NJAD is proud in encouraging the finest Deaf & Hard of Hearing students of New Jersey for their achievements. We want these students lead their future for promoting Deaf Advocacy & Leadership in their community. We have established the Scholarship program. The program covers various areas such as Youth Leadership, Organization growth or community affairs.

Youth Leadership Scholarship program focus on the Deaf & Hard of Hearing youths of New Jersey to gain their leadership development through rigorous training. With the leadership development experiences, we are recognizing the individuals with their leadership potential and encourage them contribute their leadership skills within the community in the state of New Jersey.

In year of 2006, we are awarding $250 dollars scholarship per student attending the Youth Leadership Camp held by National Association of the Deaf in Stayton, Oregon. The following 4 winners of this scholarship are:

Maya Ariel of Livingston, NJ

Attends Mountain Lakes High School – GPA 3.5
Activities: Vice President of Jr. NAD,  Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Student Body Government representative, Peer Leader of Freshmen, Deaf Theatre, Deaf Academic Bowl Club

Dear NJAD,

Again, thank you so much for the scholarship that you gave me for Youth Leadership Camp. It meant a lot to me. That was really kind of you nd your organization to do that for me.

I really had a great time at the camp. It was definitely one of the best experiences I ever had. It made an impact in my life. It taught me a lot of things especially about the National Association of the Deaf that I didn’t realize how important it really was. It helped me to work together with everyone else and finish with what you start. I enjoyed meeting old and new friends and believe it or not, I won an award, Miss Congeniality voted by campers. It was an h onor. There were many wonderful people that gave out their presentations about everything: audism, deafhood, their lives, and many more.

One month in Oregon was worth it. It helped me with the future of doing things and with people. Youth Leadership Camp is definitely the key of N.A.D for teenangers to learn about and spread more into national wide.

Sincerely,

(signed)

Maya Ariel

 

 

 

John Bingham of Mullica Hill, NJ

Attends MSSD – GPA 3.2
Activities: Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Bowling, Vice-President of Student Body Government, Tennis Table Club, and Peer Mediator

 

 

 

 

Ian Lazarus of Paterson, NJ

Attends Mountain Lakes High School – GPA 3.7
Activities: President of Jr. NAD, Academic Bowl Mid-Atlantic/At-Large Regional & National Champion, Inducted into E.W. Anibal chapter of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll student in all four Marking Periods, Three-Sport Athlete in freshman year (Football, Basketball, and Track), Basketball & Track in Sophomore year, various community services & volunteering for local organizations.

Dear the New Jersey Association of the Deaf,

I would like to thank you for the $250 scholarship which was used toward my stay at NAD's Youth Leadership Camp in Stayton, Oregon this past month. The experience at YLC was an unforgettable one and I have learned a lot from this camp. Without your support, I may not have been able to improve my leadership skills as much as I did. I plan on helping the deaf community as much as I can in the near future especially with advocacy issues within the state of New Jersey. Once again, thank you so much!

Yours truly,
Ian Lazarus

 

 

Lily Yu of Brick, NJ

Attends MKSD/NJSD – GPA 3.4
Activities: Very active in sports, Treasurer of Jr. NAD, Prom Committee, Yearbook Club, Cooking Club, and Intramural Sports.