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May 8, 2014, 5:58 pm 0 Edit
Pictured with BreAnne is Maureen Shaw (no relation), guidance counselor at Clairton High School.
Pictured with BreAnne is Maureen Shaw (no relation), guidance counselor at Clairton High School.

BreAnne Shaw, a senior at Clairton High School, is the winner of the 2014 Caplan-Lieber Human Relations Scholarship Award. The Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee presents this award to a high school junior or senior who has shown leadership and initiative in building bridges between diverse groups in his/her school or community. 

BreAnne initiated a program with South Allegheny High School’s Expect Respect program, which educates youth about teen dating violence.  Together, they created a video that encourages teens to discuss the subject. (youtu.be/nEoYjHsEsO0). She is in the Carnegie Mellon University Progress Speak Up group, which teaches young girls how to appropriately and effectively negotiate. 

BreAnne will receive a $1,000 scholarship to further her educational goals, and Clairton High School will receive a $500 grant for future diversity initiatives. The presentations will be made during the Clairton High School award assembly on May 22.

Judges for the Caplain-Lieber Human Relations Scholarship were Charlie Batch, former Pittsburgh Steeler and president/founder of Best of the Batch Foundation; Robert Paserba, secretary for Catholic education, superintendent of schools (retired) for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh; and Tony Norman, columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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