COMMUNITY NEWS
Community Foundation Scholarship Winners By Jenny Kurzweil
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hile the graduating class of 2020 was celebrating via virtual ceremonies and socially distant car parades, the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County honored the achievements of 25 remarkable students with scholarships established by generous and forwardthinking donors. “Our scholarship donors never would have predicted a global pandemic or it’s terrible economic ramifications. Yet, in the midst of these extraordinarily challenging times, the gift of supporting education for the next generation is even more important,” said Foundation CEO Susan True. “As we celebrate the scholastic excellence of our award recipients, we also honor the power of these donors and their foresight to create
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endowed funds to enable scholarships in this pandemic — and forever.” Here is a complete list of Community Foundation scholarship winners: ••• BARBARA J. THOMPSON SCHOLARSHIP Noely Escalante-Lopez, Soquel High Lane Ilstrup, Cypress Charter High Phoenyx Nist-Ferrare, Cypress Charter High Reyna Ponce, Pajaro Valley High BOB AND BETSY DARROW SCHOLARSHIP Jalie Edgemon, San Lorenzo Valley High Chloe Palmer, San Lorenzo Valley High
Isabelle Triulzi, San Lorenzo Valley High LILLIAN BURTON SCHOLARSHIP Bethany Lopez Rojas, Soquel High Isaac Wallace-Menge, SLV High EMMETT AND ELSIE GEISER SCHOLARSHIP Colby Gonzalez, Aptos High Omar Salazar, Pajaro Valley High Jacob Sandler, Aptos High ERNEST COWELL SCHOLARSHIP Ella Borsodi, Harbor High HANK GARCIA JR. AND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Jared Kiser, Aptos High Luz Lopez-Reyes, Watsonville High Brianna Melgoza-Ortiz, Pajaro Valley High Adam Tangonan, Pajaro Valley High Vianey Villanueva-Vega, Watsonville High
JACK DEBORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RJ Kindred, San Lorenzo Valley High JOHN L. TURNER SCHOLARSHIP Ulises Lobato, Pajaro Valley High JUDY ANTON WOMAN OF VALOR / LUPITA LOVES TO READ PROJECT SCHOLARSHIP Lucia Meza, Harbor High LOUIS J. AND MARY ELLEN SCHULTZ SCHOLARSHIP Kieran Kahoano, Santa Cruz High Morgan Ohana, Santa Cruz High R.H. BEEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Makai Norman, Santa Cruz High SIMUNOVICH FAMILY AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP Belen Vargas Abarca, Watsonville High
Love for America on Fourth of July
ptos resident Kris Kirby organized a Love for America walk on Fourth of July, and about 40 friends and neighbors joined her walking
the Aptos parade route on Soquel Drive, wearing red, white and blue and waving the American flag. “Plain and simple. Community
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members who love our country. Lots of honks from cars,” said Kirby, who called the Sheriff‘s Office beforehand and reported no problems arose. n
