Declan Reed Benenati Scholarship Fund
The Declan Reed Benenati Scholarship award winners for the 2024 school year were announced on Thursday, June 6th at the Liberty Theater in Astoria.
Congratulations to the following graduates and scholarship winners:
Chloe Emerson, Ilwaco High School
Darby McCleary, Astoria High School
About the Scholarship
A one-time $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to one applicant from each of the following local area schools:
Oregon: Astoria High School, Warrenton High School, Seaside High School, Knappa High School, Jewell School
Washington: Ilwaco High School (Decky's own alma mater!), Naselle High School
Scholarship Recipient Requirements:
Applicants must be a current high school senior.
Applicants must attend an accredited or licensed post-high school educational or vocational institution or apprenticeship and be registered full time.
Applicants must fall under at least one of the following scenarios:
Have volunteer and service hours working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; OR
Plan on going into a field that provides services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i.e. special education, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, behavior professional, direct support professional, services coordinator or counselor, etc.) This list is not exhaustive, and we can look at each application individually; OR
Be a student with intellectual and developmental disabilities who wishes to attend an accredited or licensed post-high school educational or vocational institution or apprenticeship.
Submissions - Please submit all of the following by email to declanrbfoundation@gmail.com.
This scholarship application (The main difference between the two applications are some of the essay questions.)
Essay question answers - Answers can be typed, voice recorded, or video recorded.
Photo of the applicant