The John Ryan School of Excellence awards students at Medina High School.
In June 2021, the Medina Sandstone Society was pleased to present their annual scholarship of $1000 to Jacob Velesko, son of Jerry and Rose Velesko of Middleport NY. Jacob is currently attending the University of Buffalo and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. The John Ryan School of Historical Excellence Scholarship …
The Medina Sandstone Society John Ryan Scholarship Committee for 2022 tasked the student applicants with a different approach to replace the standard written essay, with amazing results. The committee, consisting of Kathy Bogan, Rob Klino, Matt Holland, Craig Tuohey and Mary Zangerle, asked the students to produce marketing collateral for a …
The Medina Sandstone Society has recently awarded six financial grants to local organizations in support of their efforts on behalf of our local community. In addition to the John Ryan Scholarship presented during the summer, these 2020 grants, awarded from our Medina Sandstone Trust, brought our 2020 total to $5,000. …
Medina High School 2020 Graduate Nathan Sherman is the recipient of the fifth annual John Ryan Scholarship, a $1000 award presented by the Medina Sandstone Society in conjunction with the MHS history department. Sherman won the scholarship for preparing a Powerpoint presentation and filming a video on the topic: How My Life Has Been Impacted by Covid-19. The …
Alissa Blount, a Medina High School senior, is the recipient of the fourth annual John Ryan Scholarship, presented by the Medina Sandstone Society. The first John Ryan scholarship was awarded in 2015. The award is named for the Medina …
At last weeks annual honors convocation, we were pleased to present Alissa Blount, a senior at Medina High School, with the 2019 Outstanding John Ryan Scholarship presented by the Medina Sandstone Society. Alissa will be attending Daemon College in Buffalo this fall and will major in Nursing. Her essay on …
Interest in the history of sandstone quarries and quarry workers in Orleans County and the spectacular structures that have been built of this stone is increasing all the time. We’re very fortunate to have two key local individuals who research and publish new information at regular intervals. The first is …
Hannah Sones…our 2018 John Ryan scholarship winner. Hannah will be entering college at R.I.T. majoring in Industrial Engineering. She will be putting the John Ryan Scholarship to good use! Shown with Hannah are members of the Medina Sandstone Society, L to R, Rob Klino, Barbara Waters, Sue Holland, (Hannah), Mary …
The Medina Sandstone Society recently awarded Medina senior, Madeline Winters, the Outstanding John Ryan Scholar and a $ 500.00 Scholarship. Shown below are the John Ryan Scholarship review committee consisting of Steve Bunch, Mary Zangerle and Sue Holland. Making the presentation is David Miller, Vice-President of the Medina Sandstone Society. …
In May 2016, the second year members of the John Ryan Society participated in the unveiling of the John Ryan Honor Wall which is prominently displayed outside the history class rooms in the Medina High School. The goal of the John Ryan Society is to instill in the minds of …
