For Immediate Release

June 12, 2001                                                                         
Contact: Kathy Gevlin  6932875

The Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its annual IB and Personal Achievement Scholarships. This year, the Foundation awarded $11K in academic scholarships to members of the graduating High School Class -- 6 $1,000 International Baccalaureate (IB) Scholarships and 2 $3,000 Personal Achievement Awards.

Congratulations to the following IB scholarship winners:

• Outstanding Achievement and Effort:  Diane Criscuolo
• Outstanding Effort and Perseverance: Srinivas Pendikatla
• IB Scholars (The top three ranking IB Candidates):  Michael Addabbo, Pratik Thaker and Aaron Wasserman.

In addition to the IB scholarships, which recognize outstanding academic achievement, the Foundation is pleased to award its 2^nd annual Personal Achievement Scholarships. This award recognizes an individual or individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to use the resources available to them to creating a high school experience that is totally positive and that inspires others. This year’s winners are Philip Chan and Melissa McCue.

The Foundation would also like to recognize the finalists for the Personal Achievement Scholarship who were selected by the faculty and administration of the high school and who deserve recognition for an outstanding high school career:

• Amanda Alicea
• Bryan Schulteiss
• Shannon McBratney
• Miguel Thompson
• Teresa Medina

Since its inception in 1994, the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation (DFSF) has raised more than 2.7 million dollars through grants and contributions to enhance the education of Dobbs Ferry students. The Foundation encourages and supports good, innovative programs that are endorsed by teachers, administration, the Board and the Superintendent, but that cannot initially be funded by the school budget.