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MRTC members Rito Albini, far left, and Tom King, far right, flank the MRTC’s 2017 scholarship recipients, left to right, Sophie McLaughlin, Emily Bowler and Sarah Belden. Their scholarship awards were presented to them at the July 18 MRTC meeting. (Marjorie Needham photo)
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
The Middlebury Republican Town Committee (MRTC) scholarships this year went to Sophie McLaughlin, Emily Bowler and Sarah Belden. MRTC scholarship committee member Rito Albini and MRTC Chairman Tom King presented the awards to the students at the July 18 MRTC Meeting.
Sophie McLaughlin, the daughter of Donna and Robert McLaughlin is a Westover graduate. She will start classes at Northeastern University this fall and will study biology. She said she hopes to become some sort of researcher.
Emily Bowler, daughter of Paul and Janine Bowler, is a Holy Cross High School graduate. She will go to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she will study civil engineering.
Sarah Belden, daughter of Mike and Nancy Belden, is a Pomperaug High School graduate. She will attend the University of Delaware, where she will major in exercise science in a seven-year program that leads to a Ph.D.
MRTC scholarships are open to applicants who live in Middlebury regardless of where they attend school. Each applicant submitted an original essay on “What Community Service Means to Me.” They were asked to include in the essay examples of community service they performed independently (preferred) or as part of an organizational group. They were also asked to include their future plans for performing community service.
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