Dolgeville Central School District

The Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation awarded scholarships to local high school and adult students during the foundation’s 34th annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 28.

Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees President Sharon Baisley and Board of Trustees member Sarah Crowe spoke to guests and handed out certificates to students. Crowe also talked about accomplishments for each of the award winners in attendance and called the event one of her “favorite nights of the school year.

The awards ceremony and dinner took place at the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES William E. Busacker Complex in Herkimer. During the event, Board of Trustees members and school officials were recognized, and thanks were given to the Herkimer BOCES Culinary and Hospitality program for preparing and serving the dinner and to event sponsors Day Automation, King + King Architects and M&T Bank. Special guests in attendance included teachers, principals and district superintendents.

The goal of the Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation is to expand access to higher education for students in the region who are in career and technical education fields. Since 1991, the foundation has provided more than 360 scholarships – totaling more than $205,000.

The foundation’s largest fundraiser each year is the Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament, which takes place this year on Monday, Aug. 11, at the Cedar Lake Golf Club.

For information on registering for the 2025 golf tournament or making a donation, send an email to kmills@herkimer-boces.org or call 315-867-2000.

General Scholarship Awards
The General Scholarship Awards winners receive $1,000 scholarships for their first year of college and then earn additional funding for their second year if certain criteria are met.

The scholarships are open to students who are majoring in vocational education in their high schools or at Herkimer BOCES and plan to go to college the next school year.

The following students won the foundation’s General Scholarship Awards:
* Victoria Galletta, from Dolgeville Central School District
* Anthony Gaetano, from Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District
* Derek Newtown, from Central Valley Central School District
* Aiden Dibble, from Richfield Springs Central School District
* McKenna Coffey, from Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District
* Nathan Cornacchia, from West Canada Valley Central School District
* Camryn Marshall, from Owen D. Young Central School District
* Anthony Smith, from West Canada Valley Central School District

Career Awards
The Scholarship Foundation presented the Career Award for students who gain employment in a Career and Technical Education field prior to or soon after graduation and incur expenses as a result of that employment. This award allows the reimbursement of up to $1,000 for trade-specific expenses such as employment clothing, personal protective equipment, tools, supplies, certifications, credentials and/or licenses.

The following students won the Career Award:
* Brayden Darrow, from Central Valley Central School District
* Chase Harrer, from Little Falls City School District

Alternate Scholarship Recipients
The following students were selected as alternates for scholarship awards:
* Kadence Lyman, from Central Valley Central School District
* Maxwell Pullis, from Owen D. Young Central School District
* Victoria Galletta, from Dolgeville Central School District
* Jesse Bowman, from Richfield Springs Central School District

Special Scholarship Awards
The Special Scholarship Awards were established through donations and go to students pursuing careers in certain areas.

The following students won special incentive awards this year:
* Victoria Galletta, from Dolgeville Central School District, won the Hummel Family Scholarship Award, which goes to a student who completed a Herkimer BOCES technical education program with a final two-year average of at least 80%, plans to attend college for further training in the field of business and has demonstrated community-minded focus throughout the student’s high school career.


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