Drury High Senior to Attend Simmons College

The Billy Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund named graduating Drury High School senior Carly Pontier as its first ever scholarship recipient.

Pontier will attend Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts this fall with plans to major in social work. Carly was chosen from a large pool of nominees submitted to BEMSF by high school guidance counselors and selected by The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation who manages the Fund.

Pontier’s activities while at Drury included serving as Student Council President, theater, and front line band. Her commitment to family, friends, and her community reflect Billy’s values and make her an exemplary inaugural scholarship recipient.

The Billy Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund’s Mission is to recognize the special values of family, friendship, and community found within the young people of the Clarksburg, Massachusetts area and reward them through scholarships in order to honor the life of Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans, a beloved friend, husband, father, and son.

We achieve this mission by partnering with local businesses and event spaces to host fundraisers, such as the Billy Evans Memorial Golf Tournament. We believe Billy’s personal values are best remembered through strong community-connection, and our reinvestment into the youth of his beloved community is meant to foster and reflect the way Billy lived his life.

About William “Billy” Evans

Capitol Police Officer William Francis Evans was born on February 18, 1980 in North Adams, Massachusetts. He moved to Clarksburg prior to high school and made a crew of lifelong friends. He graduated Drury High School in 1998 and then attended Western New England College, graduating in 2002. He officially become a Capitol Police Officer in Washington in March, 2003. For over 15 years he served as a member of the First Responder Unit, assigned to the North Barricade at the Capitol Building. Billy was tragically killed in the line of duty as he bravely defended the Capitol Building on April 2, 2021.

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