The Ava Hecht Safety Pin Earring Award

About This Scholarship

The award is established to honor the legacy of Ava Hecht ’09 by celebrating her creative gifts, joyful spirit, and thoughtful encouragement of her classmates. Ava was a talented visual artist, pianist and singer, as well as a gifted poet and writer.

Applicant Criteria

  1. Candidate must be a graduating senior from Stuyvesant High School.
  2. Candidate must have display merit in English.
  3. Candidate must have demonstrated a combination of creativity and generosity of spirit that Ava embodied.

The recipient will be selected annually by the Chair of the English Department.


Supporting the Fund

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