Sports
Local High School Seniors Shine at NJSIAA Awards
Seniors from the High and the Hills earn college scholarships for excelling on the field and in the classroom.
Two Parsippany students were awarded with college scholarships at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Scholar-Athletes Luncheon on May 15.
One scholarship was given to an outstanding senior scholar-athlete at each public and private high school in the state as a recognition of academic and athletic success.
Nicole Lok, a swimmer at Parsippany High School won a $1,000 scholarship courtesy of ShopRite.
Srihari Daggumati, who plays golf for Parsippany Hills High School, was awarded a $500 scholarship provided by Riegel Printing.
In all, 335 high school scholar-athletes were honored. A total of $120,000 is scholarships were given.
Since the program’s inception in 1993, the NJSIAA has honored more than 5,700 high school athletes and presented more than $1 million in scholarships.
“The scholar-athletes we recognize at this luncheon are among the highest-achieving, most athletically-talented high school students in New Jersey” said NJSIAA Executive Director Steve Timko in a statement. “They are a credit to their schools, their families and their communities, and the NJSIAA is proud to honor them.”
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
