Scholarships

Valley Press Club
Springfield, MA
F0unded 1960

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Scholarships

Valley Press Club Scholarships

Applications for Valley Press Club Scholarships must be submitted by April 1, each year, to the address at the bottom of this page, or electronically to scholarship@valleypressclub.com High school students can obtain applications from their school guidance counselors, or download an application here.

Every June, the Press Club awards five students, planning to study journalism in college, with $1000 scholarships, at the Annual Scholarship event. Need more information? or email us: info@valleypressclub.com

Mr. Albert M. Jaffe, Vice President of Talent Recruitment for ESPN, the Valley Press Club's very first scholarship reciepient in 1964, attended the 2008 Annual Scholarship event.

The Valley Press Club is deeply grateful to WWLP Television and the Republican Newspapers for underwriting two of the five annual
Press Club scholarships.

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The 2009 scholarship winners are, from left to right:

JAMES W. GRZELAK, of Southwick, a graduate of The MacDuffie School in Springfield where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, will also receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. Grzelak, an Eagle Scout, who posted perfect 800 scores on the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the SAT test, plans to attend Williams College.

ARIANA E. SANDILLO, of West Springfield, a graduate of West Springfield High School, will receive the Channel 22 Scholarship, funded by WWLP-TV and administered by the club. It is awarded to a student planning a career in broadcast journalism. Sandillo, who was editor-in-chief of her school newspaper, plans to attend Emerson College.

FRANK P. KELLEHER, a graduate of Westfield High School. Kelleher, who served as president of his class for three years, plans to major in broadcast journalism at Emerson College.

(Mr. Al Jaffe, Keynote Speaker)

ELIZABETH M. MURRAY of Adams, a graduate of Hoosac Valley High School, where she ranked third in her class and was co-editor-in-chief of the school newspaper,, will receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. She plans to major in communications at St. Michael's College in Vermont.

CATHERINE L. THOMPSON, a graduate of West Springfield High School where she ranked fourth in her class and was special sections editor of the school newspaper, will receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. She plans to attend New York University.

KATHERINE R. GLIDDEN, a graduate of Holyoke High School and news editor of the school newspaper, will receive The Republican Scholarship, funded by the newspaper and awarded to a student planning a career in print journalism. Glidden will attend Quinnipiac University.

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The 2008 scholarship winner are, from left to right:

MARGARET L. BOYLE, of Springfield, a graduate of Cathedral High School where she was news editor of the school newspaper, will receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. A four-year honor student, she plans to enroll in the School of Communications at Boston University.

TERRENCE J. SMITH, who ranked fourth in his graduating class at Holyoke High School, will receive The Republican Scholarship, funded by the newspaper and awarded to a student planning a career in print journalism. Smith will attend Holy Cross.

CHRISTINE C. RYAN, of Wilbraham, also a graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School, will enroll at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She launched her own news show on the public access television station in Wilbraham and wants to be a news correspondent.

SEAN P. PELTIER, of Williamstown, a graduate of Mount Greylock Regional High School will receive the Channel 22 Scholarship, funded by WWLP-TV and administered by the club. It is awarded to a student planning a career in broadcast journalism. Peltier plans to attend Lyndon State College in Vermont.

MR. ALBERT M. JAFFE, Vice President of Talent Recruitment for ESPN. (First scholarship recipient in 1964)

DAVID S. COFFEY, a graduate of West Springfield High School where he was active on the school newspaper, will also receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. Coffey, who is also an accomplished musician, will enroll in the journalism program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
MAIK. HEDAYAT-ZADEH, a graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School where she was editor in chief of the school newspaper, will receive a Valley Press Club Scholarship. She will be a journalism student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

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Previous scholarship award recipients include:

2007

Bryan J. Roy Agawam HS, Republican Newspaper Scholarship

Mary Jo A. Pham Sabis Charter School, VPC Scholarship

Amy M. Gordon Mt Everett Regional HS, Sheffiels, MA, VPC Scholarship

Nathan R. Porter Westfield HS, WWLP-TV Scholarship

Ariana M. Rizzitano Gateway Regional HS, VPC Scholarship

2006

Matthew R. Caron       South Hadley High School
Angela L. Colson          Southwick-Tolland Regional High School
Kristen A. Mientka        Hampshire regional high school
Calla M. Vassilopoulos Southwick-Tolland Regional High School

2005
Kaila E. Buffis             St. Joseph Central High School, Pittsfield
Emily E. Everett         Hampshire Regional High School
Amanda L. Mclaren Athol High School
Kevin A. Williamson    Holyoke High School

2004
Nicholas M. Belanger     Palmer High School
Aubrey F. Menard        Belchertown High School
Daniel J. Muse              Ludlow High School
Clark R. Zelazo             Palmer High School

2003
Andrew Bagge             Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham
Suzanne L. Brown          Palmer High School
Jennifer Godin-conz    Northampton High School
Kaitlyn A. Losito            Southwick-Tolland Regional High School
Nadia Riviera-Nieves      Amherst Regional High School

2002
Amy Cavanaugh        Holyoke High School
Andrea L. Gross         Holyoke High School
Jeffrey . Labroad     Cathedral High School
Daniel A. Ross          Amherst Regional High School

2001
Krysta M. Betit      Hoosac Valley High School, Adams
Gina L. Callahan       Springfield High School of Science and Technology
Sally G. English       Belchertown High School
Crystal Haynes     Springfield High School of Science and Technology

2000
Tyra L. Allen            High School of Commerce, Springfield
Daniel G. Lamothe    Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Colleen A. Puls       West Springfield High School
Jennifer J. Smith     Wahconah Regional High School, Dalton

1999
Melissa Hammel       Ludlow High School
Stephen T. Moreau   Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Christopher T. Wood East Longmeadow High School

1998
Andrew T. Camp        Longmeadow High School
Heather Kofke-egger Monson Junior Senior High School
Casey O’Connell       Northampton High School
Diolinda Vaz             Ludlow High School

1997
Melissa L. Beecher
Christopher J. Bigelow
Emma L. Demastrie
Amy V. Duquette

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                                                                                                                                                        P.O. Box 5475
                                                                                                                                                        Springfield, MA 01102
                                                                                                                                                        info@valleypressclub.com
                                                                                                                                                        (413) 733-0636 or 796-2261