Lillian Daponte, a B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate, has been awarded BankFive’s 2026 Presidential Scholarship.

The $10,000 scholarship, which is renewable over four years, is given to graduating high school seniors from Bristol County, Massachusetts, and Newport County, Rhode Island, according to a community announcement.

Daponte will attend the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the fall.

The scholarship, created in partnership with the SouthCoast Community Foundation, honors the memory of BankFive’s late presidents and CEOs. It is awarded based on either academic achievement or financial need and is renewable each year the student is enrolled full time and meets eligibility requirements.

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