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Two young women were honored June 9 by Vita Nuova Lodge 2327, Order Sons of Italy in America of Bellmawr and Mount Ephraim.

Lauren Snively, of Deptford, a 2009 graduate of Deptford High School, was recipient of the $1,000 Marco DiLorenzo Scholarship. The lodge awards the scholarship each year to a deserving student and was presented to her by lodge President Louis Salerno.

Salerno introduced the newly crowned Miss Sons of Italy, Lauren Fehr of Mount Ephraim, to lodge members. Fehr will represent the lodge in all of its social functions during the 2009-10 year.

While at Deptford High School, Snively had a GPA of 93.78. She plans to attend Gloucester County College for two years on a full scholarship. Upon completion of the two years she plans to transfer to a state college where she will study pre-med in preparation for a medical career.

Fehr, 14, will be entering her freshman year at Audubon High School this fall. She attended Raymond W. Kershaw School in Mount Ephraim where she maintained an “A” average. She graduated from Kershaw on June 16. She is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania where she hopes to study veterinary medicine.

Fehr played field hockey and basketball for Audubon High School - on their middle school team, and is hoping to make the high school teams. She also was a member of the color guard for Audubon High School marching band.

She also played basketball for Mount Ephraim and softball for the Cabana’s in Mount Ephraim and Audubon Fire Co.