Henry Stem is the 2021 Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Henry Stem! Henry is the recipient of the 2021 Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship.

Henry attended Fairfield from 2008 to 2011. One of his favorite memories is discovering a love of stamp collecting. “Mrs. Neu had massive tubs filled with all kinds of stamps to collect,” he recalls, “but to preserve the quality of the stamp you had to use tweezers, and not touch the stamp itself.” A happy moment was when he found a stamp of the Wright Brothers plane— but it was the error, upside-down stamp that was very rare. Mrs. Neu also gave Henry his love for reading and Fig Newtons: when she read My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett she brought in Fig Newtons because Elmer, the protagonist, eats Fig Newtons in one of the later books. “I've loved fig newtons since then,” Henry says.

Henry plans to attend Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon this fall. He is interested in studying history and environmental studies. His past participation in badminton and Ultimate Frisbee will likely serve him well. We wish Henry all the best!