Dear Friends, 5/11/2016
We celebrated those who are '
Making a Difference' in the lives of young people at KCHS on May 1st. By attending Mass at St. Mary's in Greenwich, we remembered Msgr. Frank C. Wissel and the many students he helped through the Wissel Memorial Scholarship Fund. With a wonderful dinner gathering at Gabriele's in Greenwich, we honored Mr. Bill Mitchell for his long-time support and friendship and Dr. Gerry Kuroghlian for sharing his many talents, so generously, in the service of our students.
Both Mr. Mitchell and Dr. K spoke of their love for the school community and the young people who overcome many obstacles to achieve not only academically but throughout life. Waleska Ortiz-Ayala '88 benefited from a KCHS education and sited KCHS with providing her a safe, secure family environment. She is a nurse practitioner who has opened the first NP owned Pain Management Center. Senior Brittany Rodriguez expressed gratitude for the scholarship that afforded her a KCHS education, the teachers who supported and challenged her and announced her decision to attend Boston College as the first member of her family to pursue a college education.
This was the Third Annual '
Making a Difference' Scholarship Event. All proceeds from the event support the school's scholarship program; specifically the Msgr. Frank C. Wissel Memorial Scholarship and the Jonathan O'Herron Memorial Scholarship. A newly established fund, the Leo Van Munching, Jr. Memorial Scholarship will be added to the event next spring! In addition to previous annual commitments of $25,000 to the O'Herron Memorial and $30,000 to the Wissel Memorial, the event raised $40,168! We are thrilled to continue the support of deserving scholarship students into the next academic year! Thank you for your continued generosity, prayers and friendship.
Looking forward to graduation and sending 100% to higher education! Students are off to WPI, Boston College, Emmanuel in Boston, Fairfield, UCONN, West Point and many more campuses!
