Rotary Announces 2026 Scholarships


Winning students are flanked by the members of the Rotary Scholarship Committee.

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club is pleased to announce the winners of its annual scholarship program for Derby and Shelton High School students. Scholarship Committee Chair Ed Sheehy announced the awards at the weekly club meeting on May 28 at the Brownson Country Club. All of the winning students were in attendance along with their proud parents and administrators from both schools. Watch for more pictures later.

This year’s awardees are:

ScholarshipAmountStudentSchool
Derby HS 4 year$8,000Alison Echeverria – SotoDerby
President’s (Derby)$1,000Genesis AlvardoDerby
Technology & Arts$1,500Danny HilserShelton
Deceased Rotarians$1,500Sofia RudusDerby
Shelton HS 4 year$8,000Scarlett KovarcziShelton
President’s (Shelton)$1,000Nathaniel SosaShelton
Sporting Activity$1,500Giancarlo RubioShelton

Each of the awardees gave a quick update at the meeting highlighting their experiences and the colleges they will be attending next year.

The members of the committee in addition to Ed Sheehy were Rotarians Rosemary Allen, Pat Carey, Lucy Andrade, and Kim Caro as well as administrators Jen Moffet of Derby High School and Lisa Sapienza Girard of Shelton High School.,

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