37th Annual Julian A. Taylor Awards Dinner

 The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Committee Announces $5,000 JAT Award Winner

ANSONIA - The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Committee announces 2019 Ansonia High School graduate, Ekettee Weamie, is the recipient of the 2019 $5,000 Julian A. Taylor Scholarship.  She will be attending Gateway Community College where she will major in radiography. She aspires to be a Radiographer. In addition to maintaining her academics Ekettee was active in the National Honor Society, Student Government, Human Relations Club, National Art Society and After School Chorus.

The $5,000 Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Award is presented to the highest ranking African American Senior with an 85 or above average going to a University/College. In addition, 21 African American students in grades 3 to 11 attending Ansonia Public Schools will receive a $100 JAT Scholars award. The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Fund was established in 1982 to honor and continue the ideals of the late Rev. Dr. Julian A. Taylor, former Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church.  

The event speaker will be the 2019 State of CT. Teacher of the Year, Sheena Graham. Sheena is a native of Ansonia and a graduate of Ansonia High School.  She is currently a Music Teacher at Warding High School, Bridgeport.  She is in her 36 year of teaching in the Bridgeport Public School District.

Graham has led workshops in music literacy, connecting parents and teachers, and music in ministry. Graham’s recording and writing experience is extensive. Her original works have been performed locally and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (“We Can If We Believe,” March of 2018,) and the White House (“My Destiny,” February 2014) (“It’s Not How You Start,” May 2016). Topics include dealing with teen years, coping with tragedy, breast cancer and not allowing our circumstances to define our destiny.

Superior Court Judge Erika Tindall, will be the event M.C.  Attorney Tindall, was appointed in 2014 by Gov. Malloy to the bench where she serves in Hartford, CT.

Awards will be presented at the J.A.T. 37^th Annual Awards Dinner, on July 14, 2019 2:00 p.m, at the Grassy Hill Country Club, 441 Clark Lane, Orange CT.  Ticket donations are $40 for adults and $20 for children.  To purchase tickets please call 203.645.9635. The public is invited.