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2025 Scholarship Recipient

Oskar Khoury - UMASS, Boston, MA

"My vision is to make advanced irrigation technology accessible and affordable for homeowners, akin to the systems utilized in commercial and large farm settings." Oskar stated. "By integrating remote sensing capabilities into private residential systems, while optimizing water usage, enhancing efficiency, and promoting sustainability."

"He is a very focused young man and I can tell that once he puts his efforts into something, nothing will prevent him from achieving his goals," says Daniel Nelson, a faculty member at Milford High School in the Computer Technology Department. "He is often one of the first students to complete his projects and then is able to help me out with other projects in my classroom. This often includes helping out with Chromebook testing and repair. I am very thankful for this help and am impressed with his ambition. This is a quality that I would like to see in students more often and I know that he serves as an example to other students in this way."

2024 Scholarship Recipient
Oskar Khoury - UMASS, Boston, MA

"Throughout high school, I have explored many opportunities that shaped my career goals in environmental science and the green industries. As a four-year member of my local FFA chapter, I competed in state career development events, earning top-three placements in turf grass management, arbor skills, nursery landscape, and hardscape construction, and winning first place at the Massachusetts Agriscience Fair. I’ve gained hands-on experience on E.J. Jaxtimer’s fine gardening team, as a farmhand at Harvest Moon Organic Farm, and as a Select Certified Irrigation Technician (2024). My passion for conservation began early through the Audubon Hog Island Camp, where I studied shorebird and ecosystem restoration, and this year I focused my senior project on renewable energy by synthesizing biodiesel from vegetable and waste cooking oil."

"Summarizing Trent's qualities to the confines of a page is no simple task. His passion for learning fuels his sense of curiosity and his desire to help others is truly unique. Trent is highly calculated with his thoughts and methodical in his actions. He has been a leader and a mentor to his peers ever since he arrived at CCT."

2023 Scholarship Recipient
Logan Williams - Emmanuel College, Boston, MA

"My wonderful teacher at my technical school inspired me to participate in a volunteer internship at the Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center," says Logan. "Overall, this volunteer program sparked my interest in the medical field and I now know that I am very passionate about working in the hospital environment."

"Logan was a great addition to our summer program," says Katelyn Stoddard, Volunteer Coordinator at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. "She received remarkable accolades from her department managers and spent every volunteer shift going above and beyond for the patients she worked with. For example, on one occasion she spent hours with a cardiac patient helping her organize her room and fold her laundry, just to make it feel a little more like home."