2025 AWARDS RECIPIENTS

This year the Awards Assembly was held on June 3, at 6pm in the Herbert Balish Auditorium, Port Richmond High School located on Staten Island, NY. Five essays from five students were submitted for our consideration. The two students we selected to receive the awards this year, we felt had more in their background that fit the criteria we use to pick award recipients, that being: The student must have faced great adversity, conquered it and gone on to achieve. The names of the two students who received the awards this year were Nicholas Stetter and Frank Bellotti.

Nick will be attending SUNY Delhi located in Delhi, New York. He will begin his studies there in September 2025. He will be taking Automotive Technology saying he planned on opening his own business fixing and updating cars.

Nick played Football and LaCrosse while attending Port Richmond. When asked if he will be playing sports at Delhi, he stated he wouldn't and that he wanted to focus on his academics and only play intramurals.

Nick did take part in Community Services such as School Open Houses, 9th Grade Registration and Annual Food Drives. Taking part in Community Services is something that PRHS students are encouraged to take part in. 

Frank will be attending the College of Staten Island located on Staten Island NY also starting in the 2025 Fall Semester. There he will be taking Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Cyber Security all of which will help him in the profession he plans to pursue which is being a Police Officer.

Frank played Baseball while attending PRHS. I asked Frank if he planned to play sports while attending college and he also said that he wouldn't, wanting to focus on his academics as well. Said he may try Club Baseball or another sport, but wasn't sure.

Frank did quite a bit of Community Service. He did many community walks for different charities, Annual Food Drives, and collecting for distribution Toys For Tots.