The Connelly Foundation recently announced its 2023 Neumann Scholars, awarding 50 academically talented eighth grade students from 33 regional parochial schools with four-year, full scholarships to attend any Philadelphia Archdiocesan high school of their choosing.
Each student will receive a grant for the full high school tuition (tuition varies by school) currently averaging $8,700 a year, which over four years will amount to approximately $35,000 individual value. The scholarships are named for Saint John Neumann, the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, who is credited with founding over 200 schools in the Archdiocese.
This year, 473 students from 116 parochial schools in the five county area competed for the scholarships. The standardized test was administered on September 25, 2022.
Among the 50 scholarship recipients are six students from Bucks County: Ryan T Annulis, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School; Daniel R Holmes, St. Ephrem; Eddie Soteros, St. Jude School; Russell Calvanese, St. Ephrem; Eliana Cangialosi, St. Isidore; and Nickolas D Coddington, St. Jude School.
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