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BRATTLEBORO â A $10,000 âJenn Murphy Scholarshipâ will be awarded to a Brattleboro Union High School senior, this year and for the next five years, with the funding coming from an anonymous donor who was motivated by the momentum of the Jenn Murphy Scholarship Facebook Group. The money will be going to the newly formed nonprofit, the Jenn Murphy Scholarship Foundation.
The Jennifer Murphy Scholarship was started 25 years ago by high school friends of Jennifer Murphy and was, at the time, a $1,000 award. As the funds ran out eventually, two of Jennâs best friends growing up, Emily Petit and Stephanie Bonin, recently co-founded a new scholarship, the Jenn Murphy Scholarship. It was created for a 15-year-old girl, Jenn Murphy, whose life was tragically cut short but whose memory will continue to live on through this scholarship in her name. Jenn was known as a talented dancer, taking classes at the Brattleboro S
The governorâs task force announced Friday that the beginning of the winter season for Vermont high school athletics will remain in the pause phase.
In the meantime, Southern Vermont athletic directors are attempting to stay a step ahead by splitting their basketball pool into four divisions.
Practices were originally scheduled to start Nov. 30, but that plan has been on hold since Nov. 24. A tentative Jan. 11 date for season openers has been in limbo for weeks as the state battles COVID-19 outbreaks. Athletes are typically required to participate in 10 practices before playing in a game, leaving not much time for that start date to become a reality.
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Lebanon quarterback Jackson Stone practices with the Raiders in Lebanon, N.H., Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, ahead of their quarterfinal game with Bow. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Lebanon football coach Chris Childs works with his team during practice in Lebanon, N.H., Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 ahead of their quarterfinal game with Bow. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.