Program Includes All Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Penguins Foundation selected 20 high school graduates to honor with 2019 Penguins Foundation Scholarships.
In partnership with UPMC, and with the strong support of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU), the Penguins Foundation awarded 20 educational-based scholarships for the 2018-19 school year. Over the past six years, the Foundation has awarded a total of 118 scholarships.
To be eligible, students must attend a Pittsburgh Public School or an Allegheny County high school that provides substantial aid to students for reduced-cost or free lunch programs per the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education – Division of Food and Nutrition.
Each scholarship is valued at $1,500 for the student’s first year of college, and an additional $1,000 is awarded for the student’s second year of college if a 3.0 GPA is maintained and a minimum of 24 credit hours are earned.
Penguins Foundation scholarship recipients for 2018-19 are as follows:
| Student | High School | College / University | |
| 1 | Arnold, Alexandra | Pittsburgh CAPA | Temple University |
| 2 | Barbarino, Anthony | Northgate High School | Norwich University |
| 3 | Blanchflower, Morgan | Springdale Sr. High School | Grove City College |
| 4 | Brown, Jaylin | Steel Valley High School | University of Pittsburgh @ Greensburg |
| 5 | Callender, Marissa | Highlands High School | Allegheny College |
| 6 | DeWitt, Evan | Pittsburgh Allderdice | American University |
| 7 | Halapchuk, Rachel | Springdale Sr. High School | John Carroll University |
| 8 | Hurley, Breanne | Springdale Sr. High School | Gannon University |
| 9 | Kern, Hannah | Springdale Sr. High School | Penn State University |
| 10 | Kornacki, Ella | Steel Valley High School | University of Pittsburgh |
| 11 | Kozy, Katie | Carlynton High School | St. Vincent College |
| 12 | Matey, Paige | West Mifflin Area High School | Robert Morris University |
| 13 | Mermelstein, Bryn Sara | Woodland Hills High School | Michigan State University |
| 14 | Piatt, Sophia | Keystone Oaks High School | Gannon University |
| 15 | Resetar, Allison | West Mifflin Area High School | Saint Francis University |
| 16 | Segady, Kayla | McKeesport Area High School | Duquesne University |
| 17 | Schrantz, Kristen | Penn Hills High School | Clarion University |
| 18 | Stabile, Haley | Woodland Hills High School | Allegheny College |
| 19 | Woytovich, Cortney | South Allegheny High School | Duquesne University |
| 20 | Yaksich, Anna | Springdale Sr. High School | University of Pittsburgh |
The scholarship was created in 1992 and has been presented annually to high school seniors for academic excellence, extracurricular school activities and community service. Over the past 27 years, the Penguins’ organization has awarded over $292,000 in academically-based scholarships to Pittsburgh-area high school graduates.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, the Penguins Foundation and UPMC will celebrate the honorees’ achievements at a luncheon at PPG Paints Arena on August 13 with the scholars, their family members, officials from their high schools, AIU3 officials and Pittsburgh Public Schools representatives.