HRTC HBHS 2025 Senior Scholarship Award Announcement
For the past 7 years, the HRTC has had the privilege of awarding 1 deserving HBHS senior with a $2500 scholarship. Thanks to the generosity of our members, HRTC can support our community & make this annual scholarship possible.
This year, HRTC’s selection committee received 13 applications. It was an impressive array of students that through the application process were able to showcase their involvements & achievements, as well as articulate their higher education aspirations & career desires. It was encouraging to see how they all embodied HBHS core values: Integrity, Intellectual Curiosity, Innovation, Individuality, and Involvement in HBHS Community.
The Selection Committee reviews all applicants through a blind process. All personal identifiers are removed, and candidates were given reference numbers. Leaving only their applications as the selection criteria.
It gives us great pleasure to announce the 2025 HRTC Scholarship is awarded to Ronan Finnegan from Hollis.
Ronan is an accomplished all-around student who was selected to student government, an officer in the National Honor Society, ambassador for the New Hampshire Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program.
He was varsity captain in 3 sports (soccer, indoor track, outdoor track) and letter in 2 additional sports (baseball & tennis). Additionally, Ronan was a member of the band, math team his AP Government class won state finals and will be competing at the National Finals in Washington, DC.
One of his fondest achievements was starting the very first pickleball club at HBHS. This fall, Ronan will be furthering his education at Boston College, Carroll School of Management.
Please join us in congratulating Ronan Finnegan on his well-deserved scholarship.
About the Scholarship
The annual HRTC Scholarship is an opportunity to recognize the hard work and personal drive of a Hollis Brookline High School graduating senior. We continue to have a high number of applicants, and are pleased that we can provide an impactful dollar amount. It is a highlight of our HRTC efforts each year.
What this Scholarship has meant to past recipients
Thank you for honoring me with the extremely generous HBHS scholarship. I am so inspired by the faith you have in me, and will do my best to be worthy of this scholarship. We are in a challenging era, but civic minded organizations like yours give me hope. Thank you again for your generosity!
- Judith Boyd, 2024 HRTC Scholarship Recipient
"I am very grateful and thankful for the HRTC and the scholarship they awarded me at the conclusion of my senior year. I was and am honored to have won a scholarship from such a remarkable organization that does important work for the local community. The scholarship money has helped me offset the lofty costs of college tuition as well as other education-related expenses. I am studying electrical engineering at Northeastern University and am currently on co-op this semester. This means I'm working full-time in Hollis, at Farm Design, helping to design biomedical equipment.”
- Oliver Hugh, HRTC Scholarship Recipient
HRTC HBHS 2024 Senior Scholarship Award Announcement
HRTC is proud to announce Judith Boyd from Hollis as this year’s deserving winner. Judith is an accomplished all-around student active in “We the People”, president of the Herstory Club, played flute in the Concert and Jazz bands, and participated in Tri-M and NHS (the music and national honor societies). She plans to attend Brandeis University in the fall.
The Hollis Republican Town Committee received 10 applications from this year’s graduating class. The selection committee had a difficult time selecting a winner as the quality of the candidates all exemplified strong traits in leadership, integrity, involvement in HBHS and community service.
This year’s recipient was selected by a blind process. All personal identifiers were removed, and candidates were given reference numbers. Leaving only their applications as the selection criteria.
Additionally, the HRTC Selection Committee used as a guide in the selection process HBHS school values: Integrity, Intellectual Curiosity, Innovation, Individuality, and Involvement in HBHS Community.