At a Memorial Day Ceremony held May 30, 2024, the Saugerties Legion Post 72, VFW Post 5034 and SAL Squadron 72 and Legion Auxiliary organizations presented 12 Saugerties High School Senior with a $500 scholarship award.
Those students are (left to right, below) ...
• Addison Costello
• Emily Schlosser
• Lia MacDougall
• Natalie Tucker
• Catelynn Brennan
• Alexandria Casiere
• Jeremy Sprague
• Andrew Mulford
• Devon Weishaupt
• Eli Bower
• Sahil Sekhon
Presenting the awards were: Cmdr. Kevin Burgher, Saugerties American Legion Post 72; Cmdr. Arin VanDemark, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5034 & Sons of American Legion Squadron 72 (SAL); Cmdr. Mike Kerbert; and Legion Auxiliary President Carolyn Maines.
Scholarship Recipient Addison Costello and Presenter Legion Auxiliary President Carolyn Maines
Scholarship Recipient Eli Bower and Presenter Commander Mike Kerbert
Scholarship Recipient Alexandria Casiere and Presenter VFW Commander Arin VanDemark
Scholarship Recipient Andrew Mulford and Presenter American Legion Commander Kevin Burgher