2008 Recipient
“Alec Roy”
Alec has lived in Nahant all his live and graduated from the Johnson Elementary School, Swampscott Middle and High Schools. He has been accepted into the Communications Media Program at Fitchburg State College where he plans to major in Film Production.
Alec has been active in scouting for 12 years, first as a Cub Scout in Pack 50 and then in Boy Scout Troup 50. As a scout, he learned to appreciate the outdoors and nature. He loves camping and hiking. Among the aims of scouting are to instill the ideals of good citizenship and promote character development. He tried to live up to these ideals by volunteering for a variety of community service projects such as the Nahant Beach Clean Up and helping out on numerous Eagle projects organized by other boy scouts. He just completed his own Eagle Project: collecting and disposing of tires scattered on the Lynn side of the causeway.
As a youngster, he enjoyed team sports (soccer, baseball, basketball, karate). When he got into high school he became interested in other activities such as skateboarding, skim boarding, sailing, guitar playing and writing music. While in High School, he had a newspaper route after school and now works at Stop and Shop most afternoons and evenings. He helped out at the annual SHS Cable Club Auction Fundraiser for the past two years and has helped film sporting and cultural events for the school.
Congratulations and good luck Alec!
1998 Recipient
“Alison Macdonald”
Alison started college at Fairfield University in Connecticut, with a double major in Finance and Spanish. She studied for a semester in Seville, Spain. After being the recipient of the MAAC All-Academic Team for three years, she graduated magna cum laude in 2002 and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society) and Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language Honor Society).
After graduating, she became a bank teller for the MA Division of Banks from 2002-05, auditing state-chartered banks to ensure their compliance with state banking regulations. From 2005 until today, she has been a budget analyst for the University of MA President’s Office. Her position involves preparation and analysis of operating budgets for each of the five UMass campuses and the President’s Office, as well as analysis of student financial aid, scholarship, tuition and fees, and financial statements for each campus.
While in college, she was a member of the varsity swim team. During the winters of 2002-03, she was assistant swim coach at Swampscott High School. She became head coach for St. Mary’s Jr./Sr. School in Lynn in 2004 and coached that team for the 2004-05 winter seasons. Alison returned to Swampscott High as head varsity swim coach in 2006. She reports that “the team is doing a great job…. The team has 55 male and female swimmers (one of the biggest teams in the school’s swimming history). The team … finished in second place in the conference at the end of the season.” Alison lives in a condo in Lynn.