Afro-Caribbean Heritage Club Presents Scholarship

Huntington High School’s Afro-Caribbean Heritage Club presented a $500 scholarship to graduating senior Lindsay Depeine, who plans to attend Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts.

The mild-mannered teenager along with Hannah Valenzuela-Ayala helped lead the club, working closely with co-advisors Sylvia Belanger and Malcolm Eugne.

Ms. Depeine is proud of her heritage and fascinated by the history of the region. At Huntington High School she worked hard to refine her skills throwing the shot put and discus and competed with the Blue Devil winter and spring track and field teams.

The Afro-Caribbean Heritage Club awarded a $500 scholarship last June to Class of 2024 member Kaylee J. Adams, who helped develop the club. She is currently studying biology on a pre-med track at the University at Albany. She hopes to become a trauma surgeon as also join in research on polio and Alzheimer’s disease.

“This inclusive group is for everyone who loves to learn about their own heritage and that of others,” states a club profile. “The club seeks to empower students and to bring forth positivity to the school as a whole. If you love people, positivity, music, food, culture, history and Huntington High School, this club is for you.”

Club members and advisors pursue an active agenda to meet the needs of students and to benefit the high school community at large.