(L-R): Andrew Scoma (Sacred Heart High School), Britney Kott (Millville High School), Jewish War Veterans Memorial Post Post No. 601 Awards Chairman Sigmond Ronis, Joshua Piccioni (Cumberland Regional High School), and Salan Marie Chapman (Bridgeton High School). Five top scholar/athletes from Cumberland County high schools were honored by the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Post No. 601, on Sunday, June 7, at the 36th Annual Olympiad Awards Breakfast, at Beth Israel Congregation, in Vineland, NJ. The ceremony, held each year to memorialize the nine Israeli athletes who were brutally murdered by Arab terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, publicly recognizes and honors the top scholar/athlete seniors from the five county high schools. This year's winners were Salan Marie Chapman, Bridgeton High School; Joshua Piccioni, Cumberland Regional High School; Britney Kott, Millville High School; Andrew Scoma, Sacred Heart High School; and Dana Parks, Vineland High School. Each received commendations and proclamations at the ceremony from national, state, county, and local officials. The winners, according to Post Commander Howard Hoffman, are selected by their respective schools, based on both scholastic and athletic achievements, as well as leadership, cooperation, civic contributions, and all-around good citizenship. The schools rely on input from guidance counselors, teachers, athletic directors, coaches, and principals. The winning students must be seniors, must have lettered in two or more varsity sports, and must be considered prime examples of good citizenship and leadership. The students are all near or at the top of their classes. A number of past winners have been valedictorians and several have won appointments to various United States military academies.

Dana Parks (Vineland High School)