Alex Joseph Fotia, Patricia Bernice McMillin and Hannah E. Froce are the 2019 Lincoln High School graduates who received monetary awards from the Lincoln High School Class of 1957.
Alex was given the $5,000 award, Patricia won a $2,500 award and Hannah received $500 for writing the best essay.
Their names were announced by James Meehan, ’57 class president, during Lincoln’s annual senior class recognition assembly. The three will be recognized at the ’57 class reunion luncheon in July. Alex, son of Joe and Lisa Fotia, will study in the computer science field at Robert Morris University; Patricia, daughter of Bob McMillin and Teresa Pogozelec, will study physics and astronomy at Youngstown State University; and Hannah, daughter of Neil and Carrie Froce, will major in special education at Urbana University in Ohio.
With Alex is his mother, Lisa Fotia, and James Meehan, ’57 class president. Alex will attend Robert Morris University and study in the computer science field.
One of nine high honor graduates in his class, Alex was awarded a presidential full-tuition scholarship from Robert Morris and the Bradley Grinnen Memorial Scholarship. He received the American Legion leadership medal and school award in eighth grade; was voted by teachers and fellow students for the class leadership award four years; was junior class president and head prom advisor; was a six-time president’s gold award recipient for high honor roll, and was a Lions Club student of the month. Chosen for National Honor Society, he was cited as an outstanding senior in mathematics, social studies, and programming; was a four-year member of the ent council, Culture Club and German Club, serving as co-president his senior year; and was on the new junior high mentoring club, a member of ECTV morning announcements and video production crew and captain of the varsity track team.
Also a high honors graduate, Patricia was granted a president’s scholarship from Youngstown as well as YSU honors program and honors housing scholarships. She also received the Dennis M. Norman Memorial Scholarship. Active in Lincoln’s music program, she sang with concert choir and choral capers, was in the school musical and participated in marching, concert and jazz bands. She was also marching band librarian. Her other activities included Drama, French, History, Culture and Envirothon clubs.m Hannah also received a $2,500 Wolves Club scholarship, a Caroline Knox grant and academic and athletic scholarships from Urbana University. She has committed to the Urbana Blue Knights acrobatics and tumbling team for four years. She teaches gymnastics at Diamond Dance Academy. Also a National Honor Society member, she was president of Unified Club, vice president of Art Club and a member of History Club.
Patricia Bernice McMillin is flanked by her parents, Teresa Pogozelec and Bob McMillin. At the right is James Meehan, ’57 class president. Patricia will study physics and astronomy at Youngstown State University. (Photo provided)
In her prize-winning essay, she stressed her involvement with special needs children. While at Lincoln she spent at least an hour each day in the special needs classroom and assisted the teacher of the adaptive physical education class for a whole period each day. Hannah also assisted with Shining Stars, a special needs cheerleading team, and spent a day job shadowing a teacher at New Horizons, a school for those with special needs. Hannah’s goals are to get an education, help special needs children to accomplish their goals and better prepare them to live independently.
Since 2009, Lincoln’s ’57 class has given $64,000 to 15 graduates. At its 50th anniversary reunion in July 2007, the class supported James Ammeen, class vice president, in his plans to start a scholarship fund. In less than two years, class members donated $105,000 to start the fund, which is administered by the Beaver County Foundation.
The first scholarship went to Joshua Court. Other winners have been Brooke Ewing, Josh Guisler, Charity Stoll, Taylor Gearhart, Hunter James Kline, Marina Thetford, Cayla Renee Sudano, Zain Ansari, Dominic Nocera, Neisa Carsele and Zoe Kalantzis.
Ammeen and others on the class scholarship committee review information and essays from applicants, whose names are not known, to determine the recipients.
The scholarship fund is supported by donations, including those from ’57 graduates who have pledged $57 per year. Individuals and groups may make contributions by mailing checks, with a notation of EC ’57 scholarship, to the Beaver County Foundation, Box 569, Beaver, Pa. 15009. All donations are tax deductible.
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