The Italian American Women’s Center presented four high school graduates from the Class of 2025 with $1,500 scholarships during the organization’s 23rd annual Scholarship Award luncheon on Sunday, July 20, at Vivo! Bayside, located at 201-10 Cross Island Pkwy. in Bayside.

Each student was chosen by the Italian American Women’s Center’s education committee based on the essays they were assigned to write, along with their academic excellence. Applicants for the scholarship program were required to be high school graduates with an Italian heritage and who have studied or plan to study the Italian language. The 2025 recipients were Stephen Albano, Nicole DePace, Chloè Iannitti and Natalie Longobucco.