | Lakeland Regional High School |
| Stefano D'Agostino | Manalapan High School | Monmouth | Shawn Currie | Freehold Regional |
| Stuti Shah | Edison High School | Middlesex | Charles Ross | Edison Township Public Schools |
| Umi Joshi | Colts Neck High School | Monmouth | Brian Donahue | Freehold Regional High School District |
| William Goff | Hawthorne High School | Passaic | Kevin Pfister | Hawthorne Public Schools |
2023-2024 NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarship Winners
| Student | Region | County | High School | Principal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline Himes | South | Camden | Overbrook High School | John Carullo |
| Daniel Leonard | South | Burlington | Cherokee High School | Donna Charlesworth |
| Analise Myles | South | Atlantic | Absegami High School | Daniel Kern |
| Lisa Cherifi | South | Cape May | Cape May County Tech High School | Steven Vitiello |
| Aarav Mulinti | North | Morris | Montville Township High School | Douglas Sanford |
| Caitlin Eng | North | Essex | Verona High School | Josh Cogdill |
| Bailey Asbury | North | Warren | Warren Hills Regional High School | Christopher Kavcak |
| Jordan Sang | North | Essex | James Caldwell High School | James Devlin |
| Juliette Sanchez | North | Sussex | Sparta High School | Edward Lazzara |
| Mackenzie Flammer | North | Morris | West Morris Central High School | Timothy Rymer |
| Diya Kumrah | North | Passaic | Lakeland Regional High School | Hugh Beattie |
| Cassandra Tafuri Del Vecchio | North | Bergen | Ramapo High School | Travis Smith |
| Makayla Douglas | North | Bergen | Bogota High School School | Jeannie Paz |
| Mia Cicarelli | North | Morris | Hanover Park High School | Thomas Callanan |
| Aidan Bramley | Central | Burlington | Bordentown Regional High School | Robert Walder |
| Sarah Malabanan | Central | Union | Linden High School | Charles Koonce |
| Kaitlyn Culbert | Central | Ocean | Toms River High School North | Edward Keller |
| Arushi Parikh | Central | Somerset | Franklin High School | Nicholas Solomon |
| Ruhi Kulkarni | Central | Middlesex | Monroe Township High School | Kevin Higgins |
| Pari Patel | Central | Middlesex | South Plainfield High School | John Foscolo |
| Amaya Dalton | Central | Ocean | Brick Township High School | David Kasyan |
| Rhythm Vij | Central | Middlesex | John P Stevens High School | Peter Righi |
| Andrew Dalton | Central | Middlesex | Highland Park High School | Michael Lassiter |
| Briana Eugene | Central | Middlesex | Middlesex High School | Ryan Regan |
| Megan Ebinger | Central | Ocean | Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Sciences | Alison Carroll |
2022-2023 NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarship Winners
| Student | County | High School | Principal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aminata Kamara | Middlesex | Sayreville | Dale Rubino |
| Anastacia Ibrahim | Essex | West Essex | Caesar Diliberto |
| Anya Raetsch | Camden | Haddon Heights | Karim Fisher |
| Apple Lin | Bergen | Northern Highland | Joseph Occhino |
| Brianna Suliguin | Ocean | Ocean County Vocational Tech (Maritime) | Alison Carroll |
| Christine Chen | Middlesex | Highland Park | Michael Lassiter |
| Colleen Sannito | Morris | Hanover | Thomas Callanan |
| Courtney Coco | Monmouth | Matawan | Aaron Eyler |
| Drew Nakai | Camden | Cumberland | Ralph Aiello |
| Garret Hanlon | Union | Cranford | Mark Cantagallo |
| Gerard Monteiro | Middlesex | North Brunswick | Michael Kneller |
| Janet Ye | Monmouth | Colts Neck | Brian Donahue |
| Jennette Ziemba | Cape May | Lower Cape May | Lawrence Ziemba |
| Lauren Hitchner | Salem | Woodstown | Richard Senor |
| Lina Abtouche | Mercer | Ewing | Ed Chmiel |
| Liyana Illyas | Bergen | Dumont | James Wichmann |
| Maria Hanna | Camden | Pine Hill | Adam Lee |
| Nathaniel Bulaun | Ocean | Central Regional | Irene Marousis |
| Skye Muthuramalingam | Burlington | Northern Burlington | Dr. Sally Lopez |
| Spencer Howard | Camden | Haddon Township | Gary O'Brien |
| Yubin Lee | Bergen | Cresskill | John Massaro |
2021-2022 Student Scholarship Winners
| Student | Region/County | District | Principal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandrov Christina | Christina Alexandov | Central: Union | New Providence HS | Brian Henry |
 Fatima Aw | Fatima Aw | Central: Monmouth | Monmouth VoTech | Paul Mucciarone |
 Sophia Haber Brock | Sophia Haber Brock | Central: Monmouth | Middletown | Patricia Vari-Cartier |
 Siya Buddhadev | Siya Buddhadev | Central: Mercer | East Windsor | Dennis Vinson |
 Sarah Chagares | Sarah Chagares | North: Bergen | Ramapo | Travis Smith |
 Megan Corby | Megan Corby | Central: Middlesex | Sayreville | Dale Rubino |
 Alina Guan | Alina Guan | Central: Middlesex | Higland Park | Michael Lassiter |
 Ginamire Hite | Ginamarie Hite | South: Burlington | Cinnaminson | Ryan Gorman |
 Armaan Kazi | Armaan Kazi | Central: Middlesex | South Brunswick | Peter Varela |
 Elizabeth Krautheim | Elizabeth Krautheim | North: Bergen | Riverdell HS | Brian Pepe |
 Celeste Kuberiet | Celeste Kuberiet | Central: Middlesex | South Plainfield | John Foscolo |
 Danielle Lopes | Danielle Lopes | North: Sussex | Sussex County Tech | Gus Modla |
 Brooke McKown | Brooke McKown | Central: Monmouth | Jackson HS | Kevin Dieugenio |
 Larissa Motsch | Larissa Motsch | North: Morris | Hanover Park | Thomas Callanan |
 Meghan Pedrani | Meghan Pedrani | Central: Somerset | Somerville | Gerard Foley |
 Nicholas Pinsly | Nicholas Pinsly | Central: Monmouth | Rumson Fair Haven | Kevin Pfister |
 Emily Radick | Emily Radick | Central: Union | Berkeley | Robert Nixon |
 Alexis Reducto | Alexis Reducto | North: Passaic | Pompton Lakes | Vincent Przybylinski |
 Regan Reilly | Regan Reilly | South: Camden | Collingswood | Matt Genna |
 Christopher Ruiz | Christopher Ruiz | North: Morris | Morristown | Mark Manning |
 Elyse Ryan | Elyse Ryan | South: Atlantic | Hammonton | Thomas Ramsay |
 Meghan Sharockman | Megan Sharockman | South: Burlington | Rancocas High School | Joseph Martin |
 Jennifer Stamboulian | Jennifer Stamboulian | Central: Mercer | Robbinsville | Molly Avery |
 Kaya Waltzer | Kaya Waltzer | Central: Union | Johnathon Dayton HS | Norman Francis, Jr. |
 Joseph Whalen | Joseph Whalen | Central: Middlesex | North Brunswick | Michael Kneller |