Catch up on what happened this week in Shamong.
Stock up on summer reading supplies at the Burlington County Library
Plan to stop by the Burlington County Library to stock up on your summer reading supplies during The Friends of the Library’s books and media sale scheduled for May 31 to June 3.
Beachgoers and bargain hunters will find thousands of used books, as well as a wide selection of DVDs, CDs and more available in the library’s meeting room in Westampton on Thursday, May 31 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 3 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Pinelands Garden Club awards yearly scholarship
The Pinelands Garden Club is a nonprofit that was started in 1971 and has been growing ever since. The club was started by women in the area with a common goal of figuring out how to make plants grow in the Pinelands.
This year’s scholarship will be awarded to Sara Mayer, a senior at Shawnee High School, who will be attending the University of Maryland, College Park in the fall. She will be majoring in animal science and is interested in biotechnology, agriculture and toxicology.
She has completed more than 575 hours of volunteer service at Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, Medford Animal Hospital and St. Mary of the Lakes Church. She holds a weighted GPA of 5.51 and is active in Shawnee’s organizations, being a member of the National Honor Society, Animal Welfare Club, Biology Club and Culinary Club.
Mayer will be honored at a luncheon event on June 11, where she will receive the $1,000 scholarship.
Seneca holds Fifteenth Annual People’s Choice Awards
Seneca High School held its Fifteenth Annual People’s Choice Awards ceremony on May 17, giving the staff an opportunity to honor students who have had a positive impact on them.
The honorees ranged from freshmen to seniors, and were recognized by the staff for a variety of reasons, whether for a random act of kindness or through years of bonding in the classroom. The staff member remains anonymous to the student until they are called up by them to receive their medal on stage.
Students awarded at the People’s Choice Awards ceremony were:
- Ninth-grade winners: Sharon Feinlab, Ava Grashorn, Matthew Miller, Kayla Sinclair and Aiden Wells.
- Tenth-grade winners: Madison Marshall, Chris Miller, Madison Miller and Karra Wozniak.
- Eleventh-grade winners: Tori Bowman, Cody Gordon, Dominic Lubrano, Lola Marian, Abbey Miskiewicz, Claudia Parzyck and Emma Thompson.
- Twelfth-grade winners: Marcus Artistone, Evylese Bratten, Shannon Briggs, Tiffany Briscoe, Tyler Brockson, Bronte Castro, Hailey Chapman, Jenna Daunoras, Nicholas Decker, Taylor Fisher, Rachel Green, Madison Groody, Kevin Gsell, Maxwell Heatter, Grayce Heinemann, Luke Hoey, Emma King, Ryan Lopez, Zachary Malcolm, Samantha McCloskey, Natalie Mileszko, Steven Ott, Jake Peters, John Lee-Pesotski, Abigail Regn, Tommy Scarpello, Melanie Weaver and Nick Yannessa.
