Morristown HS, Morristown Beard Scholar-Athletes Awarded Scholarships

High school scholar-athletes push themselves on the field and in the classroom. For 17 seniors in Morris County, they were recently awarded a total of $12,000 in college scholarships from NJSIAA.

Of the 17 is Morristown High School’s Ryan Brunnock, who received $1,000 and was sponsored by the NJ State Baseball Coaches Association.

Two more hailed from Morristown-Beard School: Allison Aiello, who received $2,500 and was sponsored by the New Jersey Devils and Mitchell Green, who received $500 and was sponsored by Dorf Media.

The New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) has honored almost 6,000 high school students with a total of more than $1 million in college scholarships since 1993. This year, NJSIAA gave $133,500 to more than 170 high school students in New Jersey.

Here’s a look at the Morris County NJSIAA scholar-athletes: 

• Boonton High School – Kelli Hesse – Morris County Secondary Schools ADs - $500
• Butler High School – Kylie Rooney – Success Communications - $500
• Dover High School – Erin Fox – Atlantic Health - $500
• Hanover Park High School – Lauren Daugherty – Riegel Printing - $500
• Jefferson Township High School – Katie Hatler – Star Ledger - $500
• Kinnelon High School – Sudheesha Perera – NJSCA - $1,000
• Madison High School – Matthew Fastiggi – Morris County Ice Hockey - $500
• Morris Catholic High School – Daniel Jacome – Atlantic Health - $500
• Morris Hills High School – Robert Sihlanick – Morris County Secondary Schools ADs - $500
• Morristown High School – Ryan Brunnock – NJ State Baseball Coaches Association -  $1,000
• Morristown-Beard School – Allison Aiello – New Jersey Devils - $2,500
• Morristown-Beard School – Mitchell Green – Dorf Media - $500
• Mount Olive High School –Akshatha Bhat – Morris County Secondary Schools ADs - $500
• Parsippany High School – Michael McVea – Investors Savings Bank - $500
• Pequannock Township High School – Michael Leva – Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference - $500
• Randolph High School – Amanda Magadan – Staples - $1,000
• Villa Walsh Academy – Christine Clark – Morris County Secondary Schools ADs - $500

Officials at each NJSIAA member high school can pick one senior student as their scholar-athlete of the year.  The scholarship money is donated by NJSIAA corporate sponsors and other organizations. Scholarships are awarded by random drawings.