Bruce Yang Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship

2025

Harrison Caprara

Clarkstown High School South

Attending: Fairfield University

Congratulations to Harrison for a successful high school career and excelling in his community.  Harrison was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

Devon Piccone

North Rockland High School

Attending: Monmouth University

Congratulations to Dveon for a successful high school career and excelling in his community.  Devon was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

In addition to our main scholarship winners, we recognized the following finalists with awards of $500

Will Sherman (Nyack)

Nicholas Mair (North Rockland)

Una Young (Suffern)

Samuel Gunther (Nyack)

Dean Mendajar (Nanuet)

Karoline Lupi (Tappan Zee)

Peter Mammen (Nanuet)

 

2024

Samantha Dow

Nanuet High School

Attending: Johns Hopkins

Congratulations to Samantha for a successful high school career and excelling in her community.  Samantha was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

Imani Green

Nyack High School

Attending: Temple University

Congratulations to Imani for a successful high school career and excelling in her community.  Imani was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

In addition to our main scholarship winners, we recognized Stephanie DiPietro (Suffern) as Runner Up with an award of $1,500. Chase Chalfin (Clarkstown South) received an Honorable Mention award of $1,000. Four finalists, Mathew Schutzbank (Nyack), Alice Zheng (Nanuet), Ryan Worms (Nyack) and Sebastian Figueroa Gomez (Nanuet) were awarded $500. 

 

2023

Paul DeVita

Clarkston High School South

Attending: SUNY Buffalo

Congratulations to Paul for a successful high school career and excelling in his community.  Paul was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

Jesse Woodhouse

Nyack High School

Attending: SUNY Oneonta

Congratulations to Jesse for a successful high school career and excelling in his community.  Jesse was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

 

In addition to our main scholarship winners, we recognized Fiona Young (Suffern), Lily Diamond (Suffern) and Maria Sabmevski (Nyack) as Runners Up with awards of $1,000. Julian Rime (Clarkstown South), Larissa Reddington (Clarkstown South), Penelope Diamond (Suffern) and Mason Mayer received Honorable Mention awards of $500. Five finalists, Diya Sharma (Clarkstown South), Catherine McCaffrey (Suffern), Nicholas Ng (Clarkstown South), Jenna Reiss (Clarkstown South) and Jack Sargeant (Clarkstown South) were awarded $250. 

 

2022

Madison Chalfin

Clarkston High School South

Attending: University of Connecticut

Congratulations to Madison for a successful high school career and excelling in her community.  Madison was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

 

Makayla Dorvil

Nyack High School

Attending: Manhattan College

Congratulations to Makayla for a successful high school career and excelling in her community.  Makayla was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

 

In addition to our main scholarship winners, we recognized Ethan Lin (Clarkstown South) and Robert Royston (Nyack) as Runners Up with awards of $1,000. Seven finalists, Ryleigh Aulet Nyack), Una Boylan (Pearl River), Kyle Lupi (Tappan Zee), Alexia Massoud, Alexia (Nanuet), Simara Miller (Spring Valley), Julia Ross (Suffern) and Emmy Udry (Nyack) were awarded $250. 

 

2021

Cliff Carty

Pearl River High School

Attending: University of Maryland

Congratulations to Cliff for a successful high school career and excelling in his community.  Cliff was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

 

Claire Gardner

Albertus Magnus High School

Attending: Siena College

Congratulations to Claire for a successful high school career and excelling in her community.  Claire was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

In addition to our main scholarship winners, we recognized Nicole Gendy (Clarkstown North) and Niamh Durcan (Pear River) as Runners Up with awards of $1,000. Six finalists, Hannah Solomon-Hollander (Suffern), Megan Gregor (Nyack), Julia Fears (Tappan Zee), Elham Bassam (Albertus Magnus), Jack McCluskey (Suffern), Jahnnaha Personna (Ramapo) were awarded $250. 

 

 

 

The Rockland Road Runners will award $2,000 scholarships to two high school seniors who are graduating in June 2026. To be eligible, students must:

Rockland Road Runners will award a $2,000 scholarship to each of two students who either attend Rockland County High Schools that sponsor track/cross country programs or who are active members of the Rockland Road Runners and live in Rockland County. Additional awards of lesser value may be awarded at the discretion of the committee.

Scholarships will be granted in June. To be eligible, students must:

• Be seniors in the 2025-2026 academic year
• Participate for their school’s track and/or cross-country programs
• Have volunteered at an RRR event in the past 4 years
• Excel academically and plan to attend college
• Demonstrate strong character and leadership qualities
• Write an essay of 300 words or less stating how you would use the scholarship, what skills and qualities have you developed in high school that will benefit you in college, provide at least two examples of how you have demonstrated leadership and/or offered services to others.
• Provide at least 1 letter of recommendation from a non-relative adult who interacts regularly with the student, such as a    guidance counselor, teacher, coach or other authority figure.
• Submit copy of high school transcripts

Scholarships will be granted in June 2025.

At the discretion of the Scholarship Commitee, some applicants will be invited to an interview session during which we can evaluate the student’s character and assess their qualifications for the award. They will also be asked to compose a written essay responding to questions from our committee. We will also require a letter of recommendation from a non-relative adult who interacts regularly with the student, such as a guidance counselor, teacher, coach or other authority figure.

2026 Interview Date: TBD – Conducted via Zoom

The more races that students volunteer for, the greater their chances of securing the scholarship. Community service letters are also available to any student who volunteers at a race. Rockland Road Runners will make the final decision on the applicants in June 2024, and winners will be notified immediately thereafter. Applications can be downloaded below or mailed to you on request.

For further information, contact our committee chairs at scholarship@rocklandroadrunners.org.

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