NORRISTOWN, Pa. (April 19, 2010) – Jach Weiss, a senior at Wissahickon High School, and Nicole Cavalcante, a senior at Kennedy-Kenrick High School, have been selected to receive Harry Mirabile Memorial Scholarships from the Montgomery County Amateur Championship.
The two golfers competed in last year’s Montgomery County Junior Championship and supplied personal resumes to a committee of judges. The scholarships are awarded each year based on academics, sportsmanship and service to the community. This was the third year in the eight-year history of the event that two Harry Mirabile Memorial scholarships were awarded.
Funds for the scholarships come from the Dave Marshall Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is augmented each year through entry fees in the Montgomery County Amateur Championship, sponsorships, contributions, special events and a raffle.
Competitors in the Junior Championships are then urged to submit their personal resumes for consideration for the Harry Mirabile Memorial Scholarships.
Scholarships are awarded to the winners of the Montgomery County Junior Championships. Roger Cohn and Louis Hoffman, both members of Blue Bell CC and friends of the late Dave Marshall, co-chair the scholarship committee.
“Due to the economy, sponsorship levels were down for the second year in a row but I was most pleased that we were able to maintain the same scholarship amounts and award scholarships to both a boy and a girl from the county again this year,” said Hoffman. “Each year we get some outstanding applicants for the scholarships.”
Both Marshall and Mirabile were patrons of junior golf in Montgomery County.
Cavalcante, who also won the Montgomery County Girls Championship this year, is a four-sport star at Kennedy Kenrick. She earned 12 varsity letters in her high school career, including three in golf. She is President of Student Council and, despite her busy school and athletic schedule, is deeply involved in community service projects. Academically, she carries a 3.5 grade point average and is in the final stages of sorting college scholarship offers before continuing her golf career at the next level.
Weiss is a three-sport star at Wissahickon, competing in ice hockey and lacrosse as well as golf. He captained the ice hockey team this year, as well as serving as captain on the golf team, qualifying for the state competition for the second year in a row and being named Player of the Year by coaches in Wissahickon’s division.
A solid student, he achieved Honor Roll status all four years at Wissahickon and received the Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Award. Weiss still finds time outside his three-sport schedule to do community service and this year served as Chairman of the Wissahickon Wing Bowl, a tradition that began in 2006 and raises funds for charities. Under his leadership the event raised more than $3,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Association. In the fall Weiss will matriculate at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and major in business.
Contact:
Tony Leodora
610-279-9220
