NFVA 2026 Scholarship Winners
- richyoumans
- May 2
- 3 min read

The North Falmouth Village Association awarded $1,000 scholarships to four graduating high school students from North Falmouth who have exhibited both academic excellence and community spirit. Our congratulations to them all!
Isabelle Grayson
FHS class president; captain of FHS lacrosse and field hockey teams; Best Buddies chapter president
Activities include FHS field hockey and lacrosse; student government; Best Buddies; Women in Stem; GLAM Girls; FHS Film Club; FHS Pickleball Club; Falmouth School Committee (student representative); Honor Societies (National, Math, and Art)
Community service includes participation in GIB Club; PTO childcare; Falmouth Road Race; Graduation Honor Guard
Awards include RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award), Daughters of the American Revolution FHS Representative; St. Anselm Book Award; Lacrosse Coaches Award; Field Hockey Sportsmanship Award; Clipper of the Week (Lacrosse). Featured in Falmouth Enterprise article
Works at Landfall Restaurant
Plans to attend College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts; major undecided
Goal is to be in business, interested in sales

James McGlinchey
Co-captain of FHS track and field (outdoor)
Activities include FHS track & field (indoor and outdoor); cross country team (soccer, lacrosse, & basketball teams in previous years); Ecology Club; Honor Societies (National, Math, Science, and Spanish)
Community service activities include participation in Unified Basketball; serving as FHS mentor; volunteering for beach cleanups
Awards include Track (indoor & outdoor) and Cross Country All-Star; Boston Globe All Scholastic Runner; Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award; AP Scholar; College Board National Recognition Program Award
Works at Bowerman's Beach Club
Plans to attend the University of Florida to study chemistry
Goal is to be an anesthesiologist

Scarlett Oberton
Activities include FHS soccer team; Falmouth Soccer Club; AC Independence Soccer Club; Cape Cod Youth Sports
Community service includes participation in Falmouth Road Race; FHS Open House; East Falmouth Elementary School Spring Dance; Live Fully Soccer Camp; West Falmouth Preschool
Awards include John and Abigail Adams Award, Cape & Islands League Girls Soccer All-Star
Works at Eulinda's Ice Cream
Plans to attend Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, to major in nursing and play soccer
Goal is to become a nurse

Celia Suttles
President of Science National Honor Society; co-president and co-founder of Film Club; historian for the FHS chapter of the National Art Honor Society
Activities include Student Government (representative), Honor Societies (National, Math, Science, Art); Women in Stem Club; Model United Nations Club; Film Club; US Geological Survey (intern); Turning Pointe Dance Studio (dancer)
Community service includes participation in the Falmouth Road Race, the Cape Cod Marathon, the FPS Styrofoam Recycling Drive, the John Wesley Church Art Exhibition, and the WHOI Sea Grant; maintenance of the FPS Vernal Pools; and helping Lawrence School students with Science Fair projects
Awards include 1st Place, Falmouth Science, Technology, Art, and Engineering Fair; 3rd Place, Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair; Oyster Pond Environmental Trust Award; 300 Committee Land Trust Award; Brown University Book Award; RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award)
Works at Windfall Market
Plans to attend the University of Maryland to major in civil and environmental engineering
Goal is to get postgraduate degree after bachelors in civil engineering and work in the field of coastal infrastructure, with a focus on mitigating flood damage experienced by coastal communities

Every year, the NFVA awards four $1,000 scholarships to North Falmouth residents who are graduating high school. The awards are based on academic achievement, participation in school and local activities, and overall service to the community. Applications typically open at the beginning of the calendar year.


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