Hayat Sherif and her mother are pictured as Hayat is receiving a check from Sophia Bouvier
: Samuel Maturino with his mother. Samuel was being interviewed by Mona Ackerman
Assistance League of North Coast presented ten high school seniors from schools in Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista each with a $2,500 scholarship to be used toward their next step in educational goals. Students applied online at our website, then were interviewed by members of our chapter who all used a rubric developed by Ken Clark, a member since 2017. Most of our judges read at least 10 applications before interviewing the students.
Barbara Bradham, who had the idea for the scholarship program two years ago when she was president said, “I am so very proud that we will be awarding our first scholarships to these very deserving seniors.” She shared that she really wanted to create a program that would reward students’ service to their community.
Anne Manwaring, chairperson for the program stated,” I wish to praise the committee. They truly did an incredible job. Each member was willing to persevere despite the virus. It was a great experience and very rewarding.” The committee is looking forward to continuing this program for many years into the future.
Sondra Peppe, our president, had a few words to share with the scholarship winners. It is a quote from Anthony Robbins, “The only impossible journey is the journey you don’t begin.” All these students have taken a great step forward in their journey to their future.
The winner, the name of their high schools and members of the chapter who interviewed them are listed below.
Samuel Maturino – Trade Tech of Vista – Mona Ackerman
Salvador Vallejo- El Camino- Lori Broody
Hayat Sherif – Sage Creek – Sophia Bouvier
John Hensel – New Haven – Philomena Roma
Veeral Patel – Carlsbad – Beverly Charles
Loreli Pena – Vista – Sandy Matheus
Renee Sugia – Ray Murry – Ken Clark
Leana Cortez – Rancho Buena Vista – Sandy Matheus
Tessa Beasley – Oceanside – Fran Tovar
Shaelynn Solio – Mission Vista – Pattie Weeg
