Front Row: Francisco Torres, Sarah Feng, Ava Del Visco, Abby Sink, Wendy Cai
Back Row: CEF Chair Derek Gromko, Gabriel Njiem, Madalyn Tabor, Kenneth Lyon, Emma Sink, Julia Gonzalez, Superintendent Dr. Jeff Solan

CHESHIRE, CT May 27, 2026- The Cheshire Education Foundation will honor the winners of its 2026 scholarships and their families at a reception June 3 at the Cheshire High Commons. The Education Foundation administers 12 annual scholarship programs to assist highly qualified Cheshire High School seniors with their college expenses.

In the past five years the Cheshire Education Foundation has administered scholarship programs with a combined value of over $200,000.
This year’s winners are:

Balso Foundation Scholarships:

It’s time for Cheshire High seniors to apply for scholarships. This year the Cheshire Education Foundation has added an eleventh scholarship that it administers.

The very best singers and musicians from Cheshire Public Schools will help the Cheshire Education Foundation celebrate its 30^th anniversary on Tuesday January 27^th, beginning at 6:30 PM. The Celebration Concert will be held at Cheshire High School’s Thorp Auditorium, and admission is free.

Cheshire High School junior Lyla Dykeman has joined the Cheshire Education Foundation (CEF) board of directors.Lyla will serve with senior Emma Sink as the two representatives from all Cheshire schools on the board.

The Cheshire Education Foundation will honor the winners of its 2025 scholarships at a reception June 3 at the Cheshire High Commons. The families of each honored student have also been invited. The winners were announced at the annual Cheshire High School senior awards ceremony on May 20.

In the past five years alone, the Cheshire Education Foundation has administered scholarship programs with a combined value of over $250,000. This year’s winners are:

Balso Foundation Scholarships:
Peggy Wen, Bailey Vitanza, Ava Sink and Danielle Chamberlain

This fall 650 Cheshire fourth and fifth graders are learning valuable lessons from a robotics project supported by a $54 thousand grant from the Cheshire Education Foundation (CEF).

On Wednesday evening Nov 20th, beginning at 6:30 pm, CEF board member Dennis Deninger will be at the Cheshire Public Library telling behind-the-scenes stories of the Super Bowl from his new book, "The Football Game That Changed America." Proceeds from any books sold and signed that night will be donated by the author to the Cheshire Education Foundation.

The "Book Night" is free. Just click the link below and scroll to the bottom to register so the library can track attendance.

New CEF student ambassadors Kaelyn Fitzgerald on the left and Emma Sink at right.
 

Two Cheshire High School students now have the title “ambassador” added to their impressive list of credentials. Kaelyn Fitzgerald and Emma Sink have joined senior Kali Hersh as representatives from all Cheshire schools on the board of the Cheshire Education Foundation.

Flanked by CEF treasurer Tom Martin at left and CEF board chair Derek Gromko on the right, the scholarship winners were honored at a reception in the Cheshire High School commons.
From left they are Joshua LaMaster, Sam Huang, Jacob Jalowic, Alex Clark, Ryan Fraser, Carina Cartiera, Ella Paul, Rory Stults, and Mackenzie Knapp.

 
Cheshire, CT, May 22, 2024