High school seniors receive World Trade Center Memorial scholarships

Warwick — Warwick Valley High School seniors Richard Fivehouse, the son of Tom and Janet Fivehouse of Warwick, and Kathleen Logothetis, the daughter of Richard and Susan Logothetis of Sugar Loaf, each received $500 as recipients of the WTC (World Trade Center) Warwick Citizens Memorial Annual Scholarship Fund on May 25. Each applicant had been asked to provide a personal essay and letters of recommendation. The scholarship is awarded to students from the Warwick area who have demonstrated outstanding community service and academic achievement. Fivehouse, who has consistently been on the high honor roll, is an Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 45, a member of the National Honor Society, president of the high school history club, a winner of numerous honors and awards, and active in many school organizations and clubs. His community service record is also outstanding. Fivehouse actively contributes his time and talents to helping community organizations such as the Historical Society of the Town of Warwick and Winslow Therapeutic Center as well as several local churches and their Ecumenical Food Pantry. In his essay, Fivehouse stated, “Community service is more than an activity, it is a way of life.” Fivehouse plans to attend Ramapo College of New Jersey where he will major in Business Administration. Kathleen Logothetis is near the top of her graduating class and has a 4.0 grade point average. This fall, she will attend Siena College, a Catholic and Franciscan learning center near Albany, NY, where she plans to major in history. She has been accepted by the college as a Presidential Scholar and Honors Fellow. Logothetis is also a member of the National Honor Society. She received Honorable Mention for Outstanding Youth Citizenship, Volunteerism and Leadership. Logothetis serves on the Board of the Sugar Loaf United Methodist Church, where she sings in the choir and helps, as she says, with any project. One in particular involves knitting sweaters for layette kits distributed throughout the world by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. In her essay, Logothetis wrote about doing something positive to change the world. “I believe that we only have one world to live in,” she stated, “and we must do whatever we can to help, no matter how insignificant it seems.” Immediately following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, a group of Warwick Citizens joined together and formed the WTC Warwick Citizens Memorial Committee. The original purpose of the organization was to raise money to erect the monument that now stands in Veterans Memorial Park. The monument honors the seven local citizens who were victims of the attacks. As a result of the committee’s efforts along with contributions from individuals, businesses and organizations in the Warwick community, the WTC Memorial was officially dedicated in October 2002. Under the leadership of retired Warwick Police Sgt. George Arnott, the fundraising was so successful that the committee voted to donate the excess funds to a WTC Warwick Citizens Memorial Annual Scholarship Fund. This year marked the fourth in the series of scholarship awards. “The Scholarship Fund honors those who gave their lives on that tragic day and the days that followed,” said Arnott.