001uh good evening students staff families board members and community partners i'd like to welcome all of you to our scholarship ceremony please stand for the presentation of our american flag so oh [Music] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all four [Music] please be seated tonight we recognize many well-deserving seniors for being selected as a successful candidate of our local and foundation scholarships we celebrate their commitment to their academics their passion for their cte program involvement in their community and for the leadership they have demonstrated over the past four years i would like to offer my congratulations to tonight award recipients at this time i'd like to call mr biasely to the
002podium [Applause] thank you mr mcgraw good evening everyone let's get started our first scholarship of the night is the cumberland county vocational technical education association scholarship this scholarship is intended for a student who contributes a great deal to his or her school environment but who rarely achieves a claim for his or her contributions the scholarship will be awarded to someone who has worked diligently in the classroom and in the shop has participated in and contributed to both academic and career classes and to someone who in the teachers and instructors eyes has had a positive impact on the school and the people within this year's recipient is kalyn harvey [Applause] caitlyn will be attending stockton university and majoring in health sciences she will be working toward a career as a physician assistant and kailyn would like
003to recognize miss vicari saying she's been an inspiration to me as she has treated me amazingly as a student but more importantly as a human being her kindness motivation and passion will always be my motivation for greatness in my life congratulations i would now like to introduce mr spatola to present the aaron j pierce scholarship [Applause] thank you this scholarship was created to honor the memory of our dear friend aaron j pierce aaron had a love for the automotive industry helping others and most of all treating others how he would like to be treated every year we pick a student who has excelled in his or her studies in the automotive technology field demonstrated community and school involvement and plans to pursue a career in the automotive field this year i am pleased to present
004this award to jose angel escorted jose will be working as a full-time automotive technician for rossi honda he wishes to use the scholarship funds for tools and supplies as well as for achieving further certifications in the field [Applause] i would now like to introduce mrs pierce to present the gina pierce memorial scholarship [Applause] [Music] good evening i'm here tonight on behalf of pierce family to present the junior peers scholarship award this award was created in memory of my grandmother affectionately called my mom gina pierce gina was an employee at scarpa scarpa tech and an alumnus herself who passed away january 29 2014. gina was enrolled as a culinary student at scarpa tech after retiring as a manager for from aetna insurance she was one of those individuals that could not sit home and relax so
005decided to further her education and love for cooking upon completion of the culinary program gina returned to scarborough tech was hired as a food service employee and also work with the strive students whom she loved dearly gina was actively involved in the british exchange club spearheading the blue ribbon project here at scarborough tech to raise funds and bring awareness to child abuse this scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving high school senior who has decided to pursue a path in culinary arts tonight i am pleased to announce that this award will be given to ishmael torres [Applause] ishmael will be attending the culinary institute of america he will be studying baking and pastry arts and wishes to become a culinary instructor [Applause] i would now like to introduce miss sherry cole burch to present the
006exchange club of richton gina pierce memorial merit award [Applause] good evening gina pierce was a member of the bridge exchange club and she also worked here in the culinary arts department each year our club participates in a blue ribbon campaign raising money to be used in our community in child abuse prevention programs gina started this campaign here when you were in the previous location the students purchased the blue ribbon for a dollar and added their name to the ribbon the ribbons were hung in the foyer of the school gina talked with the students about our efforts to prevent child abuse the profits from these sales were eventually split with half going for this scholarship and half going to the exchange club for the child abuse prevention programs we initiate each year sadly gina passed away
007in january 2014 and the blue ribbon campaign continued each year in her memory the awardee for this year's gina pierce memorial mayor award is jasmari vedro jasmari would like to thank ms gonzalez for making an incredibly positive impact on her education she said of ms gonzalez quote spending time in her classes was one of the best parts of my entire week she made virtual and in-person learning 100 better and she just wants to say thank you for everything that she does you are an incredible teacher and she will forever cherish the conversations and time we spent during our time at tech [Applause] our next scholarship is the lossy recognition of excellence scholarship the lassie recognition of excellence scholarship is being awarded to an active member of a latin american american caribbean iberian club at cctech
008who has also earned the seal of bi-literacy in the state of new jersey this year's recipients are ishmael torres and kimberly batista ruiz [Applause] in addition to lossy club kimberly was also involved in student action circle and gsa here at cctech one of ishmael's fondest memories of his time at cctech was of the all-star performance where he performed ghost town by benson boone and was declared our first all-star congratulations [Applause] the cumberland county retirees education association is awarding a 750 scholarship designated for a student pursuing a career in education students wishing to become a classroom teacher school nurse school counselor school social worker or other certified positions in the field of education are eligible for this scholarship this year's recipient is sydney taylor sydney will be attending saint joseph's university and majoring in early childhood
009education [Applause] the mars river township teachers association scholarship is designated for a student who graduated from morris river township elementary school this year's recipient is madeline vasquez [Applause] madeline will be attending rowan university majoring in biological sciences to pursue a career as a physician [Applause] the tech student services team is awarding four 250 dollar scholarships the recipients demonstrated great resolve throughout their high school experience this year's recipients are barris ceylon andre davis james lee and rochelle reyes-moreno [Applause] barris plans to further his welding career and go to college at the same time following a path of electrical engineering [Music] [Applause] andre will be attending stockton university next year for cyber security while pursuing a minor in psychology [Applause] james will be attending rowan university pursuing degrees in mechanical engineering and construction management [Applause] and rochelle
010will attend rutgers university school of nursing to become a nurse midwife [Applause] i would now like to introduce miss valerie james of the british rotary club to present the bridgeton rotary club scholarship [Applause] good evening everyone on behalf of christian rotary scholarship chapter i am proud to announce that we have a recipient in our audience but before i begin i'd like to give you a little bit of history bridgeton rotary scholarship has issued over 81 scholarships in bridgton 43 scholarship in cumberland regional high school and seven in cc tech and the process for each recipient um asks a couple of things we ask that they have high academic standing a record of community service um that they either are our past participants of our ryla program our interact club or just finally just participating in
011the rotary club the recipient of this year wrote a 300 word essay the recipient wrote a theme on a theme called where you live and this year the recipient is sophia adams [Applause] congratulations [Applause] and i have another recipient that i am announcing and this recipient is from the bridgeton area chamber of commerce um this recipient receipt will receive a 500 scholarship and that recipient is alexandria [Music] congratulations sophia will be attending villanova university and studying environmental science and plans on pursuing a career in sustainability and that's alexandria brazil because i'm really conscious about saying everyone's name correctly and so alexandria i hope you accept my apology thank you so much thank you [Applause] alexandra will be attending quinnipiac university while she where she will be part of their entry-level pa program to become a
012physician's assistant [Applause] i would now like to introduce from the heroes foundation board member miss jeanette bogma to the stage to present the hero scholarship [Applause] [Music] the heroes foundation was started by pepe dragada who wanted to honor his heroes after he collapsed during a kids vs parents soccer game at a local soccer club he had collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest so he wanted to honor those that saved his life he is doing very well so that's good the heroes scholarships are offered to graduating seniors who are pursuing a career in the health care field and this year we are happy to award three scholarships i apologize if i mess up your names the first one is megan majewski [Applause] [Laughter] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] elizabeth digiorio [Applause] and george rodriguez [Applause] megan will be attending
013the college of new jersey to study nursing elizabeth will be attending rowan university and studying health care management and administration while george will be attending the university of pennsylvania he will be majoring in biochemistry and plans on continuing in the medical field congratulations [Music] the new italy american society was established in 1905 in an area of island known still today as new italy charles k landis intended this area to be used for farmland and attracted experienced grape growers from italy by establishing the first italian language newspaper in the united states because of this many italian and sicilian immigrants arrived in east vineland thus giving the area the name new italy the society is a non-profit organization consisting of members from diverse backgrounds given the area's history of hardworking individuals members of the new italy american
014society wish to support students who show strong interests and skills in their trade the organization awards two 250 scholarships for students in the automotive construction trades or welding programs this year's recipients are jose esquilen and william morrison [Applause] jose would like to thank mr palmeri for making an impact on his education jose appreciates his ability to inspire his students to do their best and he wants to thank mr palmeri for going out of his way to help jose with even other classes other than history and a teacher who made an impact on will's education was mr mcdonnell who has joined us this evening as teacher of the year will wrote thank you for having the patience to work with me through tasks i didn't always understand i will never forget the highlight of my school
015day being construction class congratulations [Applause] the italian american benevolent association is providing multiple awards of a thousand dollars to students of italian descent who have achieved excellence in their academics and appreciate italian culture before announcing our recipients i would like to recognize a representative of the italian american benevolent association in the audience tonight mr pete schiffilio please stand to be recognized [Applause] please hold your applause until all names have been read nicholas alimenti brianna brown elizabeth digiorgio david fannucci annalisa francischini angelina minero andrew mastro and lucas murray [Applause] students who received this award completed a comprehensive application that focused on family and financial needs the essay asked students to speak in detail about the importance of this scholarship towards their future college and career goals congratulations again to our recipients [Applause] so [Music] the seabrook
016chapter of the japanese american citizens league award of 200 is presented to a student whose judgment courtesy generosity and compassion to fellow students best exemplifies the principles of moral courage brotherhood service and good conduct this year's recipient is haley schweigel [Applause] haley will be attending lebanon valley college to obtain her master's degree in speech language pathology with the hopes of becoming a school-based slp in the future [Applause] two scholarships are sponsored each year by the bridgton superior officers association sheriff robert a alstino and miss kathy alcino the scarpa tech and rcsj campus safety unit under sheriff michael santiago the cumberland county authority arc international of millville and the bridgton pba the law enforcement scholarship is in memory of lieutenant gary marks retired and is supported by the bridgeton superior officers association following a two-year service
017to his country in the u.s air force lieutenant marks returned in 1979 and became a bridgeton police officer he served the bridgeton police department in various capacities until retiring as a lieutenant in 2004. after retiring from the police department he started a second career as a classroom aide at cc tech where he was employed until his passing in 2014. lieutenant marx was an active member and former treasurer of pba local number 94 and prior to becoming a police officer was a bridgeton volunteer firefighter lieutenant marx continues to be loved and missed by his family friends and colleagues this year's law enforcement scholarship of 500 is presented to a law enforcement student who has shown leadership and academic excellence in the program the selected student has shown the desire to pursue a career in law enforcement
018and will be attending college before announcing our recipients i would like to recognize the law enforcement representatives in the audience tonight chief michael gamari christian police sheriff robert alstino and undersheriff michael santiago [Applause] of the cumberland county sheriff's office [Applause] this year's recipient is april gonzalez [Applause] april will be studying criminal justice at stockton university in pursuit of a career in law enforcement [Applause] the law enforcement director's award of 500 dollars is sponsored by sheriff robert alcino and miss kathy austino who are with us tonight sheriff alstino retired from the vineland police department and was elected sheriff of cumberland county in sheriff alcino is an avid supporter of the skarpatek's law enforcement program and was honored with skarpatek's business partner of the year in 2014. this award is presented to a law enforcement student who
019has been dedicated focused and has exemplified leadership this year's recipient is sydney taylor [Applause] sydney would like to recognize mr carrognado as he was always there to help his students when they needed and supported them along the way he always had snacks in his room for the rough days and dad jokes on hand and these are her words not mine quote thank you sea [Applause] dog all right the edward pittson scholarship foundation was founded in 1997 by millville resident edward pinson a farm boy from nebraska mr pinson spent his adult years working as a boiler room operator in cumberland county he was not a fancy man but humble and modest he was a gardener and could fix anything mechanical he worked hard and enjoyed a good reputation within the community edward cared for his elderly
020mother until she was 101 years old his legacy is the edward pinson scholarship foundation and it represents the product of more than six decades of dedication and hard work although edward was not an educated man in the traditional sense he valued education and always considered the potential of every individual and their contribution to their family and their community these scholarships which are offered as a result of mr pinson's caring and generosity are an opportunity for the recipients to make a difference in the lie in their lives and the lives of their families and communities there are many fine applications received this year and the scholarship committee commends all who applied please hold your applause until all names have been announced sophia adams samaya akram sultan aiden alexandra basile alana broglin michael dean jr joshua demarco
021paige dietrich elizabeth di giorgio annalisa francischini robin javier lopez abigail kunkel catarae little megan majewski brianna parr george rodriguez brenda santiago cruz and ishmael torres [Applause] i don't know if i can give a bio for everyone on stage so i'll drop some stats about the pinson scholarship nearly 540 cumberland county students have received a pinson scholarship since with the intention of advancing students endeavors in colleges trade schools vocational schools and professional programs congratulations again to our winners [Applause] [Music] so congratulations [Music] [Applause] dr charles s rasner an outstanding lion known for his community involvement passed away in 1986. the christian lions club established in 1987 created a 500 scholarship to memorialize his community-minded spirit and to recognize outstanding students from the bridgeton area who display academic ability leadership qualities and an attitude of caring for
022others this year's recipient is skyler cooper [Applause] skylar will be attending cornell university college of agricultural and life sciences majoring in animal science pre-veterinary studies she hopes to pursue a career in wildlife conservation [Applause] the 500 cumberland county council of education associates frank marcy memorial scholarship award winner is a child or family member of someone who is an njea member the student must demonstrate the following characteristics humanitarianism leadership sportsmanship citizenship integrity desire and determination this year's recipient is andrew mastro [Applause] andrew will be attending rowan university and is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering [Applause] the scarfa tech pto scholarship is awarded to individuals who have shown active pursuit in the educational experience at scarpa tech and have formed bonds and connections with the school these pursuits and connections are reflected in the pto mission
023statement each scholarship is in the amount of five hundred dollars this year's recipients are briana brown and david fanucci [Applause] brianna will be attending rowan university for civil and environmental engineering [Applause] david will be attending the college of william and mary majoring in kinesiology [Applause] in the state of new jersey cumberland mutual insurance this student possesses a minimum 3.5 gpa and intends to pursue a career in the field of information technology or business this year's recipient is seth coward [Applause] seth will be attending drexel university and majoring in computing and security technology he would like to recognize mr morales his i.t teacher as the one who had the most impact on his education here at tech he said he's been both a friend and a teacher to me while in class it's been a huge
024help about the i.t [Applause] i would now like to introduce mr robert odarizi chairman and president of the board of trustees of the italian cultural foundation of south jersey to speak on behalf of the italian cultural foundation [Applause] [Music] good evening everyone congratulations class of 2022 it is my privilege to be here and play a vital role at the john f scarpa technical education center it is a privilege here to present these well-deserved scholarships just a little bit about the italian cultural foundation our foundation was established as a non-for-profit organization to conduct charitable and educational activities provide education regarding the history and culture of italy and the role italian americans developed in the united states this is absolutely the best part of raising money year after year to be here this evening to give it
025to well-deserved students [Music] students this evening and this year have shown great resilience and commitment to their studies through this covet pandemic congratulations i would also like to thank my dear friend mr john scarpa for bringing me into this school when it first came open to provide scholarships not only did he jumpstart our organization to give scholarships to this school but we have given scholarships over the last four years to deserving students in excess of eighty thousand dollars thank you mr sparker [Applause] and i also get the honor of announcing the 15 students that are receiving scholarships i apologize if i do not get all of your names correct sophia adams [Music] alexandra bazil michael dean joshua demarco elizabeth di giorgio david fannucci anna-lysa franceschini sukiana kasmi haley lore andrew joseph mastro lucas marigi sydney
026morello brianna parr zachary regakis [Applause] matteo salmons hey so [Music] so uh congratulations to our recipients [Applause] the following scholarships are on behalf of the vineland rotary club the first of these scholarships is entitled tribute to deceased rotarians in the amount of one thousand dollars this year's recipient is pauline clemson [Applause] pauline will be attending the iesg school of management in france majoring in international business [Applause] the second vineland rotary memorial scholarship is to honor deceased vineland rotarian reverend c ross collins in the amount of fifteen hundred dollars this year's recipient is brittany larson [Music] [Applause] brittany will be majoring in biochemistry at the new jersey institute of technology [Applause] [Music] this 1 000 scholarship the harry d dewer memorial scholarship is for a student who demonstrates positive character intelligence standards and scholastic ability this
027year's recipients are david fannucci and george rodriguez [Applause] david would like to recognize miss vicary who has joined us this evening for making an impact on his education by encouraging him to pursue a career in the medical field george during his time at tech has been involved with hosa he was the president of our student council he's involved in interact national honor society and national technical honor society [Applause] this one thousand dollar rcsj university center scholarship is for a rowan college of south jersey graduate who is proceeding on to the university center this year's recipient recipient is andrew mastro [Applause] andrew is a four-year member of the robotics team at tech and played tennis during his freshman sophomore years the last time andrew was absent from school was in second grade he has had perfect
028attendance ever since [Applause] the leslie ann kotock memorial scholarship of 1500 is for a college-bound vineland area resident this year's recipient is lucas murray [Applause] lucas will be attending north carolina state university studying chemical engineering and paper science engineering with the goal of entering the paper and pulp industry [Applause] the elizabeth betty dondero memorial scholarship of one thousand dollars is for a student pursuing a nursing program upon high school graduation this year's recipient is megan majewski megan would like to thank her health science and medicine instructors ms birdsall must vicari miss hill for all their support throughout the years [Applause] the grapevine newspaper created the hometown heroes project in february of 2009 to celebrate cumberland county's everyday heroes who embody and demonstrate the values of courage compassion character humanity personal initiative and responsibility now renamed
029snj today each year the newspaper honors two dozen citizens from the cumberland county area who make the community a better place to live and work through their charitable and or civic volunteerism all proceeds from the annual hometown heroes gala are donated to charitable organizations including the vineland rotary scholarship fund this scholarship is awarding 2 500 to a student who demonstrates the same values as our hometown heroes through charitable and or civic duty this year's recipient is michael dean jr michael has participated in many clubs and organizations here at tech including channel one interact a volunteer organization newspapers the vision skills usa hosa youth to youth technical players lassie student council and both national honor societies [Applause] the edward l bernhardt memorial scholarship of one thousand dollars is for a graduating skarpatek interact member this student
030demonstrates positive character and scholastic ability this scholarship is not restricted to college or university training but shall also include training or schooling in non-academic fields or endeavors this year's recipient is conor triontos connor will be attending rowan university next year he will be studying economics and accounting and wishes to pursue a career in corporate law [Applause] at this time i would like to introduce mrs marie francischini and mr ronald francischini jr to award the ronald j franceschini senior memorial scholarship [Applause] so all right good evening um my mom beat me up here besides it's pretty embarrassing so on on behalf of my family and my mother uh this scholarship is for amount of one thousand dollars uh memory of my dad has given to a student who met all the criteria for either automotive construction
031or electrical just a little bit about my dad he was good in everything he was a farmer and he was very talented and he would tell me about it all the time and actually in high school i said well i have to be more skilled than this guy so i went to votec and i got through was very successful and i still didn't meet uh his level so i had to go to college so on behalf of my family uh the recipient for the ronald franciscani senior award is william mars [Applause] william is going to be working full time at gardens rigging and pursuing a career as a crane operator [Applause] this year the elks lodge of millville awarded two 1500 scholarships and one 750 scholarship to students who demonstrated mastery in their program of
032study this year's recipients are stephen dondero and sydney rep stephen will be attending rowan university to study finance sydney will be attending rider university majoring in game and interactive media design [Applause] at this time i would like to introduce miss tabitha gentiletti class of 2020 president and alumni katie kennedy to present the tech class of 2020 alumni scholarship [Applause] the tech alumni association excited to honor five individuals with 250 to 500 awards this scholarship is given to those who exemplify school pride and an eagerness to make the world a better place this year's recipients are haley lohr alyssa kinkade megan majewski [Applause] george rodriguez and kimberly bautista ruiz [Applause] haley will be attending delaware valley university next year studying conservation and wildlife management with a pre-veterinary specialization alyssa will be attending rowan college of south
033jersey studying business administration she would like to thank ms daigle saying your kindness and compassion for not only helping me through academics but also my personal life she would not be here today without her megan was an active member of hosa and model congress george would like to recognize mr campbell saying he has always been a reliable figure for someone to give him advice and he's always there when he needs him and kim would like is she is attending york college of pennsylvania studying psychology and wishes to pursue a career in neuroscience [Applause] the investors bank scholarships of 500 are for students who are pursuing college and have achieved exceptional grades the academic transcript weighs heavily in the decision to award this scholarship this year's recipients are louis xavier and brenda santiago cruz [Applause] lewis
034will be attending stockton university majoring in computer science and wishes to pursue a career in cyber forensic security brenda will be attending stockton university and has been accepted into their nursing program [Applause] the shi international scholarship of 500 is for a student who plans to continue their education at a new jersey state university college or community college the student must be pursuing cyber security or information technology this year's recipient is hunter russo [Applause] [Laughter] hunter will be attending new jersey institute of technology and majoring in cyber psychology hunter would like to thank mr morales for teaching him and helping him these last four years his message to mr morales was quote i want to give him a huge thanks for supporting me and being able to laugh with us in class [Applause] gsa is awarding
035one 500 scholarship to an active member an active member is someone who shows dedication and commitment to building relationships between the lgbtqia plus community and its allies before announcing our recipient i would like to recognize mr anthony de antonio a gsa advisor and english teacher here at scarpa tech please stand [Applause] this year's recipient is matteo salmons [Applause] mateo will be attending stockton university and double majoring in marketing and psychology mateo wishes to pursue a career in behavioral science [Applause] at this time i would like to call mr kyle serrano from the scarpa tech pe department to the stage to present the physical education scholarships [Applause] the physical education department is awarding two 500 scholarships for our graduating seniors who showed a commitment to lifelong health and wellness this year's recipients are sultan aiden and
036austin bushman [Applause] sultan will be attending stockton university and majoring in political science with concentrations in international relations she will be a full-time student and wishes to use the scholarship to attend an internship in washington dc to further develop her education austin will be attending attending brigham young university majoring in physical education he would like to recognize mr serena austin said quote he was a great role model and inspired me to pursue physical education and coaching he has been very helpful and has always been someone i can look up to thank you [Applause] amazon has awarded the njac foundation a grant of ten thousand dollars in turn the njc foundation awarded one 475 scholarship per county vocational technical school district to graduates who plan on continuing their education in new jersey at a county college
037state college or state university this year's recipient is sydney morello [Applause] sydney will be attending stockton university good day to be an osprey i see a lot of stockton universities out there majoring in general health science with a concentration in pre-pt studies and wishes to pursue the healthcare field as a career [Applause] the culinary arts scholarship is for a graduating senior in the culinary arts program at this time i'd like to recognize chef rob olson from our culinary department please stand [Applause] this year's recipients are quinn riley and ishmael torres [Applause] quinn will be attending rcsj to study integrated marketing and public relations she would like to thank chef olson and chef alberti for encouraging her and pushing her to be the best version of herself [Applause] ishmael has been the freshman class president student
038council vice president active member of c-tech's drama club and lossy club president he was also a speak up student representative and winner of our first ever all-star competition [Applause] the 250 construction trades scholarship is for a graduating senior in the construction trades program who will be pursuing the trade this year's recipient is gabriel cox [Applause] gabriel would like to recognize both mr mcdonald and mr rock his construction trades teachers gabriel said quote they both contributed largely to my growth as a person and in the traits [Applause] these 200 scholarships are for graduating seniors who are an active nhs member who upheld the four pillars of the organization scholarship service leadership and character before announcing our recipient i would like to recognize miss lauren polikowski nhs advisor and english teacher here at scarpa tech please stand
039[Applause] this year's recipients are sophia adams and pauline klimsa [Applause] sophia would like to thank miss john for inspiring her to continue her education in the field of science pauline would like to recognize mr campbell for making a huge impact on her education saying quote without his help i wouldn't be anywhere close to the person i am today [Applause] big brothers big sisters of cumberland and salem counties are awarding scholarships to graduating seniors each in the amount of one thousand dollars recipients are currently a trained or matched high school big brother or big sister this year's recipients are brandon kiley and omar roldan [Applause] brandon will be attending rowan college of south jersey for the following school year he'll be studying television radio and broadcasting brandon would like to thank mr nieder for helping him
040discover a passion and broader interest in the studio production field [Applause] omar will be attending the college of new jersey next year he'll be studying business management and wishes to pursue a career in leadership and technology [Applause] [Music] the raziri aveda school scholarship is being awarded to two students who are graduating from the scar protect cosmetology program and are continuing their education in the field the recipients will be receiving a 500 scholarship towards the skin care program this year's recipients are nakaya vadi and caroline kennedy [Applause] nikaya will be attending rosiri aveda school this upcoming august she'll be studying skin care and aesthetics and wishes to pursue the cosmetology field as a career she wanted to thank miss ocasio who thoroughly prepared her to begin working full full-time in the cosmetology field she's been a
041great support and a source of advice throughout her time at tech [Applause] caroline is also attending to become an esthetician she would like to thank miss ocasio again for helping her find her niche in cosmetology and staying after with her to learn different aspects of the field [Applause] in early september 2009 myron l pal science teacher brian yanarella passed away unexpectedly due to complications following a surgery in which he donated a kidney to his sister the loss to the school family was immense teaching was a second career for brian but it was his true calling he was passionate about what he taught and was devoted to the students of myronel powell through the creation of the brian j yanarelisk memorial scholarship his spirit will continue to influence the students of myronel powell those who were
042lucky enough to know him as a teacher advisor and coach and those who will never have the honor this year's recipient is abigail [Applause] kunkel abigail will be attending villanova university next year as she pursues a career in bio medical engineering [Applause] our next award is the gold president's volunteer service award this award recognizes people who have completed over 250 community service hours in one year it honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in order to recognize the important role of volunteers in america's strength and national identity skillsusa is the certifying organization of this award and only five awards were earned from new jersey skillsusa members this year this student qualified to attend the national leadership and skills conference to receive the award on the national skills usa stage however that event conflicted with our
043graduation ceremony this year so he is unable to attend because of this we wanted to be sure to honor his achievement here this evening congratulations michael dean michael dean jr will be attending rider university next year he will be majoring in film and television and will be pursuing a career in the film industry [Applause] speaking of skillsusa skillsusa is a key component of technical schools around the country this year tech has a number of students who have qualified for the national competition at atlanta at the end of june i believe it's 17 students and pin design due to this incredible achievement with the unfortunate decision of competing in the national competition or attending their high school graduation since these two individuals have decided to go for the gold at nationals we would like to recognize
044them now and allow them to collect their high school diplomas so congratulations to sydney taylor and aaron pritchard [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] madam president i certify on behalf of the cumberland county board of vocational education and the state of new jersey that these two students are qualified to graduate with the class of [Applause] [Music] all right we're back to scholarships now to announce our next scholarships i would like to call mr chris hannah and his friend cole to the stage [Applause] start of the show ladies and gentlemen [Applause] perfect thank you [Music] good evening everyone um the cola deaf dog and friends foundation is a newly formed nonprofit this year and our mission is to support special needs inclusion acceptance and advocacy through our community programs with our therapy dogs cole and friends we
045are very proud to give our first annual scholarships to graduating strive students towards your educational enrichment and this year's recipients are matt denby christopher pullen [Applause] and george [Applause] webber congratulations [Applause] our next scholarship the robbins spirit scholarship in the amount of one thousand dollars is to be awarded to a student who is involved with tech clubs activities and organizations this award will be given at the discretion of the student services team this award is being given by ms patricia robbins retired assistant principal from skarpa tech miss robin let's stop it up [Applause] miss robbins oversaw the student services team clubs and organizations and school activities during her tenure and i can safely say she passed the torch to me in a great way thank you miss robbins fostered the development of student interests and
046promoted student involvement club development and pride in career and technical education miss robbins witnessed many students flourish as a result of their engagement and extracurricular activities these students have left their mark at tech and their school spirit will be long-standing their example will allow others to follow in their path of belonging acceptance and fulfillment as said by tony robbins success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure and here is ms robbins to announce our recipient this year's recipient is michael dean jr [Applause] michael would like to recognize and thank his guidance counselor ms daigle right behind me for what she has done for him both academically and personally he said she has made a large impact on him and he will always remember her thank you mrs daigle [Applause] at this time i would like to
047welcome lieutenant colonel eric lowey congressional district coordinator for west point admissions to the podium to present a united states military academy appointment to one of our graduating seniors [Applause] [Music] good evening everyone on this one okay this is better good evening everyone again my name is lieutenant colonel retired eric loewy i'm the new jersey second congressional district coordinator for west point admissions for the united states military academy i'm a 1985 west point graduate i served on active duty with the first cavalry division and i served in the army reserves here in new jersey as a battle command training officer at fort dix up until my retirement in 2012. when i'm not working for west point admissions i work full-time in my civilian job as a test engineer for the faa at the technical center before
048i continue though i'd like to ask those parents and family members who either have served or are currently serving in the military please raise your hands and be recognized [Applause] founded in 1802 by president thomas jefferson the mission of west point is to educate train and inspire the corps of cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty honor country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the united states army this year approximately 15 000 young men and women across the country applied to west point only 1200 will report on june 27th into the class of 2026. applicants must embody the attributes of a scholar leader and athlete they must be medically qualified and receive a nomination
049from their u.s senator u.s congressman or other authorized nominating source those who accept west point's challenge will spend the next four years at a beautiful historic demanding place that is unquestionably the world's premier leadership institution a place with such famous leaders as generals eisenhower macarthur grant lee and patton among its graduates west point is also among the nation's top academic institutions it offers over 40 academic majors in both the sciences and humanities and ranks fourth on the list behind only harvard yale and princeton for producing the most rhode scholars among all colleges and universities in the country west point cadets also undergo rigorous physical training and moral ethical development to polish all the facets necessary to become a leader of character as an active duty army officer serving our soldiers our army in our nation
050at this time i would like to recognize one of your soon-to-be graduates who is stepping up to accept the challenges of the west point mission with zaria watkins please join me [Applause] hmm i just want to point out too for those that don't know she is wearing the army colors tonight black and gold so i just wanted to point that out that's a good thing [Applause] a west point cadet chip represents a fully funded four-year scholarship which includes a monthly salary that is valued at over three hundred and thirty thousand dollars and culminates upon graduation with a bachelor of science degree in the commission as a second lieutenant in the united states army sorry [Applause] sarri is one of the select few students in the country to be chosen this year for this scholarship and
051this extraordinary opportunity she is a great example of the young americans west point seeks to lead our soldiers in the army they are well-rounded and at the top of their peer group in academics leadership and athletics with outstanding moral ethical fiber to match academically the average s.a.t score for a typical entering class is around 1260. in the leadership arena almost 90 percent of a typical class earned varsity letters and nearly 60 percent were team captains a significant number of them were also eagle scouts gold award winners boys or girls state representatives or presidents of their class student body or a club this area is no different she demonstrated a high level of achievement achievement in all the areas i mentioned with a superb academic performance both in her classes and on her s.a.t score sarri
052is a member of the national honor society and she has served in different in-school and outside of school leadership positions to include serving as a cadet leader in the civil air patrol additionally she has earned multiple varsity letters in basketball and soccer upon graduation from west point zaria will become a member of the profession of arms as an active duty officer in the us army as an officer she will be entrusted with the responsibility of leading your sons and daughters around the world in these trying times it's important that we all realize the magnitude of this responsibility and zarya has proven to date that she has what it takes to succeed at west point and in the army i know her family her friends and the community as a whole are already very proud of
053her as a mine so on behalf of the president of the united states the superintendent of the united states military academy and the director of admissions is the great pleasure to present cadet candidate zaria watkins with this certificate of appointment to the west point class of 2026 and welcome her into the long run go army [Applause] wow [Applause] i would now like to welcome dr rossi president of the ccasa to the podium to present the ccisa allen associates insurance scholarship in memory of stanley allen [Applause] good evening everyone the cumberland county association of administrators along with allen associates insurance group present two scholarships in memory of stanley h allen these 250 awards are presented to students whose outstanding performance in their program has set them apart and they are continuing to pursue higher education or
054employment in their trade this year's recipients are skyler cooper and james lee [Laughter] [Applause] skyler would like to thank for health science and medicine teachers mrs vicari mrs birdsall and mrs hill for all of their continued efforts and support throughout her time in high school they have been some of her biggest supporters throughout the college decision process and james would like to thank mr ziller james stated i'd like to thank mr ziller for how well he taught me and the rest of my engineering class this year he taught multiple classes each of which covered a different discipline of engineering and this included environmental electrical and civil engineering though the majority of these disciplines i don't plan on pursuing in college there was never a class i disliked or found boring engineering is such a diverse
055field to enter so it's important to make sure your students get a good grasp of as many disciplines as possible and i feel as though mr ziller did just this i entered high school not even entirely sure i'd stay with engineering after i'd graduate but thanks to teachers like mr ziller i know the exact discipline i want to pursue congratulations [Applause] it is now my privilege to introduce mrs darlene barber director of the cumberland county board of county commissioners and former tech superintendent to her to the stage to present her two scholarships mrs barber good evening the tech program the strive program has been one of my dear heart loves for years when i was superintendent it was one of my favorite places to be and it's proud for me to say before i announced
056the scholarship that one of our students from back in i forget the year he's 28 years old now is presently competing in the special olympics in orlando florida eric osborne for bocce and he's representing the state of new jersey in the national tournament so he's there representing you the strive students so thank you this 250 award is presented to a student graduate of the strive program he shows dedication to both athletic and scholastic achievement the student selected has shown leadership and a desire to continue their education this year's strive scholarship recipient is christopher pullen [Applause] christopher was an active participant in special olympics [Applause] our strive outstanding scholar award is a 250 career and technical outstanding scholar award is presented to a student graduate of the stride program who has shown dedication and determination by
057maintaining the highest academic average this year's strive scholarship recipient is george weber george was an active participant in special olympics thank you so much [Applause] i would now like to invite mr ronald francischini president of the cctech foundation board and dr rossi to the stage to present the cctech foundation scholarships [Applause] founded in 1999 for a donation from the estate of mr mel camp the cumberland county technical education center foundation an independent non-profit community-based corporation formed for the purpose of providing increased community support for cumberland county technical education center these individuals on the foundation direct available resources towards areas of identified need and the cctech foundation provides an effective mechanism through which community resources can be allocated for worthwhile programs and scholarships for graduating students this foundation is a vehicle for informing the public channeling
058support for the students of tech enhancing community participation and furthering the quality of the education provided by the cumberland county board of vocational education this mission was again expanded in 2017 with a generous donation of one million dollars by mr and mrs john f scarpa and their foundation [Applause] including this evening and since 1999 the cctech foundation board has awarded scholarships and grants to graduating seniors totaling close to four hundred thousand dollars and tonight we recognize the class of 2022 recipients of the cctech foundation scholarships joining us here to celebrate the recipients are the following members of the foundation board mr ronald franceschini board president [Applause] mr c.j wedstein board vice president [Applause] mr russell swanson board member [Applause] miss carol musso board member and county commissioner [Applause] mr robert penza board member [Applause] and
059mr carlos mercado board member on behalf of the foundation board we would like to begin awarding our 24 1 500 scholarships to each student from scarpa tech we will list each award winner by program please hold your applause until the end beginning with our automotive technology program gene sykes it brought [Applause] gene will be attending rowan college of south jersey next year to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering mainly to design and build automobile engines gene wanted to thank mr lovner for making an impact on his education in profound ways he would like to thank him for making math more than mindlessly following someone and making him think outside the box this spawned the creativity and problem thinking skills back that he felt he was lacking wyatt will be going to rutgers university and he
060will be majoring in neuroscience and cell biology he would like to also recognize miss john for making an impact on his education during his time at cctech congratulations [Applause] from our construction trades program recipients dante galena and william morrison [Applause] dante will be continuing his career in the construction field and he plans on using this scholarship for tools and other necessities for his occupation he would like to thank mr mcdonald as well as mr rock for the education they had provided during his time at tech without them he would not be in the position he is today and william has been a cub scout and boy scout since the age of six and is currently working on his eagle scout project congratulations [Applause] award winners from our cosmetology program haley lohr and elizabeth [Applause] haley
061has stated that miss ocasio made the greatest impact on her education saying quote during four years of tech miss ocasio has always been extremely supportive of me and my fellow students whether they were cosmetology students or not she has always encouraged me to do my best and shows me how to improve when i feel that i have failed at something new walking into miss acclassia's cosmetology class gives a strong feeling of love and support which has only increased my quality of education elizabeth will be studying business at rcsj and continuing on to rowan university she also would like to thank miss ocasia for being the teacher she never knew she needed and for always putting her students first elizabeth specifically stated that every action and sacrifice you have made has not gone overlooked and i
062am forever grateful for you congratulations [Applause] from our culinary arts program ishmael torres and mosiet guzman [Applause] ishmael would like to thank mr reuben solido for his faith and for his confidence his ability to support as a club advisor and confidant has inspired ishmael to become an even better leader mosayet will be attending rowan university and studying psychology with a music performance minor most i have stated all of my teachers have impacted my education their dedication to each of their students has undoubtedly impacted each and every one of us congratulations [Applause] and from our engineering program zarya watkins aaron pritchett angelina monero and andrew mastroud [Applause] zarya will be attending the united states military academy next year and she will be majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering and she wishes to
063pursue a career in the united states army as a rotary pilot she wants to thank mrs hickey by saying from freshman year to now you have been nothing but supportive and very helpful i love mrs hickey and i could not be more grateful of her for staying on me about applying for colleges and not slacking off thank you for all of your help [Applause] aaron will be attending the university of minnesota's twin cities for biomedical engineering and she plans on using the scholarship to push forward in her education and to better the lives of others angelina will be attending and playing soccer at mount st mary college next year and she will pursue a business degree she too would like to thank her guidance counselor mrs hickey for everything she's done for her during her
064time at tech mrs hickey has helped me so much especially in the college recruitment process andrew would like to thank mr ziller for having an impact on him and deciding to pursue a mechanical engineering degree his lessons were always engaging and he made engineering class interesting congratulations [Applause] our health science and medicine program recipients are abigail kunkel brenda santiago cruz elizabeth de giorgio and sydney morello [Applause] abigail has shared that mrs lavari has impacted my education while at tech and i would like to tell her that i appreciate her humor and authenticity mrs lavari has never failed to help me with anything and has always taught us to have fun and be confident in ourselves brenda would like to recognize mrs diane hill for making her love medicine and for truly being that missing piece
065into the realization that medicine is for her also thank you to mrs mason mrs torres mrs lavari miss john and mrs birdsall for being the best teachers ever and being such important figures in her life and a final thank you to miss gates for being amazing and helping me through stressful situations elizabeth shares the staff member that has made an impact on my education is mr campbell because he has always supported me and puts his students first he is what every teacher should aspire to do and be and sydney would like to thank miss bakari for always pushing her to be her best and for the constant support no matter what sydney feels she wouldn't have been as passionate about physical therapy and her healthcare field if it weren't for her congratulations [Applause] from our
066information technology program award winners connor triangos and ariana [Applause] beckford connor would like to thank mrs daigle for her constant support and guidance throughout high school ariana will be attending stevens institute of technology and studying computer sciences and wishes to pursue either artifact artificial intelligence or user experience design ariana mentioned that mr morales made a big impact on her education here at tech and she would like to thank him for teaching her about the various disciplines in i.t in his class if it weren't for his class she may not have considered studying computer science congratulations [Applause] our law enforcement program recipients sultan ayden and luz javier [Applause] sultan wants to thank mr caragnato our law enforcement teacher and when asked she said quote he has motivated and supported me throughout my entire four years he
067instilled bravery and determination in me allowing me to pursue my dreams and i am forever thankful to be a student of his lewis would like to thank mrs hickey for supporting and dedicating her time saying mrs hickey is dedicated to her students future and pursues the best for them she taught me to believe in myself that this was only my start and that my future had an endless amount of opportunities without her i wouldn't be where i am today she will forever be a remarkable person in my life thank you mrs hickey [Applause] from studio production and broadcasting haley schweigel and cole keller are this year's recipient [Applause] during haley's time at tech mrs daikel has made a profound impact on our education by supporting her both in and out of the classroom she has
068inspired haley to pursue a career in which she is also able to give back and help students like mrs daigle has done for her cole will be attending princeton university next year he will be studying he will be studying mathematics and is looking to pursue a career in data analytics cole has stated mr campbell has made a large impact not just on my education but my entire high school experience through being interact's vice president i can partially credit mr campbell with instilling the values of service and compassion two things that are integral to who i am today to mr campbell you've been a role model for me to the nth degree and i can't thank you enough congratulations [Applause] from our welding technology program trinity kent and akin sailand [Applause] trinity will be attending rowan
069university for business administration and she stated a teacher that has made an impact on my education is mr bonner not only did he make sure we were keeping up with shop work he also made sure that we were doing just as well academically i would like to tell you wholeheartedly thank you for not only keeping me on track in school but making sure i was okay at home thank you for taking time to hear me and gabby and the rest of the guys stories and being a genuine ear to us we appreciate that akin will be attending rcsj for one semester to complete his associate's degree and hopes to work as a welder as he completes his education he later wants to transfer to rowan university for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and he
070would like to thank mr bonner mr soupy and mr bermudez for readying him for the real world and its challenges in helping him find balance between school work and life all while being good role models for the type of person he wants to be in the future [Applause] congratulations our second set of scholarships at the foundation awards are particular to certain programs the first one is the burns call automotive group scholarship this scholarship in the amount of five thousand dollars is awarded to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career within the automotive field is enrolled in the automotive technology program and has maintained high performance within the automotive program this year's recipient is jose [Applause] in jose's application he said the following the very first day i started working at rossi honda i
071learned a valuable lesson that i had missed throughout a large portion of my life take advantage of every opportunity to learn this moment of realization caused me to grow in every way with my career myself as a person and those around me the ability to open my mind to learn to try new things and be confident has changed everything around me dramatically it is great to see the value of our school to work program for our students just like jose congratulations [Applause] our next award is the mel camp memorial scholarship this 7 500 scholarship is awarded in memory of mr mel camp a retired tech school tour coordinator when mr camp passed he donated his entire estate to the tech foundation it is through this generous donation that the tech foundation was formed this award
072is for a graduating senior who holds a 3.5 gpa or higher within his or her program and is continuing their practice in one of the following areas automotive technology construction trades cosmetology culinary arts or welding this year's recipient is alicia suarez armstead a graduate of our cosmetology program alicia will be attending rowan university in the fall majoring in biological science her hopes are to then continue her education in med school and become a doctor congratulations alicia [Applause] and our last scholarship of the evening is the john f scarpa legacy scholarship this scholarship in the amount of ten thousand dollars is being awarded to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a degree and career in one of the following areas information technology engineering technology health science and medicine law or studio broadcasting this graduate earned
073a 3.7 overall gpa or higher and at this time i would like to introduce mr john f scarpa and have him come to the podium to award his scholarship [Applause] good evening and i wanted to try to stand out here first of all [Music] many years ago i come from cumberland county and [Music] i'm so proud to be able to help purple tech what is happening tonight is just so wonderful and heartwarming for me to see each and every one of you i was a tech school graduate through my own imagination through my own vision my own commitment to myself that i wanted to be somebody and one way to be able to be proud to be able to share myself means an awful lot to me what also means a lot to me from
074pembroke county is that this county along with six others chosen to be the best counties for diversity in the state of new jersey that's very very special we should all be very proud of that i do want to tell you of course that i'm delighted to be able to be here today to address each of you and to award the john scarpa scholarship for ten thousand dollars to a very deserving student not that you all are not deserving but first let me take a moment to say congratulations to all of you i will try to be as brief of as brief if i can because the hour is running late but you have demonstrated amazing fortitude commitment over the past several years that you navigated your way through obstacles of covet pandemic but your positive
075attitude speaks about who you are today and the path forward that you are creating for yourself that in itself is why each of you should be happy for what you're doing and don't let the world dictate your goals and beliefs turn the volume down please on social media hold tight to your family values your faith your belief in yourself among amongst everything your future depends on you so run your own race trust your own instincts dare to be different and find your passion and bet on yourself remember life is not a matter of your circumstances but rather how you choose to react to those circumstances now it is my distinct pleasure to award the john s carpet 10 000 scholarship to a very special young lady who by the way over the last three years
076i think it's uh that you have outdistanced yourselves among the men in your class um her choice as the recipient of this scholarship is based on a quote from her counselor mrs hickey success reaches far beyond her grade point average class rank or any test score it is her drive character and the way she relates to others she is by far one of the most caring and humble students i have encountered she has participated in varsity cross-country track throughout her time at scarpa tech where she achieved varsity letters for 2019 through 2021. in addition she's a member of the national honor society has served as president of the interact club she's graduating from the engineering technology program and is going to attend the institute of sciences economics and management and it's in france i think
077it's our first student that's going to be under the all of this while working at outside jobs in the hospitality industry not sure how she found time to do all that with all she has done but she did she did it all our winner is truly running her own race both on and off the track so it is my distinct pleasure to award the john s carpa ten thousand dollar scholarship to miss pauline clemson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] wow [Applause] thank you all for allowing me to be here tonight and once again i want you to know how proud i am of cumberland county and the cumberland county technical institute better known as scarpa tech this has been a wonderful run what this school has achieved in its five years of existence together with with with
078its superintendent dana rossi and all of the class all administration all of you teachers and to get once again to see where all of you students have excelled in the schools that you are going to be attending congratulations thank you [Applause] thank you mr scarpa and congratulations again to all of our award recipients can we have another round of applause for them [Applause] each year at the awards and scholarship ceremony we also honor our teacher of the year and it is a time for us to reflect on not only the school year and our students achievements but also all of their teachers and support staff that support them day in and day out and recognize these truly extraordinary individuals you you've heard this evening through the words of our students how they make an impact
079day in and day out so when they leave your homes and come to us these are the teachers and the support staff that work with your students and care for your students as if they were all for their own this year's teacher of the year is quite dynamic he earned his master's degree from rutgers university in business administration and marketing he's got two bachelor's degrees one from stockton university and business studies and one from old dominion university in sports medicine so it's bachelor of science from 2001 to present he is a member of the united brotherhood of carpenters local 255 and the coolest part 1993 to 1995 he played baseball for this team known as the chicago cubs anybody heard of them he truly embodies all of what we are here at tech both career
080and college ready now last year mrs birdsall is mrs burris all still here she was our teacher of the year last year and mrs birdsall and i are huge disney fans so if any of you were here last year you know i gifted my cc tech ears to mrs birdsall while i was trying to think about what i could get our teacher of the year this year so that was a hard act to follow mrs byrd saw the ears because that was an easy one so i thought and i thought and i thought and i said you know what i think for the baseball player we need a cc tech baseball bat what do you think mr mcdonald now that bat comes with rules so the rules are that maybe he would challenge mr mcgraw
081and myself and dr skinner and dr nolan and mrs robbins if she's around and mister by sally and mr briggs to a baseball game i will lose but i'm really great at running so i think that that's what we're going to do so of course being a little supply chain issue the bat is on its way so i don't have that swinger up here right now but our 2022 teacher of the year and i'm so proud to announce is mr sean mcdonald from construction [Applause] that's right cat that's right i do have to apologize for my voice right now i lost it a couple days ago so i will talk until it is completely gone all right um thank you dr rossi i i truly appreciate this honor um but i am also very humbled
082um throughout the school as i walk through every day i um i get to see fellow ct instructors and educators that are truly awesome we are truly blessed here at this school to have so many people that are very very talented at what they do um there i could have done this alone obviously it does take a village and there are quite a few people that i do want to thank um first off our our administrative team um with mr mcgraw dr nolan dr skinner mr baez ellie and mr briggs and mrs robbins here thank you um this this team truly understands the importance of the skilled trades and and how it is important not only for this community but how how the world truly needs the skilled trades and they give us all the
083support and really the freedom to do what we do best and that is teach what we love i also like to thank our our district office led by dr rossi and mrs duffield who give us you know everything that we do need to do our jobs the equipment the resources the materials so we i greatly thank you for that uh to keep going i can go on and on um i see captain lopez there with his with his team members with the school uh security we work in in the safest school in america and i thank them for that i truly do i and and before i move on from the district office i there is a lady there jeanette shaw that i every one of us in the programs know that without jeanette um
084we probably won't have any materials around um she gets everything done for us and i'm truly blessed to have her on our team um finally i want to talk about my family just a little bit um i'm i left the carpenters union i guess seven years ago and it was it was a very difficult decision to do it was something i was very comfortable in and to come to a profession that most people might perceive as easy is by far the most challenging thing i've ever done it's easier to hit a 99 slider in front of 50 000 people to actually get in front of a class of 30 and try to teach them something it's very very challenging but i'm very very very fortunate to go home to to a wife who is in
085the teaching traits she's a teacher i wouldn't call her teacher she is so much more than that and and to my four daughters who who they supported this change that i was making and and i really do have to give my wife so much credit because when when i went home it was it was um times that i really want to go back to putting the tools on and taking the easy way out and she she wouldn't let me do that but what she told me was that the instruction of the student shouldn't be my top priority and and she told me that what i needed to do was make connections with the students that would allow them to be comfortable and and to have an eagerness to learn and once i understood that it
086the teaching part of it came easy uh that the instruction part came easy and i i hope that my students can see that in me and that i've grown as a teacher because of that to understand that it's there's more to it than just what's in the books you know and the and the videos and everything that we show you it's about getting to load getting to to learn and and to watch these young students really really take off and grow it's it's very rewarding and then i also want to i want to thank the parents that are here tonight and the family members and congratulate you for what you've done i mean it's it's because of you it really is you were you were that crucial part of their cctech journey that they've gone
087on and unfortunately and i'm you know i have high school daughters as well um and you know very summer i'm in the same shoes that you are um here's the tough part for you you know most of their decisions that they've made throughout this life throughout their life so far um they were these decisions were heavily influenced by you and now they're at the point that they um the tide is changing and these decisions are truly going to be theirs it's it's going to be you know it's their choice to make it may not be the popular choice it might not be the choice you would made but it is theirs and you need to stand with them and continue to guide them you know and and still be there for them even though they
088are growing up and going on to some really cool things that you know i've heard tonight and uh it's really cool but be there for them please you know congratulate them tonight continue to grow with them on their next journey students uh finally you know i'm going to get to you a little bit because i have to and then give me the microphone and mr mcgraw said i could take his time allotment so i'm going to use it these decisions you make they are yours [Music] be wise with your choices put a lot of thought into it be careful with your choices but most of all stand by your choices be proud of your choices and and run with your choices they're yours you know own up to them and go with them all right
089i do ask you a coup one more thing though please um i need you to put the human back in humanity i need i ask you to care i want you to help to travel to share to serve to fail to learn to grow and especially to love you know booker t washington said those who are the happiest are those who do the most for others right it's it's not all about you you need to touch people around you you need to help people around you all right that's what we definitely need from you and finally i cannot leave without quoting a carpenter i mean i have to right all right i hope you don't mind all right uh this is a furniture maker gary rogowsky he said all i know is that we none
090of us have much time on this earth we are each here for a short while there's evidence if we choose to do this creative work we need to make things that will leave a mark a good mark one that says someone was here trying to do something of value speak up pass along the knowledge that we have so that others may benefit from it and may make a life for themselves show that the act of forgiveness is one of our most important tasks leave good evidence of yourself do good work you've all done good work here at cctech go on and do more good work thank you [Applause] and with that i'd like to invite mr mcgraw to the podium for some final remarks mr mccall [Applause] well i'd like to offer my congratulations to
091tonight's award recipients i'm very proud of all of you i too would like to thank the families involved in your child's life from the time that they were born and as mr mcdonald said please stay involved and keep supporting them this does conclude our program for this evening families are welcome to stay in the gymnasium to take pictures have a safe trip home and congratulations [Applause] you