The Alpine Woman’s Club awarded six local graduating seniors $1,000 apiece from their Scholarship, Preservation and Education Foundation.
According to scholarship chairman Suzie Curtis, the Alpine Woman’s Club Scholarship, Preservation and Education Foundation has awarded more than $140,000 to help students pursue their educational goals in a program that dates back to 1950.
“It is an absolute joy to receive applications each year from our Alpine students who are continuing their education at a college, university or vocational school. It is always extremely hard to choose winners from our phenomenal cohort of applicants,” Woman’s Club President Linda Whitlock said.
This year’s recipients are: Cody Harris, Lauren Nguyen, Claire Doucet, Owen Colombo, Carter Foye and Karen Liu.
Foye and Liu shared details of their plans as they head off to college.
“I graduated from River Valley Charter School in Lakeside as Valedictorian and the Treasurer of our Associated Student Body. I have five varsity letters in soccer and baseball and I play club soccer for the San Diego Crusaders… My hope is to build a career in automotive design, with a focus on incorporating alternative power methods such as electricity… We must consider the global implications of our routine, mundane consumption habits,” Foye said.
Nguyen is a Granite Hills High School graduate who held leadership positions in Key Club through Alpine Kiwanis, as well as the National Honor Society. She also mentioned concern for the environment.
“I will be attending Johns Hopkins University as a biology major in the fall and will hopefully be admitted to medical school after I receive an undergraduate degree. I chose Johns Hopkins over a school closer to home because it is the top university in undergraduate research and because it is famous for its medical school… Hopefully, in college, I will be able to expand my knowledge in both medicine and environmental protection so that I can combine both of my interests and possibly make the medical world more environmentally friendly,” Nguyen said.
Curtis said the club made extra efforts to get the word out to Alpine residents earlier than usual this year, knowing students at different area high schools were all completing their final year from home after schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
