West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore, right, congratulates 2017-2018 Scholar Athletes of the Year E.J. Akerblom, left, and Meghan White, center.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors E.J. (Erik) Akerblom and Meghan White have been named as Essex County Athletic Director’s Association Scholar Athletes.
White is co-captain of the girls’ softball team. Her grade-point average is 4.6261 and she is in the top 5 percent of her class at WOHS. She is secretary of the Math Honors Society, and a member of the National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society. She is a member of the Science League and Sports Medicine Club and is also a Mountaineer Mentor.
White will be attending Saint Francis University and plans to become a physician assistant.
Akerblom is co-captain of the lacrosse team. His GPA is 4.47 and he is also in the top 5 percent of his class. He is the treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America Club and a member of the National Honor Society. He is a Mountaineer Mentor and volunteers at Kessler Rehabilitation Center in West Orange.
Akerblom will be attending the University of Alabama and plans to become a certified public accountant.
Both athletes will be honored at the annual Essex County Athletic Director’s Association Scholar Athletes Awards Dinner on May 9 at Mayfair Farms.
“We are so proud of Meghan and E.J.,” WOHS Principal Hayden Moore said. “They truly represent West Orange High School and our commitment to academic excellence as well as providing our students the opportunities to grow as individuals. We know that both Meghan and E.J. will go on to do great things in their communities and in the world.”
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