PINE ISLAND- The Pine Island Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this years’ Black Dirt Scholarship winners. The Chamber awards three scholarships of $1500 each as well as two tickets to the annual Black Dirt Feast to students who demonstrate a commitment to and involvement in community volunteer service or community work experience. Applicants are evaluated on their character and level of dedication to the service of others.
This year’s winners are:
Adella Kurosz
Adella Will be attending SUNY New Paltz where she will pursue a degree in Art Education. As senior year co-captain of the Warwick Valley Swim and Dive Team provided the experience and training she needed as the Homestead Village lifeguard. During 2019 she participated in the Summer Youth Leadership Academy, which gave her the opportunity to meet local elected leaders while developing personal leadership skills. But she also contributed to her community as an artist and musician. She was the treasurer and president of the Warwick Valley Art Club (2019–2023); she also participated in the 2021 Warwick Valley Pride Art show, the Albert Wisner Public Library Art Show in 2021, The Lower Hudson Region Digital Media Show in 2022, and the Arts Build Confidence Showcase in 2023. Since 2022 Adella has been an active participant in the Doc Fry Music Sessions, a collaborative community concert series with a focus on teens. It revitalized a dormant music scene for teenagers and includes an art gallery that encourages growing artists. Adella’s creations in art range from a clay doll constructed over wire to pumpkins carved in the style of Beetlejuice.
Vanessa Ortiz Aguilar
Vanessa will be attending SUNY Oneonta to pursue a course of study in Political Science. Since the winter of 2021, she has been working as a Community Health Worker for the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization. going out to the camps to the local farmworker and farmworker families, providing them information…
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