2024 Scholarship Recipients
The Bedford Women’s Club Awards Scholarships to Seven High School Seniors.
The Bedford Women’s Club presented the Josephine Fearon Scholarship to six graduating seniors at the Bedford High School awards night on June 7. Left to right: Taisiya Sergeeva, Fiona Lee, Mishka Allam, Natalie Denon, Stella Maters, Shruthi Sriram each received $2,000.
Jamie Reidy, graduating senior at Philips Exeter Academy, also received a $2,000 Scholarship from the Bedford Women’s Club.
The seven scholarship recipients listed alphabetical below (six from Bedford High School and one from Philips Exeter) were selected for their overall academic achievements, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership and strength of character. Each student will receive a $2,000 award that can be applied to any postsecondary school or training program.
Mishka Allam is a six-year member of the U.S. Air Force’s Civil Air Patrol and was promoted to flight sergeant. She served as president of the BHS Debate Club and the Girls Who Code Club, and dedicates her free time volunteering at Catholic Medical Center and the American Red Cross. Mishka will be attending UConn in the fall.
Natalie Denon is Captain of BHS’s Varsity Field Hockey team, and received the 2023 Sportsmanship Award for Varsity Lacrosse. She also volunteers as a youth religious ed teacher and works part time at Hannaford. Natalie will be attending the College of the Holy Cross in the fall.
Fiona Lee has been the captain of the BHS Cross Country, Track and Field, and Swimming teams. For the past four years she was a camp counselor and lifeguard at Camp Melody Pines in Manchester. During her junior year Fiona applied her French language skills while taking part in a French exchange program. Fiona will be attending Cornell University in the fall.
Stella Maters is captain of the BHS Swim Team, a varsity rower for the BHS Crew team, and president of BHS’s UNICEF Club. The past four years Stella has been a lifeguard at the town pool and a student volunteer for Bedford’s town elections. Stella will be attending McGill University in the fall.
Jamie Reidy is a varsity rower for Phillips Exeter Academy and the Cambridge Boat Club. She was the class president/VP of the National Charity League, and led the Exeter Females for Finance Club. Her varied volunteer work includes Families in Transition and Operation Gratitude. Jamie plans to attend Harvard College in the fall.
Taisiya Sergeeva runs a local face painting business that has connected her with all kinds of people in town. She is also a figure skater and coach, and co-president of the BHS Science Olympiad and Art Honor Society. Taisiya will be attending the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in the fall.
Shruthi Sriram co-founded the Girls Who Code Club at BHS, encouraging young women to pursue their interests in technology. Her keen interest in her Indian culture and the Tanjore art form led her to offer a Tanjore painting boot camp. She also volunteers as a caregiver for senior citizens in Derry. Shruthi will be attending Rutgers University in the fall.