First Harry Bush Memorial Scholarship Awarded
Ridge Red Devils football senior Frank Ciongoli receives first scholarship that recalls longtime Ridge football coach.
Frank Ciongoli, a senior football player at Ridge High School, has received the first annual C. Harry Bush Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established to honor the memory of C. Harry Bush (1925-2012), who taught U.S. history and coached football at Ridge High School for 23 years, from 1965 to 1988. The scholarship, in its first year, will be awarded annually to a Ridge High School football player who exhibits leadership, character, and academic achievement. The scholarship was awarded at Sunday's football banquet. “As a coach and a teacher, effort and integrity meant more to Harry Bush than natural talent or physical prowess,” said his daughter Laura Bush, in presenting the award at the Ridge High School banquet. “He was …
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