SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Scholarship winners from the Fallsburg Central School District were honored on May 31 at the first annual Community Awards Banquet at Tarry Brae Golf Course. The event was held courtesy of the Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Central Community Scholarship Fund Committee, Fallsburg Lions Club, Kiwanis of Woodridge and the Fallsburg Alumni Association.

Kiwanis of Woodridge gave scholarships of $1,000 each to the following graduates:  

Jasmine Acevedo, granddaughter of James Paterson of Hurleyville, will attend SUNY Oneonta and major in psychology.

Emma Degraw, daughter of Laura and George DeGraw of Woodbourne, will attend SUNY Cortland and major in childhood education.

Jaedon Espinoza, the son of Jeannette and Edgar Espinoza of Woodridge, will attend Sullivan County Community College. He plans to work in computer science.  His scholarship is in honor of Ralph Rappaport, longtime Fallsburg Central School board member and the auditor for the Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Central Community Scholarship Fund.

Nadiushka Rosa Gonzalez of Loch Sheldrake,  the daughter of Tatiana Gonzalez Ortiz and Angel Rosa Ortiz, will attend the University of Connecticut. She will major in biology.

Angelina Levner, the daughter of Joe and Julia Levner of Thompsonville, will attend the University of Florida, and will study biology and animal science.

Adam Mednick, son of Shari and Michael Mednick of Rock Hill, will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a major in computer science.

Rugiatu Sesay, daughter of Kamara Zainah of Woodridge, will attend SUNY Albany with a major in biology.

Kiwanis of Woodridge is proud to support these impressive students and wish them great success in all their future endeavors.

Contributed by Kiwanis of Woodridge.