The Weathersfield School Board and the family of Mario Bevacqua are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Mario Bevacqua Memorial Scholarship. A principal at the Weathersfield School for twenty years, Mario Bevacqua was dedicated to the belief that every child deserved a well-rounded education. He served as a positive role model for both students and staff through his passion, good humor and generous spirit. The recipient of this award should exhibit those same qualities, which made Mario a dynamic educator.

Each year, a $500 one-time scholarship will be given to a deserving high school senior who graduated from the Weathersfield School and currently resides in Weathersfield. The recipient must be enrolled full time in a public or private college or technical school, either in or out of state. No specific degree field is required. Scholarship funds may be used for tuition, room/board or books, and will be dispersed at the beginning of their second semester of college.

Interested high school seniors must write an essay detailing how their Weathersfield School experience helped prepare them for high school and college and what it meant to them. In addition, students must answer the following questions:

1. What is your dream?

2. What do you strive to achieve by going to college?

3. Why did you apply to your accepted college?

4. What community involvement did you engage in during high school and why did you choose those activities?