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La Cañada High Honors its Best and Brightest
At a recent ceremony, more than 350 high school seniors received scholarships and awards, including a $300,000 full-ride to the United States Naval Academy.
recently commemorated more than 350 seniors at the . Such awards recognized hard work and dedication within the classroom, as well as leadership and integrity involved in numerous community service and extracurricular events.
“This event held annually is here to commemorate the success that these seniors have displayed during their time at La Cañada High,” counselor Sally Spangler said. “Each one of these seniors has played an intricate part of helping out in the community, participating in numerous programs, and members of the faculty want these students to be recognized for their efforts.”
While a large number of students did receive some type of award from teachers and faculty, many also received scholarships. During the awards ceremony, nearly a third of the graduating class of 2011 received an award of at least $100 to be used for paying for college. One student, though, stood out from all the rest: Matt Faber received the Rhodes Scholarship from the United States Naval Academy.
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The award consists of full four-year tuition at the university, along with a small monthly stipend, with the total amount surpassing $300,000.
“Matt truly displays that he is the best of the best,” Naval Captain Kirkeby said. “He is an outstanding athlete and an outstanding scholar. It is truly an honor that a man like him can represent the Naval Academy in such a high caliber.”
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Below is a list of all the scholarships handed out, along with the people receiving the award and the total amount:
La Cañada High School Graduating Senior Scholarship ($500)- Missy Antonoplis, Evan Chersi, Sarah Cohen, Kelly Gregg, Laura Hage, Erick Lankey
California State PTSA Graduating Senior Scholarship ($500)- Sarah Cohen, Kelly Gregg, Erick Lankey
Rotary Cract Scholarships ($500-$1000)- Shannon Ashford, Miri Kinii, Jessica Lee, Tatijana Vasily
Friends of Drama Gale Caswell Scholarship ($500-$1000)- Woody Buck, Laura McClelland, Carolina McNicoll, Margaret O’Brien, Maya Tripathy
Pasadena City College Principal Scholarship ($500)- Alex Bogossian, Erik Johnson
Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors Scholarship ($1,000)- Woody Buck
Glendale-Burbank Area Alumni Panhellenic Scholarship ($400-$750)- Ashley Gorvetzian, Brenna Miles, Rita Neat
Christopher A. Burrows Memorial Scholarship ($3,000)- Jameson Evans, Jack Hale
Jane Wells Memorial Scholarship ($500)- Kristene Hossepian
Crescenta-Canada Lion’s Club Scholarship ($1,000)- Katherine Brown, Kayla McCue, Estrella Sainburg
Kiwanis Scholarship ($1,000)- Yenmin Young
O. Warren Hilgren Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) Erick Lankey, Raymond Ma
Paul Mayo Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)- Woody Buck
Mary Ellen Hilgren Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)- Raymond Ma, Rita Neat
DAR “Good Citizen” Scholarship ($100)- Estrella Sainburg
Oakmont League Scholarship - Silvia Lundgren
Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union Scholarship ($200)- Joy Lam
Community Scholarship Foundation ($1,000-$3,000)- Cera Aldi, Cody Bond, Evan Chersi, Robert Deans, Shirley Drange, Laura Hage, Margo Hartley, Joanne Hoppe, Kari Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Charles Kim, Madeleine Murdock, Connie Panzarello, Miriam Pinski, Katherine Propper, Ryan Tsuha, Yenmin Young
La Cañada Thursday Club Scholarship ($1,000)- Woody Buck, Evan Chersi, Rita Neat, Emma Persson, Katherine Propper, Rachel Rudy
Spirit of American Youth Scholarship ($1,000)- Malia Miles
Jeanne Maus Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)- Sarah Lee, Jessie Cho, Meera Gudipati, Woody Buck, Laura McClelland
Fred Stuhr Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)- Rachel Baydin, Christoher SooHoo
Patrick Rappleye Memoroal Scholarship ($500)- Kimberly Dohi
Future Teacher Scholarship ($500)- Katherine Rayburn
Dorothy Griffin Memorial Scholarship ($500) Katherine Ring
Marjorie Pursel Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)- Katherine Propper
Frank Beemer Memorial Scholarship ($500) Jack Hale