Alumni support Heights class of 2010

On June 2, the Cleveland Heights High School Alumni Foundation awarded scholarships to 16 members of the Class of 2010 at Senior Awards in the auditorium at Heights High.

Beginning with one scholarship a decade ago, the foundation’s scholarship program has grown to 13 awards, totaling over $21,000. In 2010, more than 15 percent of the senior class applied for one or more of the foundation’s scholarships.

Funds for the scholarships are raised at the foundation's pancake breakfast held in the spring, a holiday cocktail party and winter gala held in December, and the generous support of Heights High alumni.

This year the foundation awarded the following scholarships:

Dana Walker, Deb Delisle Scholarship; Eve Tranchito, Sandra Beck Wessler Memorial Scholarship; William Huggins, Dr. Goldstein Class of ’52 Scholarship; Jaiye Sampson, Career Prep Scholarship; Ashley Johnson, James Cipolletti Future Educator Scholarship; Rachel Root, Judith Glickson Creative Writing Scholarship; Lewis Pollis, Legends Scholarship; Alexandra Miller, Marian Katz Magid Memorial Scholarship; Eric Graham, Victoria Lee, Candice McKinney, Johnnaya Norton, Bethany Rudy, Dana Walker and Kelly Ward, Barbara & Harold Mendes Scholarship; Hannah Apple, Bertram “Bart” Wolstein Entrepreneurial Scholarship; and Eric Brock, Viktor Schreckengost Design Scholarship.

Each year the foundation ends its presentation with a goal of increasing the size and number of scholarships awarded, and 2010 continued this tradition. 

Clips from the senior awards presentation will soon join those from the 2010 Cleveland Heights High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on the foundation’s website. Details about specific scholarships, past recipients and more about the alumni foundation can be found at www.heightsalumni.org.

Eric J. Silverman, CHHS’87, is president of the Cleveland Heights High School Alumni Foundation.