Almost five dozen Passaic County high school seniors, including 15 city students, received scholarships to attend Berkeley College.
Eight John F. Kennedy High School, three Passaic County Technical Institute, and two Eastside High School students received the scholarships, according to the Woodland Park-based four-year college.
A student from the Academy of Health Science received a scholarship as well. A city resident attending Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood was also a scholarship recipient, according to the college.
John F. Kennedy High School scholarship recipients were Kiara Carter, Edelyn De La Cruz, Valentin Estevez Jr., Henry Garcia, Kiara Nivar, Alicia Ortiz, Jaimarie Rivera, and Nia White.
City students from the Passaic County Technical Institute who received scholarships were Jennifer Taype, Skylynn Padilla, and Joe Vidal.
Eastside High School recipients were Sharleen Beco and Ce’Aisha Greene. Academy of Health Science senior to get a scholarship was Astrid Villanueva.
City resident Cyrane Mitchell was the Dwight Morrow High School student to get a scholarship.
“We congratulate these students who have demonstrated their ability and desire to further their achievements by pursuing a college degree with a career focus,” Michael Smith, President of Berkeley College, said. Each recipient was selected for demonstrating high level of academic achievement in high school.
The scholarship can be renewed every so long as the recipient maintains a high cumulative grade point average and is a full-time student.
“These scholarships will help them succeed,” Smith said.
Other students to who received scholarships were:
• Aldina Karalic of Wayne, Wayne Valley High School
• Alexa Romano of Totowa, Passaic Valley High School
• Alyssa McCoy of Pompton Lakes, Pompton Lakes High School
• Ashley Moran of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Brayan Lopez-Sanchez of Clifton, Clifton High School
• Daniela Tlamintzi of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Desiree Lucca of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Diana Calixto of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Eric Gangi of West Milford, Wet Milford Township High School
• Evelyn Barrera of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Giovanni Domicoli of Wayne, Passaic County Technical Institute
• Holly Taylor of Wayne, Wayne Hills High School
• Jason Vazquez of Clifton, Passaic County Technical Institute
• Jonathan Diaz of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Joseph Pugliese of Totowa, Passaic Valley High School
• Justin Cardinale of Wayne, Wayne Valley High School
• Karen Ferrufino of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Karly Savinon of Haledon, Passaic County Technical Institute
• Katherine Caicedo of Prospect Park, Manchester Regional High School
• Kelsey Gomez of Clifton, Passaic County Technical Institute
• Laura Sanchez of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Luis Gonzalez of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Luis Zuniga of Clifton, Clifton High School
• Mariela Morera of Clifton, Clifton High School
• Mia Stevens of Pompton Lakes, Pompton Lakes High School
• Michael Cusack of Woodland Park, Passaic Valley High School
• Michelle Birman of Woodland Park, Passaic Valley High School
• Mohamed Kutubu of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Nelson Rodriguez of Haledon, Manchester Regional High School
• Nicholas Sanders of Pompton Lakes, Pompton Lakes High School
• Oscar Perez of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Philip Schirner of Totowa, Passaic Valley High School
• Rebecca Sands of Wayne, Wayne Hills High School
• Resul Maksut of Wayne, Wayne Valley High School
• Ronny Morales of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Rosariagrazia Gencarelli of Woodland Park
• Saira Garcia of Passaic, Passaic High School
• Taylor Farissier of North Haledon, Manchester Regional High School
• Thomas Gerbasio of Hewitt, West Milford Township High School
• Verinia Khalil of Little Falls, Passaic Valley High School
• Yehshen Henry of Clifton, Clifton High School.
Photo Caption (L to R): (Standing) Luis Zuniga, Jason Vazquez, and Kelsey Gomez, all of Clifton; Joseph Pugliese of Totowa; Nelson Rodriguez of Haledon; Nia White of Paterson; Justin Cardinale of Wayne; Evelyn Barrera, Diana Calixto, and Saira Garcia, all of Passaic; and Carol Allen Covino, Berkeley College Associate Vice President of Enrollment. (Sitting) Maria Vallejo of Jersey City, Karly Savinon of Haledon; Rosariagrazia Gencarelli of Woodland Park; Rebecca Sands of Wayne; and Luis Gonzalez of Passaic.