HarborOne Bancorp : Bank Awards 20 College Scholarships Totaling $100,000

HarborOne Bank announced today it has awarded 20 college scholarships totaling $100,000 to high school seniors as part of the bank's ONECommunity Scholarship Program, which recognizes a commitment to academic excellence and community. Each of these 20 outstanding high school seniors received a $5,000 scholarship to their prospective schools.

'Receiving a quality education is a crucial step towards a successful future and it is imperative that we continue to support our most hard-working, deserving students,' said James W. Blake, CEO of HarborOne Bank. 'It is an honor to help the students in the communities we serve have the best chance at rewarding, successful, lives and careers - and a quality higher education is a crucial component in that success.'

HarborOne Bank's 2019 awards are part of a continuing commitment to help the best and brightest students make sure they can afford a college degree in a time of rising tuition costs. The businesses and families of the region require an educated workforce to continue to thrive. HarborOne Bank has pledged to award $1 million over a 10-year period to provide hardworking and deserving students college scholarships, the largest single scholarship program by any bank in the state. Over the last 14 years, HarborOne Bank has provided more than $500,000 in scholarships to extraordinary students throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

A committee of HarborOne Bank volunteers chose scholarship recipients from a highly competitive pool of close to 350 applicants from more than 80 communities. The awards are based on the applicants' proven commitment to community and academic excellence. Committee members based their decisions on several factors, including personal essays, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions and level of participation in community and school activities. Eligible candidates include all high school seniors whose immediate family has an active deposit account at HarborOne Bank.

The scholarship recipients are:

Student	High School	College Attending
Calisto Betti	Plymouth South High School	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Amara D'Antuono	Burriville High School	Salve Regina University
Ryan Delano	Weymouth High School	Northeastern University
Abigail Fennelly	Hingham High School	Harvard University
Katherine Healy	Brockton High School	Babson University
Denesha Lafontant	Brockton High School	Union College
Julia Lavallee	Attleboro High School	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Joshua Levine	Sharon High School	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Alessandra Loffredo	Stoughton High School	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tessa Lyman	Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School	University of Massachusetts Boston
Beth Markman	Needham High School	Yale University
Michael Mazzola	Canton High School	Dartmouth College
Justin Miller	Mansfield High School	Northeastern University
Lauren Nelligan	Abington High School	Boston College
Valerie Puliafico	West Bridgewater Middle Senior High School	Washington and Lee University
Michael Quinn	Taunton High School	Boston University
Cathleen Ramirez	Randolph High School	University of Massachusetts Boston
Matthew Santos	Apponequet Regional High School	University of New Haven
Henry Simone	Oliver Ames High School	Union College
Samuel Wohlever	Barrington High School	Northeastern University