Recent Bellefonte Grad Named Spikes' Finalist for NYPL Scholarship

Published on July 20, 2012 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - The State College Spikes today announced that Miranda Boatman, a recently graduated senior from Bellefonte Area High School, was named a finalist in the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation Scholarship Competition. Miranda will now compete for the $2,500 grand prize as she represents the Spikes against representatives from the other five teams in the league's Pinckney Division.

The 18-year-old plans on attending Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in the fall to major in Early Childhood Education. While a student at Bellefonte, Miranda participated in the Key Club and the National Honor Society, and was a state finalist in the Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship Program. In addition, she made her mark on the Red Raiders athletic program, lettering in cross-country, gymnastics, track, and soccer.

A panel of judges will determine the grand-prize scholarship winners in each of the NYPL's three divisions (Pinckney, Stedler and McNamara) based on several criteria, including academic performance, examples of leadership, service to the community, involvement in extracurricular activities and the impact their local club had on his/her life. Winners will be announced in early August.

Finalists who do not win the $2,500 scholarship will be awarded $250 to use toward books.

The New York-Penn League and its 14 member clubs created the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, in 2003. The mission of the Foundation is to provide focus and support for the collective and individual charitable and community efforts of the New York-Penn League, its Clubs, and their staff.

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