The Marilyn Swete Memorial Scholarship
The Marilyn Swete Memorial Scholarship is for an outstanding teen volunteer in the Baldwinsville School District. The $1000 award is given to a highschool senior in May based on the quality and quantity of their volunteerism from grades 9-12.
Madalyn Marano, Winner of the 2025 Marilyn Swete Memorial Scholarship
About the Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to any high school senior living in the Baldwinsville School District.
Evaluation criteria: Volunteer activities performed during grades 9-12 will be considered. Judges will evaluate both the quality and quantity of the volunteer work.
Judges: Three members of the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center will evaluate the applications. Judges will be impartial but close enough to community services to make competent judgments. Parents of teen volunteers are ineligible to be on the judging committee. The judges will give greater consideration to volunteer activities beyond required commitments to school or religious affiliations.
Awards: The judges’ decision shall be based on time involved and commitment to volunteerism, answers to short essay questions, and letters of recommendation. The winner will be announced in May.
A $1000 scholarship will be presented at a mutually convenient time. If the recipient is a Baker High School student, the award will be presented at the school during scholarship ceremony.