2011 Recipients

Krysta Marie Scimeca
Recipient of the LPDA Joleen Morere Scholarship

Krysta graduated this June from Morris County School of Technology in Denville. Her extracurricular activities included MCST Varsity Soccer and Softball, MCST national Technical honor Society and Girl Scouts of America. Her volunteer activities included LPDA; St. Thomas Moore Youth Group Service and Summer Camp; Girl Scouts of America; 4H; St. Joseph’s RC Church (Teacher asst.; choir and altar server; and National Technical Honors Society Community Services. She is currently working toward her Girl Scout Gold Award project to create a dog park in Lincoln Park. Krysta will be continuing her education at SUNY and is looking toward becoming a Veterinarian.

Shawn Anthony Rhoads
Recipient of the LPDA Scholarship

Shawn is a June graduate of DePaul High School, Wayne, NJ. Some of his extracurricular activities included National Youth Leadership Training Staff; Boy Scouts of America; Gold Key Club; Eucharistic Ministry and Altar Service (St. Gerard Majella RC Church); National Honor Society and Hispanic Honors Society. His volunteer activities included national Youth Leadership Training; Straight and Narrow, Inc.; Mary Help of Christians Camp; NNJC Catholic Retreat of Scouting and Mission Trip of Hope (working in the Dominican Republic). Shawn will continue his education in the field of Physics.