HONESDALE, PA — Rachel Serfilippi is this year’s winner of the Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society (NEPAS) scholarship. The $4,000 scholarship is awarded every year to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career in an environmental field.

Daughter of Steven and Laurie Serfilippi of Ararat, Rachel is a 2016 graduate of Susquehanna Community High School in Susquehanna, PA and will be attending Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks. She plans to build a customized bachelor’s degree which will include ecology, botany, habitat restoration, wildlife, conservation and surveying (GIS).

Funding for these scholarships is generated from the Art and Craft Festival held every July in Hawley, PA.