​About 2024 Recipients
​​William Penni
​​At BHS, Will was a member of the National Honor Society, Class Treasurer, served on the Youth Climate Leadership Committee and performed with the Jazz and Symphonic Bands. He has a passion for the outdoors, and has treasured his time at Mystic Lake, visiting his grandmother at her home nearby. He was an intern with the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce’s Blue Economy Foundation and learned about cyanobacteria blooms from the APCC. Motivated to be in the environmental justice field, he would like to return to the Cape to combat improper and unsustainable land development and protect at-risk species.
​Matthew Desruisseaux
​The Edward Schwarm memorial scholarship will be bestowed to Matt, a senior at Pope John Paul II High School, who will be attending the University of Maine at Orono..
At JPII, Matthew was a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the ice hockey team, volunteered with the
Family Table Collaborative and served as a leader of the Campus Ministry and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Matt
is an avid outdoorsman, who has enjoyed fishing in all three Indian Ponds. Having seen cyanobacteria firsthand at
Lovell’s Pond has been a motivation for him to protect the environment. He plans to study wildlife ecology and become
a state or federal conservation officer in New England.
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