New York Check Cashers Announce 1999 Scholarship Winners.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3-- The Check Cashers Association of New York, Inc. (CCANY), in conjunction with Minneapolis-based Travelers Express Company, Inc., named the 1999 winners of its fourth annual scholarship competition. The first place winners were honored at a luncheon on May 26, at the Crowne Plaza-LaGuardia Hotel here. The annual scholarship program, "Rewarding Young Leaders in Our Community," gives cash grants to outstanding high school seniors in the New York City Public schools, using leadership skills in both school and local community, financial need and academic achievement as the criteria to identify winners in each borough. First place winners received a one-time grant of $3,000; second place winners received $1,250; and, third place winners, $750. "What impresses me most about the CCANY scholarship program is that they personally touch the lives of the youngsters they are helping," said Ronnie Solow, director of special projects, K-12 New York City Board of Education. "Once again, we were amazed to see the high caliber of talent in our schools," said Sanford Herman, chairman of CCANY's scholarship committee. "All of this year's scholarship candidates were exceptional, which made selecting winners more difficult than ever before." A complete list of all winners: Bronx: 1st: Iolet Francis, DeWitt Clinton High School DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in New York City. Clinton opened in 1897, enrolling only boys at first. It has been co-ed since 1983. Its original building was on West 13th Street in Manhattan; later, it moved to on 59th Street and Tenth Avenue 2nd: Lollinez Perez, Grace Dodge Vocational High School 3rd: Reema Rajbanshi, The Bronx High School of Science The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, and officially known as H.S. 445) is a specialized New York City public high school. Brooklyn: 1st: Michael Kodransky, Midwood High School at Brooklyn High School 2nd: Jackie Desroulex, Clara Barton High School for Health Professionals 2nd: Valeria Trubnick, Edward R. Murrow High School Edward R. Murrow High School, founded in 1974 by Saul Bruckner, is located in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York and is part of the New York City Department of Education. Manhattan 1st: Toye Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Martin Luther King, Jr. High School can refer to:
2nd: Mindy Romero, Washington Irving High School 3rd: Manpreet Sangari, High School for Environmental Studies Queens 1st: Terrence McKinley, Martin Van Buren High School Van Buren High School can refer to:
2nd: Michael Brincat, John Adams High School John Adams High School can refer to:
3rd: Candace Marie Barriteau, Martin Van Buren High School Staten Island 1st: Lisa Signorile, Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island Technical High School (or Staten Island Tech or S.I.T.H.S.), is one of the nine [specialized public high schools] in New York City. It is located in the New Dorp section of Staten Island. 2nd: Tara Gianoulis, Staten Island Technical High School 3rd: Nadege Fleurimond, Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech or just Tech, and also administratively sometimes as High School 430, is a New York City public high school that specializes in engineering, math and science. CCANY represents more than 450 check cashing stores in the Empire sState. New York's check cashers employ ever 4,000 residents statewide and cash checks with a face value nearing $11 billion. |
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