SIM 2025 Scholarship Recipient
Jayden DeWitt-Smith
Great Path Academy

Jaydn DeWitt-Smith is an honors student at Great Path Academy and her interest in technology started as she listened to her father discuss how technology was instrumental in solving business problems, improving systems and helping people around the world. She demonstrates a strong work-ethic, a positive attitude and she embraces the challenges and opportunities of learning complex topics. Jaydn will attend North Carolina A & T to study Computer Engineering.
Vanity Laracuente
Weaver High School

Vanity Laracuente is an honors student at Weaver High School who has challenged herself with many advanced placement and dual-enrollment college courses throughout her high school career. She is very active in her school and community and impresses people with her intellect, curiosity, conscientiousness and leadership. Vanity will attend the University of Connecticut to major in Biomedical Engineering, Physiology and Neurobiology.