Nicholas Popov
Nicholas Popov lived all over the world before he came to call Newmarket, New Hampshire his home. During his years here he came to love working with children and often read books to Newmarket elementary school students, telling them, "Even if you are sitting in your room, you can go places with books."
When Mr. Popov passed away in June of 2006 Newmarket lost a great friend. The contributions he made to our town were valuable and personal. He helped others out of love for people, rather than a need for personal gain, and he shared his skills, interests, and time freely.
The Nicholas Popov Memorial Award is given to a member of the Newmarket Community each year who demonstrates the spirit of personal generosity, kindness, and service that Nick radiated through his actions. The recipient of this award must show a commitment to supporting Newmarket's children and youth through actions and efforts promoting that help to build a caring community.
Award recipients receive a grant in the amount of $750-1,500 to be used towards anything that serves our community and supports our children and youth. Past recipients have used their award for items such as: bicycles for PE class; technology, including laptops, iPads, cameras and GPS units; special playground equipment, smartboards, etc. The award is funded by Mr. Popov’s family and administered through NCEP. In recent years, more than one winner has been chosen and the award split accordingly.
Nominations are made by staff members of the Newmarket Elementary School and Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School. Winners are selected by NCEP Board Members. The award is presented during the end-of-year final all-staff meeting.
NCEP invites Newmarket Elementary School staff members to nominate individuals they feel best deserve the 2024 Nicholas Popov Memorial award. The nominating process is easy! Simply complete the application below by Friday May 17.
You can e-mail the nomination to ncepconnects@gmail.com (nominators will be kept confidential by NCEP) or drop in the teacher’s lounge.
2024 Nomination Form (pdf)
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P.O. Box 536, Newmarket, NH 03857
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