Smith, Vance awarded Montgomery County
Stop DWI scholarships
Seniors Kyle Smith
and Tiffany Vance have been awarded inaugural $1,000 Montgomery
County Stop DWI Scholarships.
Money for the scholarship was raised
at the 2007 Stop DWI Golf Tournament. With support and approval of
Chairman Vito Greco and the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors,
the golf tournament committee decided to develop a scholarship
program for two graduating seniors from each of the five high
schools in the county. The major factor
in awarding the scholarships was the quality of essays submitted by
students on one of two topics: the zero tolerance law for driving
while intoxicated or the social host law recently enacted by the
Board of Supervisors.
Smith, son of Deborah Johnson and
Dennis Smith will attend Springfield College as a biology education
major. Vance, daughter of Russell and Deborah Vance will attend
Herkimer County Community College and major in Childhood Education.
Montgomery County Stop DWI Coordinator Jennifer
Petteys presented the scholarship awards to Smith and Vance.
Cutspec awarded lottery scholarship
Fort Plain High School Principal Deborah Larrabee has announced that
Senior Adam Cutspec has been awarded
a $5,000 New York Lottery 2008 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. Son
of Robyn Cutspec and the late William Cutspec, Adam will attend the
State University of New York at Albany in the fall and major in
History.
To be eligible to receive the
Lottery Scholarship, students must demonstrate at least a “B”
average, be active in their community and plan to attend a New
York-accredited college, university, trade school or community
college. Scholarship monies are paid directly to the school of the
recipient’s choice. Scholarship funds are paid in increments of
$1,250 per year. Since the program’s debut in 2000, the Lottery has
awarded about 9,000 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships totaling $38
million.
“Adam is role model for his peers. He
is a well rounded individual and a natural leader. We are proud of
him and all he has accomplished at Fort Plain Jr-Sr. High School,”
Larrabee said.
Many awards and
scholarships announced
Numerous prizes, awards and
scholarships were given to deserving students at Undergraduate Award
Night June 3 and Senior Awards Night June 10. Both events were held
in the Junior/Senior High School Auditorium.
These awards would not be possible without the
generosity shown by individuals and organizations in the Fort Plain
area. To all those who contributed, the students of Fort Plain High
School sincerely thank you.
For a list of sponsors, awards, and who won them, click on
the appropriate link below.
Sophomore
Ashley Smith recently attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership
Conference at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
Troy. The conference is designed for high school sophomores to
recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming
effective, ethical leaders in their homes, schools, workplace, and
community.
Smith attended leadership
seminars and participated in a “Free Market Challenge,” a simulation
whereby students sold a product and learned how to effectively
manage their finances.
Actor Hugh O’Brian founded HOBY
in 1958. Seventy HOBY conferences are held throughout the United
States each year. About 300 students from schools across the
Northeast attended the conference at RPI.
On May 23, 30 students took a “Women’s Day
Out” with a tour of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in
Seneca Falls. The trip was part of the OK2XL program at the High
School. The students also visited Wesley Chapel, where the first
women’s rights convention was held in 1848, and the Seneca Falls
home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the organizers conventions
organizers. Stanton was born in Johnstown.
All visitors
are required to report to the security kiosk upon entering the
building and obtain a visitor's pass.
Deborah Larrabee
Jr./Sr. High
Principal
(518) 993-4000 ext. 3400
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in awarding the scholarships was the quality of essays submitted by
students on one of two topics: the zero tolerance law for driving
while intoxicated or the social host law recently enacted by the
Board of Supervisors. 
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a $5,000 New York Lottery 2008 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. Son
of Robyn Cutspec and the late William Cutspec, Adam will attend the
State University of New York at Albany in the fall and major in
History. 
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Troy. The conference is designed for high school sophomores to
recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming
effective, ethical leaders in their homes, schools, workplace, and
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