Last week, our family attended the annual Scholarship Night at Woburn Memorial High School. It’s such a special night for everyone in the room. Like every year, it’s wonderful to see the kids awarded for their hard work and efforts over the past 4 years. It’s an honor to present alongside other friends, families, and educators. Hearing about how these scholarships came to be - and about the people many of them are in honor of or in memory of is exceptionally heartwarming..

Without further ado, this year’s Kevin J. McKenna Memorial Scholarship recipient is Hayden LaPrade!

Hayden has been accepted into the Professional Golf Management Program at Coastal Carolina University - definitely not an easy feat! Hayden’s application was memorable for many reasons, but a couple of things that stood out to us was his effort and attention to detail. He spoke about his love of Black and Orange, the importance of family, and of course - his love of sports. Hayden played football, hockey, lacrosse, and golf. He even included an envelope of photos (yes, actual printed out photographs!) and invited us to check out his athletic highlight page on social media.

We had the chance to catch up with Hayden and his family after the ceremonies and we wish him all the very best!

(Click the video above to watch the presentation on YouTube!)