District 24 students win scholarships with essays

Posted Wednesday, June 1, 2016 3:36 pm

Friends of Bridge board members, from left, Ida DeAngelo, Mary Ann Norton and Linda Pizzolo congratulated essay contest winners Isabella Viscarra and Liana Ferguson.

Courtesy Kathy Bogle

By Micah Danney

The Friends of Bridge substance abuse counseling organization awarded $100 scholarships to three District 24 students on May 25 for essays that discussed the dangers of substance abuse and how to avoid them.

The winners were Isabella Viscarra, of Robert W. Carbonaro School; Liana Ferguson, of Brooklyn Avenue School; and Alesandra Ascurruz, of William L. Buck School.

The Diana Pirrone Memorial Essay contest was established in memory of the former principal of William L. Buck School who went on to become an assistant superintendent until she retired in October 2003. Pirrone was on the Friends of Bridge board for five years and was active in local organizations.

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