AHA Scholarship

The Board of Directors of the Andover Hockey Association is pleased to sponsor an annual scholarship program for deserving alumni of the AHA youth hockey program.

Beginning in 2024, the overall program was named in honor of the late Louis Stella, while individual scholarships were granted in the memory of Steven Hillmann (boys' program) and the Gallacher Family (girls' program).

Recipients are selected each spring and the scholarships will be paid following successful completion of the recipients' first semester of college. Alumni from both boys’ and girls’ teams are welcome to apply. The BoD reserves the right to split funds among deserving candidates.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a graduating high school senior (Andover High School or Catholic/private school acceptable)
• Have been member of AHA for at least three full seasons
• Volunteer at least twelve hours of community service in the past year
• Complete a 500 word minimum essay on the following topic:

Describe a specific moment or experience on the AHA ice that taught you a valuable lesson about teamwork, perseverance, or leadership.

To apply for 2025, submit the following to icedirector@andoverhockey.org by Sunday, May 18th, 2025:

• Name/Address/E-mail/Phone number for both applicant and parent contacts
• Years of participation and teams/levels as a member of AHA (for example, 2012-2025, Learn to Skate through High School Half Season)
• Documentation of volunteer service hours
• Essay, as described above

If you have any questions please contact webmaster@andoverhockey.org.

PAST WINNERS

2024 - Madeline Burke, Brandon Falzone, Jack Gervais, Robert Hauser, Sterre Klaarenbeek, Mason Lomasney, Peter McLaughlin, Casey Michael, and Andrew Walles

2023 - Devon Higgins, Carter Hillson, Eliza O’Sullivan, Amy Pinkham, Matthew Shea, Brendan Sheedy, and Jacob Srivastava

2022 - Sean Curtis, Tyler Walles, and Jack Walsh

2021 - Kalli Archambault, Kelsey Dennehy, and Elizabeth Smith

2020 - Sara Carleo, Leo Byers, and Michael Feeney