2021 SMAC Cancer Fighter Scholarship Winners
Please join SMAC in congratulating these extraordinary students
Aitallia Allen
Coral Glades High School
Coral Springs, FL
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Honors student
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Dance team Co-Captain
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Participates in the Practical Nursing Program
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Helped her mother through her battle with cancer
Alison Fricke
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Hagerstown, MD
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Cancer survivor
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National Honors Society member
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Involved in musical theater
Arianna Matson
State College of Florida Collegiate School
Bradenton, FL
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Captain of school’s Relay-for-Life team for 3 years
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National Honor Society President
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Future Business Leaders of America Treasurer
Collin Berg
Mount Olive High School
Flanders, NJ
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Cancer survivor
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Student Council member
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Public speaker regarding pediatric cancer
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Delivered iPads to a pediatric cancer patients via the Apple a Day Foundation and baskets to cancer patients via the Sarah’s Fight for Hope Foundation
Collins Rustin
Columbus High School
Columbus, GA
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Founder of “Curbs for a Cure” to raise money to purchase a mammogram machine for local hospital
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Founder of Totes to Tots
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Raised money for the AFLAC Cancer Childhood Foundation
Emma Thomas
Union Pines High School
Cameron, NC
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Helped her Nana fight cancer every step of the way
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National Honors Society member
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Student Goverment member
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Aspires to be a nurse
Emmie Spath
Pomperaug Regional High School
Southbury, CT
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Co-Founder of The Pink Chair Project to help cancer fighters through their recovery
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Plays varsity lacrosse
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Active Minds Club Treasurer
Giancarlo Cusimano
Regis High School
New York, NY
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Cancer survivor
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Creator of St. Perigrine’s Promises of Hope, which helps kids manage cancer treatments through arts and crafts
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Valerie Fund Ambassador
Lillian Hicks
Grimsley Senior High School
Greensboro, NC
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Two-time cancer survivor
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National Honors Society member
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Girl Scout
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Wants to research opportunities to help pediatric cancer patients in college
Sy Yarad
Summit High School
Summit, NJ
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Cancer survivor
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Junior EMT
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Founder of the Valerie Center Support Group to support elementary students after their cancer treatment
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Plays varsity field hockey
Congratulations to the 2021 SMAC College Scholarship Winners!
Conor Reilly
Lehigh University
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SMAC Alum from Union Catholic High School
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Developed new SMAC programs such as "Donate a Plate" and "SMAC Tank"
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Demonstrated his dedication to fighting cancer by making deliveries to the Ronald MacDonald House and Emmanuel Cancer Foundation after graduation
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Described as embodying "all the qualities one looks for in a leader"
Rene Ramos
Iona College
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Founder of SMAC chapter at All Hallows High School in the Bronx
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Helped make SMAC one of the largest volunteer clubs in his high school
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Served as a liaison to assist new chapters across across the country
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Described as "a thoughtful, committed individual that embodies everything SMAC stands for."
The Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) was founded in an effort to support a high school friend battling cancer. This group of students empowered their peers to fight back against cancer alongside their friend. In the process, they all had a meaningful impact in the fight against cancer.
SMAC is proud to award the $1,000 Cancer Fighter Scholarship to ten graduating high school seniors who have been leaders in the fight against cancer. Scholarship applications for the 2021-22 year will be announced in the fall.
Have any questions? Email us at scholarship@supportsmac.org
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