Submitted by Richard Paladino
(May 13, 2024) — Attorney Richard F. Paladino, Chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association Scholarship Committee, has announced that the Association has awarded two scholarships, totaling $3,000 to two deserving high school seniors.
Under the auspices of the Association’s president, Attorney AnnMarie Rocco, two scholarships of $1,500 each were awarded to Leah Scoppa of Clinton (photo below), attending the Morgan School in Clinton;
and Arianna Bishop (photo below) of Cromwell, attending Cromwell High School.
Ms. Scoppa and Ms. Bishop each wrote an insightful essay on the Law Day theme of “Voices of Democracy.” Their essays focused on the electoral process, the discussion of political issues in honest and civil ways, the promotion of free and fair elections, and the assurance that the government remains responsive to the wishes of the people.
The awards were made at the Association’s Law Day luncheon ceremony on May 3, 2024, held at The Inn at Middletown and attended by the Association’s members, judges, and Ms. Scoppa and Ms. Bishop, along with their family members.
The scholarship judges were The Honorable United States District Court Judge Vernon Oliver and Attorney David Royston, a senior member of the Association with sixty years in the practice of law.
Ms. Scoppa and Ms. Bishop were congratulated and given best wishes for their college careers.
Photo of Leah Scoppa by Steady Photography
Photo of Arianna Bishop by Isabelle Stowik
