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On June 1, 2007 the Portuguese Cultural Center awarded the Sons of
Portugal Scholarships to the following students
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High School |
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1. |
Telmo Santos |
Danbury High School |
$3,000.00 |
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2. |
Cassandra Costa |
Immaculate High School |
$2,500.00 |
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3. |
Nicholas DaSilva |
Immaculate High School |
$2,000.00 |
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4. |
Ryan Soares |
Immaculate High School |
$1,500.00 |
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*Presented in honor of Richard
Dohan |
5. |
Stephanie DeSousa |
Danbury High School |
$1,000.00 |
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**Presented in honor of Rui Miguel
Caetano |
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Diana Heitor |
Danbury High School |
$1,000.00 |
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Telmo
Santos, Stephanie DeSousa, Diana Heitor, Nicholas DaSilva, Cassandra
Costa & Ryan Soares |
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College |
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1. |
Amanda Silverio |
Yale University |
$3,000.00 |
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2. |
Jessica Canhao |
Quinnipiac University |
$2,500.00 |
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3. |
Michelle Pimenta-Pires |
University of Connecticut |
$2,000.00 |
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4. |
Rosana Oliveira |
University of Connecticut |
$1,500.00 |
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5. |
Vanessa Martins |
Lehigh University |
$1,000.00 |
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***The Santana Ventura Portuguese History
Scholarship |
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Gregory Hintz |
LaFayette College |
$1,500.00 |
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***The Santana Ventura Portuguese History
Scholarship |
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Amanda Silverio |
Yale University |
$1,500.00 |
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Michelle Pimenta-Pires, Jessica
Canhao,
Gregory Hintz, Rosana Oliveira, Amanda Silverio & Vanessa
Martins (not in picture) |
Special Awards:
* The fifth place high school award was presented in
honor of Richard Dohan,
by his wife and Manuel Ribeiro. This award is funded
by Mrs. Dohan & Manuel & Manuela Ribeiro.
** A Special Award was presented in honor
Rui Miguel Caetano Award. This award is funded by his daughter,
Natalie Ferreira
*** The Santana Ventura Portuguese History Scholarship was created in honor
of the parents of Americo Ventura, Valentine Ventura and Olga Monteiro who are
the benefactors of this award. In order to be eligible to receive this award a
student needs to write a paper on a segment of Portuguese History.
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