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ScholarshipsThe Southington Education Foundation is proud to offer the following scholarships to graduating Southington students. Students receive information on how to apply for these scholarships during their senior year. Scholarships have been available to students since 2015. Most Recent Recipients | Past Recipients Dr. Joseph V. Erardi, Jr. ScholarshipPROVIDER: Southington Education Foundation QUALIFICATIONS: Graduating Southington High School senior in good standing who is furthering his or her education. The student must be civic-minded and demonstrate the desire to help school, community and/or country. ESSAY: Provide an essay describing your involvement in school, community, and/or country and how your activities may shape your future civic involvement. HOW SELECTED: Southington Education Foundation Scholarship Committee VALUE: $1,000 AWARDED/TRANSMITTED: Upon proof of successful completion of first semester STEM ScholarshipPROVIDER: Southington Education Foundation QUALIFICATIONS: Graduating Southington High School senior in good standing with a desire to major or minor in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. ESSAY: Provide an essay explaining your intended college major or minor and how it relates to your career path in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM). HOW SELECTED: Southington Education Foundation Scholarship Committee VALUE: $1,000 AWARDED/TRANSMITTED: Upon proof of successful completion of first semester Visual & Performing Arts ScholarshipPROVIDER: Southington Education Foundation QUALIFICATIONS: Awarded to a graduating Southington High School senior in good standing with a desire to major in the Visual or Performing Arts. Categories include: Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater. ESSAY: Provide an essay explaining why they selected their intended college major and how it relates to their career path in the arts. (Candidates with the strongest applications may be asked to provide either an art portfolio or a 2-3 minute performance video.) HOW SELECTED: Southington Education Foundation Scholarship Committee. VALUE: $1,000 AWARDED/TRANSMITTED: Upon proof of successful completion of first semester Brian Goralski Memorial ScholarshipPROVIDER: Brian Goralski Scholarship Fund administered by the Southington Education Foundation (SEF) QUALIFICATIONS: The Brian Goralski Scholarship will be awarded to any graduating Southington High School senior who is in good standing and who wakes up every day trying to do the right thing all of the time. ESSAY: The eligible student application will include a one page narrative on why they believe they are the ideal candidate for the honorarium. HOW SELECTED: The Goralski Family VALUE: $1500 AWARDED/TRANSMITTED: Announced at the Southington High School Awards Program. Paid directly to the recipient after proof of successful completion of first semester is received by SEF contact. CONTACT PERSON: Stephanie Patterson, Southington High School 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Natalie Lukanik, Casey Murrah, and Kai Onnen have been named recipients of Southington Education Foundation’s 2025 scholarships: Each scholarship awards $1000 to recipients. Natalie Lukanik was named recipient of SEF's Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a graduating Southington High School senior in good standing with a desire to major or minor in the arts. Natalie has chosen to attend Nazareth College in Rochester, NY where she will major in Musical Theater. Natalie’s interest in the theater was piqued at a very young age when she attended her first Broadway play, WICKED. The passion it ignited in her motivated her to participate in plays at the middle school, the community theater and to continue her love for dance. To further hone her skills in theater, she chose to attend the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts throughout her 4 years in high school. Although attending two school, Southington High School and the GHAA meant a very long day, Natalie realized to succeed in a musical theater career, extensive training is required to perfect each acting technique, each style of dance and a multitude of vocal techniques. She thrived on the experience and the opportunity that the Academy provided. Natalie’s extensive resume details her many theater and special performances both at the Academy and the Southington Youth Theater. Additionally, she is a competitive dancer and has been taking voice lessons for years. When asked what her ideal career goal would be, without hesitation, she states she hopes to be Broadway bound in the future. Natalie is the daughter of Melissa and Michael Lukanik. Casey Murrah was named recipient of SEF’s Dr. Joseph V. Erardi, Jr. Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a graduating Southington High School senior who is civic-minded and who has demonstrated the desire to help school, community and/or country. Casey has chosen to attend Lehigh University where she will major in Electrical Engineering. Casey states that her community service began in high school when she became involved in robotics. Because a Robotic Team goal is to give back to the community, her first volunteer activities were STEM related. She particularly enjoyed the STEM FOR ALL event designed to inspire young students to learn about STEM through related activities. As a First Lego League coach, she taught basic programming, building and wiring skills to 2nd through 8th grade students. Additionally, Robotic Team members donated Legos to a local Memory Care Facility where students and residents met to build Legos together while visiting and learning about each other. Besides Casey’s many STEM activities, she takes a special interest in activities for veterans in the community. She participates in the Southington Elks Club Veterans dinner and helps set up the American Legion booth at the Apple Harvest Festival. Her many leadership positions as President of Interact Club, VEX Team Captain and Best Buddies secretary, to name just a few, have provided many more volunteer opportunities. Casey states that one of the reasons she chose Lehigh was their focus on community service because “giving back to the community is who she is.” Casey is the daughter of Andrea and Brett Murrah. Kai Onnen was named recipient of SEF’s STEM Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a graduating Southington High School Senior in good standing with a desire to major or minor in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Kai has chosen to attend the University of Connecticut where he will major in Computer Science. He is a high achieving student and recipient of the AP Scholar with Distinction Award. His strong passion for computer science has motivated him to continuously challenge himself to learn new concepts. He is proficient in multiple programming languages including Visual Basic, Java and Python. Quoting Kia, he is “devoted to spreading the enthusiasm of learning to others over a variety of topics such as language, culture and the sciences.” Additionally, he is proficient in the world languages of Japanese and Chinese. He has taught math to 2nd grade students at the Japanese Language School of Greater Hartford and is an off icer in the Chinese Honor Society. Kai is founder of the SHS Japanese Club and restarted the dormant American Computer Science League and successfully recruited members for both clubs. Always eager to accept a challenge, Kai’s ability in computer science inspired him to volunteer to teach an AP Computer Science class at SHS during a teacher’s absence for a full quarter. In his essay, Kai states that “my passion for computer science stems partly from its applications outside the classroom, whether it be helping World Language Honor Society or exploring broader societal issues. By majoring in computer science in college, I hope to develop a well-rounded perspective to help transform the educational technology industry.” Kai is the son of Michiko Ozawa and Douglas Onnen. This is the 11th year that SEF has awarded scholarships to Southington students.
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