To the many sports parents who dream of sending their star athletes to college on full athletic scholarships, think again, says Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead.
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Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/28/12
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Thomas Schreiber, of East Rockaway a Marine Sergeant who spent 14 months deployed in the Anbar province in Iraq, was one of three veterans who have been awarded a college scholarship by …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/4/12
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I was shocked to see myself in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch last summer. I wasn’t literally in the newspaper, but I saw myself reflected in the parents profiled in the brilliant investigative piece “Children may be vulnerable in $5 billion youth-sports industry: Parents and athletes feel the pressure to compete at all costs” (Aug. 29, 2010).
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12/1/11
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Sheri Reichelson, a senior at East Rockaway High School, has been named a “Commended Student” by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
About 34,000 “Commended Students” throughout …
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10/14/11
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Lynbrook High School sophomore Jessica Shao was one of 650 students around the country to be awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship (NSLI-Y). The scholarship, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State, enabled Jessica to travel to Beijing, China to study in a six-week summer immersion program in Mandarin language and Chinese culture.
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9/22/11
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One lucky mother will win a scholarship, including nutritional counseling and a personal training membership, from Achieve Fitness in East Rockaway —and goodies from other local businesses.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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8/24/11
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Hundreds of friends and family attended the Timothy J. Motherway Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser held last Saturday at the Commuters Club on Ocean Avenue in East Rockaway. The funds raised at this second annual event will go to a graduating student at East Rockaway High School — Motherway’s alma mater.
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Mary Malloy
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10/6/10
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A fundraiser for the Sean Finnegan Memorial Scholarship was held on June 26 at South Middle School field, raising more than $1,156 to make a total of $3,500 to go toward next year’s recipients.
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Mary Malloy
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6/30/10
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Deanna Perez and Kevin Alonge were the first recipients of the Sean Finnegan Memorial Sportsmanship Scholarship.
I think that the scholarship is a very nice tribute to my son. He played soccer …
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Mary Malloy
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6/16/10
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Family and friends gathered at the Commuter’s Club in East Rockaway on Oct. 10 for a day of fun, laughs and memories for a dart tournament — the proceeds of which will go to the Timothy J. Motherway Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Mary Malloy
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10/15/09
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