2009 Recipients
Brandon Shih is a student of Dr. Pontone in Great Neck, NY. Brandon plans to use his scholarship to continue an eight week after school Latin program at an elementary school in his hometown.

Latin IV and V classes at Moultonborough Academy, NH. They staged an ancient Roman comedy, Curculio, to entertain and educate children in grades five and six. The scholarship was used for publicity, costumes, scenery, and props. With this program, the students helped children to recognize the impact that the Romans have had on our modern world.

2008 Recipients
Chris Leung is a student of Dr. Pontone in New York. He continued the foundation that the previous year's recepient had established. Chris used the scholarship to obtain the necessary materials to continue running an after school enrichment program at a local elementary school in his hometown.

Brian Miranda is also a student of Dr. Pontone at Great Neck South High School in New York. Brian used the scholarship to continue an after school Latin program at his local elementary school. He introduced fifth grade students to Latin and Classical Mythology. By the end of his eight-week program, many of the students were planning to pursue Latin in middle school.

2007 Recipient
Stephen Miranda, a top performing student from Long Island, developed an eight week curriculum Lingua Latina Magna Est for 5th graders at three local elementary schools. Stephen's aim was to increase interest in the Latin programs available at the middle and high school levels in his hometown. His efforts were so well received that these schools decided to instate his curriculum in an annually recurring enrichment program. He has studied both Latin and Greek from Dr. Anthony Pontone.

2006 Recipient
Rachel Ziegler, a student of Ms. Judy Grebe in Indiana, was the first in the history of Ascanius to have received the Classical Promise Scholarship. Rachel used the scholarship to help obtain the neccessary materials for her to introduce middle school students to Greco-Roman literature, history and mythology as she assisted in a 7th grade English class during the 2006 scholastic year.