A Life Worth Living Award

The Joshua P. Rojas Life Worth Living Award is annually presented to a 5th grade boy and girl attending Iroquois Middle School. These students share and display Joshua’s friendliness, academic achievement and well-rounded interests. These awards each include $100, a personal plaque and the recipient’s names are inscribed on a plaque displayed at Iroquois Middle School.

Past recipients of this award include:

2005 – Christopher Ford & Eric Bigenwald
Emily Costanzo & Kristin Welch

2006 - Danny Pignato & Sara Dzielski

2007 – Tyler Stenglein & Julia Magee

2008 – Ruth Marren & Daniel Duguay

2009 - Anne Brennan & Trevor Carney

2010 - Jenna D'Ettore & Zachary Stenglein

2011 - Robin Kirchgessner, Gus Aldridge & Nicholas DiCarlo

2012 - Katharine Mayer & Lucas Schepp

2013 - Emma Paris & Owen Thieme

2014 - Grace Hittepole & Jake O'Sullivan

2015 - Bryn Straub & Johnny Dandurand

2016 - Maeve Steckley & Michael Wood

2017 - Marin Penner & Reid Wygal