Westport Lions Club Announces 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients

The Westport Lions Club is proud to announce this year’s scholarships have been awarded to the following Westport students:

• Alden Priestner, a top academic award student at Westport High School and active community volunteer is awarded The Ernest & Prudence Chadwick Scholarship.  Alden will receive a scholarship of $2,500 per year for 4 years.  This fall, she will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute to pursue a double major in Professional Writing and Society, Technology and Policy with the long-term goal of becoming a technical writer for the U.S. Navy;
• Avery Carvalho is awarded The Harold Wood Scholarship. Harrison, a graduate of Westport High School will be attending Boston College this fall with the ultimate goal of pursuing a career in the legal profession.  By combining passion for community service and a law degree, Avery aims to have a positive impact on our community.  Carvalho will receive $1,500 a year for 4 years;
• Charlie-Rae Lees will receive The Rush Workman/Frank and Brooke McGuigan Memorial Scholarship of $2,500.  Lees, a graduate of Westport High School, will be attending Salve Regina University’s Nursing program.

The Scholarship Committee also elected to add two additional one-time scholarship awards of $2,000 each were added.  These are awarded to:

• Meghan Molloy, a graduate from Westport High School.  Meghan will be attending UMASS-Amherst majoring in Elementary Education.
• Madison Plourde, a Westport High School graduate. Camryn will attend Quinnipiac University with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.

Lion and Award Emcee Ken DeCosta with attending 2024 Westport Lions Club Scholarship recipients.