Marissa Goldblatt, valedictorian of the 2005 graduating class of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, recently received the $10,000 New York Water Environment Association Environmental Scholarship, funded by the New York Water Environment Association. The scholarship is designed to encourage students who want to obtain a bachelor's degree in engineering, science or technology, related to improving the environment. It will be disbursed over four years, and was awarded to Goldblatt based upon her academic performance, consideration of her two written essays, and recommendations from her teachers. Goldblatt will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY in the Fall.