The Arc of Delaware County Awards Scholarships

The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc) is one of the country’s most progressive and unique organizations serving children and adults with developmental disabilities. Each year, Delarc awards scholarships to high school students that will be attending college to further their studies in the field of Human Services.  The recipients selected by their schools should not only have demonstrated scholastic ability but also been active providing service to their communities and/or school. The scholarships were sent to each school for presentation at commencement or awards ceremonies.

The 2012 recipients of The Arc Delaware County Scholarship are:

• Jasmine Jester of Charlotte Valley Central School, attending the College of St. Rose majoring in Clinical Psychology
• Katherine Bracci of Delaware Academy, attending Mohawk Valley Community College, majoring in Health
• Jennifer Newman of Deposit Central School, attending Elmira College, majoring in Nursing.
• Harley Rae Frey of Downsville Central School, attending SUNY Cobleskill, majoring in Early Childhood Education.
• Sarah Gladding of Franklin Central School, SUNY Delhi, majoring in Nursing.
• Tabitha Althiser of Hancock Central School, attending Onondaga Community College, majoring in Human Services/Special Education
• Daphne Ancona of Margaretville Central School, attending Kutztown University, majoring in Psychology
• Sydney Peters of Roxbury Central School, majoring in Human Social Services.
• Alaina Wagner of Sidney Central School, attending SUNY Oneonta, majoring in Psychology
• Rebecca Johnson-Quigley of South Kortright Central School, attending SUNY Delhi, majoring in Nursing
• Nicole Burgher of Stamford Central School, attending SUNY Oneonta, majoring in Early Childhood Education.
• Elizabeth Patterson of Walton Central School, attending St. Rose, majoring in Speech Pathology.

In a thank you letter to the agency, scholarship recipient Tabitha Althiser wrote, “It means everything that you gave me this scholarship. This scholarship is helping me out paying for college. It has also been a pleasure working for the summer at the Walton location (Delarc’s Community Living Skills- Walton facility)”. Tabitha indicated that she applied for a summer job at CLS-W to obtain insight and experience in the field of Human Services.

For more information about The Arc of Delaware County, including career opportunities, visit www.delarc.org or call (607) 865-7126.