New Hope-Solebury Student Wins High School Leadership Award

NEW HOPE, PA — Matteo Cademartori of New Hope has been named a winner in the Widener University High School Leadership Awards held in partnership with WCAU-TV NBC10 and Telemundo62.

For more than a decade, the university has recognized more than 1,500 students from high schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware who demonstrated leadership within their communities.

Cademartori, who attends New Hope-Solebury High School, has made a difference by promoting inclusion and respect as an active member of the Student Equity Committee, leading initiatives like "No Place for Hate," as well as serving as a leader in theater club and Model U.N.

"On behalf of Widener University, I extend my deepest congratulations to the 134 outstanding student leaders from across our region who have been named 2025 High School Leadership Award recipients," said Stacey Robertson, president of Widener University. "We are thrilled to recognize this group of impressive young people who have displayed such a strong commitment to their communities through acts of leadership and caring. Widener is known for our culture of belonging where people feel welcome, and students can thrive as their authentic selves. We honor these 134 award winners for demonstrating courage, tenacity and leadership while exhibiting the same drive reflected in Widener's principles."

Winners were invited to the in-person program March 26 with their families and school administrators at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia's historic district. In addition to being recognized as young leaders in the region, if students enroll at Widener as undergraduates, they will participate in the university's prestigious Apogee Leadership Scholars program and receive a $20,000 scholarship over four years.