On June 18, 2025
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Ludlow Rotary awards $14,000 to area seniors

By Green Mountain High School staff Green Mountain High School recipients of 2025 Ludlow Rotary Club scholarships, left to right: Autumn Fales, Andrei Solzhenitsyn, Linsey Miles, Evans Kirdzik, and Lucy Palmer. Photos from Windsor and Compass were not available.

Continuing its commitment to support local students, the Ludlow Rotary Club has announced its 2025 scholarship recipients, awarding a total of $14,000 to graduating seniors from the club’s service area, which includes Ludlow, Plymouth, Mt. Holly, and Cavendish.

“This year’s awards continue a proud Rotary tradition,” said Tim Faulkner, scholarship committee chair. “Since its inception, the club’s scholarship program has provided over $284,000 to local graduates pursuing higher education.”

The 2025 Ludlow Rotary Club scholarship winners are:

From Green Mountain High School:

Andrei Solzhenitsyn – Daniel E. Kesman Memorial Scholarship, $2,500

Lucy Palmer – Robert W. Kirkbride Memorial, $2,500

Linsey Jane Miles – Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Vocational Scholarship, $2,000

Evan Kirdzik – Joseph “Jay” Girouard Scholarship, $2,000

Autumn Fales – Traditional Scholarship, $1,500

From Windsor High School:

Brianna Barton – Traditional Scholarship, $1,500

From Compass High School:

Lola Saccardo – Marty Nitka Scholarship, $2,000

Scholarship funds are primarily raised through the Ludlow Rotary Club’s annual penny sale, a spring tradition that brings the community together in support of education.

The Ludlow Rotary Club congratulates this year’s recipients and wishes them success in their academic and career pursuits.

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