North Shore Students Awarded $67K In Topsfield Fair Scholarships

DANVERS, MA — Forty students from 22 high schools across Essex County were recipients of $67,000 in Topsfield Fair scholarships through the Essex Agricultural Society.

Thirty-three students earned $1,000 scholarships and seven students earned $1,000 scholarships for each of their four years of college.

"We are proud to be able to contribute this much toward the rising cost of education," Topsfield Fair General Manager James O'Brien said. "These scholarships don't include thousands in additional financial assistance distributed by several of our departments, including beekeeping, rabbits, sportsmen building, and many others."

This year's scholarship recipients include:

• Amesbury: Giavanna Sico (Triton Regional High School)
• Bedford: Harrison Sachs (Bedford High School)
• Beverly: Kayleigh Lane (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School)
• Byfield: Grace Aponas (Triton Regional High School)
• Danvers: Alfred Barzykowski (St. Johns Prep); Samantha Lord (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School)
• Dracut: Timothy van Opstal (Greater Lowell Tech)
• Georgetown: Jaiden Zimirowski (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School)
• Hamilton: Norah Keys (Hamilton Wenham Regional High School)
• Ipswich: Christopher Burns, Lily Paine (Ipswich High School)
• Manchester-By-The-Sea: Paul Coughlin, Preston Potter (Manchester Essex Regional High School); Ben Foley (St. John’s Prep)
• Marblehead: Taylor Horgan (Westminster School)
• Methuen: Jesus Caceres (Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School); Marissa Mahoney (Methuen High School)
• North Andover: Kevin Kay (North Andover High School)
• Peabody: Abigail Bettencourt, Jake Canuel, Vanessa Kolani (Peabody Veterans Memorial High School); Crystal Gosiewski, Olivia Isidro (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School)
• Reading: Jaci Coyne (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School)
• Rowley: Sophia Lesinski, John Prendergast (Triton Regional High School)
• Salem: Caitlyn McKiernan (Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School); Keira Morgan (Bishop Fenwick High School); Skylar Winter (Salem Academy Charter School)
• Saugus: Rachael Burke (Malden Catholic High School); Nathanial Chadwick (Saugus High School)
• Topsfield: Jenna Lindsay, Emily Moore, Miranda Soriano, Margaret Turpel, Claire Turpel (Masconomet Regional High School)
• West Newbury: Ally Cacciapuoti, Lillian Friend, Jack Rau (Pentucket Regional High School)
• Concord, NH: Allison Dupuis (Concord High School)

This year's total aid were scholarships from the Essex County Farm Bureau Association, the Essex County Fruit Growers Association, and the Charles E. Larner Family Foundation. Charles E. Larner Family Foundation.

"This year's scholarship applicants once again came from students who are very involved in their communities and many who have volunteered at the Topsfield Fair over the years," O'Brien said.

Scholarship applications for students graduating in 2025 are expected to be available on Jan. 1, 2025 at here.