2026 Recipients - Grant Stein & Preethi Vijay

Grant was a two sport athlete who played football and lacrosse while Preethi focused her athletic career in golf. Both were respected by their peers and represented the Warriors well on and off the field. Preethi and Grant had strong academic credentials (3.7 GPA and 3.8 GPA respectively) with consistent honor roll membership. Both won other academic awards for their work in the classroom. Grant and Preethi were also active in clubs and activities and demonstrated what it means to lead with kindness, integrity and purpose. Grant was a founding member of the Wilton Loves Service Project and Preethi dedicated much of her time in advancing STEAM Programming while also being Co-President of LETS to reduce stigmas and support mental health. Preethi also keynote presentations at national conferences on educational quality, youth leadership and STEM access. This Fall Grant will be attending UC Santa Barbara and Preethi will be attending University of Southern California.