Annabelle Avelino

(above) Annabelle Avelino, who resides in Summit, was cited as the founder of Summit High School’s first a cappella club, “Fear the Note,” a section leader for Concert Choir, and a lead vocalist for SHS’s Big Band Jazz Ensemble. As a junior board member at Overlook Hospital, Annabelle helped raise the funds necessary to save the music therapy program. After her own experience with Lyme Disease, Annabelle began work as a mentor with the Global Lyme Alliance and started a Lyme Disease Awareness Campaign at school. She will attend Georgetown University and major in business and managing for social impact at Georgetown University. Kathy Tatlow, co-chair of the Scholarship Committee, presented Annabelle with SCC’s Tilla Thomas Merit Scholarship.