Spencer Savings Bank, one of New Jersey’s leading community banks, is pleased to announce that it has awarded almost $40,000 in scholarships to 26 exceptional high school students in New Jersey. Each student received a $1,500 scholarship for college tuition assistance. Since the commencement of the bank’s scholarship program in 2002, over $700,000 in scholarships have been awarded to local students.
“As tuition costs continue to rise, community support is critical in making higher education accessible to students. At Spencer, we are committed to providing this support and removing financial barriers,” stated Jose B. Guerrero, Chairman, CEO and President of Spencer Savings Bank. “Our team had a wonderful time celebrating all the students at our annual scholarship ceremony last week. Congratulations to all the award winners!”
Students from various New Jersey school districts, within Spencer’s market area, were selected by their school’s guidance department to receive the scholarship. The students, and their families, attended a scholarship ceremony held at the Spencer Savings Bank financial center in Elmwood Park, NJ on June 24th. During the ceremony, students enjoyed a buffet dinner as they connected with the bank’s executive and senior leadership teams.
Congratulations to the 2026 Spencer Savings Bank scholarship recipients listed below:
Bergen County:
Tyler Jerred (Cliffside Park High School)
Xavier Pensa (Cresskill High School)
Samaaya Agarwal (Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest), Ava Carramusa (Dumont High School)
Kieria Johnson (Elmwood Park Memorial High School)
Calvin Daou (Leonia High School)
Amaira Chaudhry (Garfield High School)
Dhaniah Imani Coley (Hackensack High School)
Haseebullah Halimi (Lodi High School)
Kesiah Boyd (Lyndhurst High School)
Jennie Rojas (Paramus High School)
Nicole Brown (Saddle Brook High School)
Zuzanna Lejawa (Wallington High School)
Delilah Rango (Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School).
Passaic County:
Andrew Tenempaguay (Clifton High School)
Devin Wehmeyer (Wayne Hills High School).
Union County:
Wiktor Sliwa (Arthur L. Johnson High School)
Amya Martinez (Cranford High School)
Diego Torres (Alexander Hamilton Prepatory Academy)
Aiden Vazquez (Union High School)
Simon Gunzberg (Westfield High School).
Essex County:
Daniela Recio (Nutley High School)
Madison Decker (James Caldwell High School).
Mercer County:
Evan Gonzalez (Ewing High School).
Middlesex County:
Dhilan Upadhyay (Edison High School).
Morris County:
Prableen Kaur (Parsippany Hills High School).