By Rylie Friesen-
The San Juan Alumni Association last week awarded $47,000 in scholarships to this year’s graduates of San Juan High School.
The scholarships, ranging from academic to athletic awards, were given on May 27th virtually. The San Juan Alumni Association (SJAA) has given out the awards since it was formed in 1980.
Larry Fritz, the SJAA’s vice president, said around two-dozen students have typically applied for the scholarship and 16-18 would be selected, but this year the Alumni Association decided to “up its game” and award any qualified senior with the award.
This year, 29 graduating seniors qualified for the scholarship out of 125 graduates, with scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. To qualify, students must have attended San Juan for at least 2 years, earned at least a 2.5 GPA, and also signed an application.
Here are the 2021 recipients:
- Aleksandr Karpenko: $2,000
- Allison Torres Diaz: $1,000
- Carmen Saguilan: $5,000
- Chanikarn (Teen) Putson: $5,000
- Christian Vela Pasillas: $1,000
- Edwin Perez Sanchez: $2,000
- Ekaterina Krestinskaia: $2,000
- Erica Orozco-Garcia: $1,000
- Itzel Gonzalez Noriega: $1,000
- Jacqueline Rodriguez: $2,000
- Jose Farfan-Reynosa: $1,000
- Jose Marceleno: $1,000
- Julia Salazar: $1,000
- Katey Rangel Guiterrez: $1,000
- Keana Boyd-Bouie: $2,000
- Marlen Jacobo Trevino: $2,000
- Martha Vargas-Gonzalez: $1,000
- Mya Baker: $1,000
- Omariana Rosa-Belton: $1,000
- Paris Burney: $2,000
- Phoenix Matt: $1,000
- Rodrigo Cabrales Rubio: $1,000
- Staci Parker: $1,000
- Stephanie Alvarez: $1,000
- Tayla Taylor: $2,000
- Tyana Marshall: $1,000
- Valery Toledo-Galan: $1,000
- Vanessa Mercado Huerta: $2,000
- Yana Linko: $2,000
Various scholarships and awards were also given to other students during the 30-minute San Juan High School Senior Awards night, including a $30,000 UC Santa Barbara Promise Grant to Jacqueline Rodriguez. To view a video recording of the event, click here.
