Foothills Sentry - June 2022

Page 9 Foothills Sentry June 2022 Assistance League honors scholarship recipients Assistance League of Orange held its annual Scholarship Luncheon on May 6 to celebrate the accomplishments of the 19 high school seniors who received scholarships totaling $47,000. The students, who represent all five OUSD high schools, spoke of their plans to pursue education in the sciences, the arts, business and engineering, and their career interests, as diverse as landscape architecture, veterinary medicine, environmental science, travel industry management and computer science. The Eugenia Love Arts Schol- arship was given to Kasey Ayres from El Modena High School, an award-winning filmmaker who plans to study film and TV production. The Alfreda Niewig Nursing Scholarships will sup- port three students’ interest in health-related fields: Jose Cuaya- huitl from Orange High, Olivia Cortez from El Modena High, and Gracie Clark from Villa Park High. Valerie Cervantes, from Canyon High, received the Assis- tance League Memorial Scholar- ship; she plans to work with chil- dren with special needs. The scholarship recipients each credited their parents for being their #1 supporters. The students also expressed how happy they were to be back on campus, after spending so many months isolat- ed due to the pandemic. Christopher Quiroga, an Or- ange High senior, made it clear that he appreciates Assistance League, “Improving lives, one student at a time,” and, in his case, helping him enroll in the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy to study mechanical engineer- ing. Assistance League has been awarding scholarships to students since 1941, and emphasizes aca- demic achievement, volunteer ac- tivity, financial need, and leader- ship among its selection criteria. The 2022 Assistance League scholarship recipients are, left to right, Christopher Quiroga, Mary Lee, Gracie Clark, Valerie Cervantes, An- neliese Pinto Marques, Lisseth Gomez-Quintero, Lexie Ortega, Kyla Ranker, Olivia Cortez. Not pictured: Kasey Ayres, Jose Cuayahuitl, Ashly Chavez-Acosta, Rogelio Salas, Thang Nguyen, Zachary Pilon, Angel Salazar, Ruth Wilson, Miguel Alvey, Cindy Hernandez. TAWC announces Young Women of the Month The Tustin Area Woman’s Club has named Teagan Prowell of Foothill High School and Emma Whyte of Tustin High its Young Women of the Month for May. Foothill High’s Teagan Prowell is an International Baccalaureate candidate. She serves her community as a member of the Tustin Assistance League, and is a riding instructor and counselor at Hidden Creek Ranch. Prowell has been a competitive horseback rider for 10 years, competing at the national level with her horse Dez at the National Championship, Arizona Sun Circuit and the Arizona National Horse Show, receiving the reserve overall highpoint for her age division. She will be attending Loyola Marymount University with hopes of continuing to veterinary school. Emma Whyte of Tustin High School was born and raised in Tustin. She is an Advanced Place- ment/Honors Student maintain- ing a 4.5 GPA while being a part of competitive cheerleading for 13 years. She has participated in community-based service clubs, including Hollywood Connec- tions and Book Buzz. Whyte will be continuing her academic and cheerleading career at the honors college of San Diego State Uni- versity. Teagan Prowell, Foothill High Emma Whyte, Tustin High Tustin Dems to meet The Tustin Democratic Club will give members an opportunity to meet and celebrate with winners from June’s primary at its Tuesday, June 22, 7 p.m. meeting. Members will also be able to kick off plans for electing candidates in the November election. The meeting will be held via Zoom, and possibly in person as well, subject to COVID safety. A Zoom link and information about the meeting location can be obtained by emailing TustinDemocraticClub@gmail. com Anyonewanting to connectwith fellow Democrats, get informed and help increase community involvement is welcome to join. More information is available at TustinDemocraticClub.org. Birder will share photos and stories Canyon Hills Branch Library, Anaheim Public Library, invites the community to an educational and entertaining presentation celebrating the beauty in nature. Professional photographer, au- thor, poet, and chemical engineer Steve Kaye will share his inspi- rational, beautiful photos and memorable stories beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. The event is free and open to the public. Canyon Hills Branch is located at 400 S. Scout Trail in Anaheim. To view Kaye’s photos, blog and articles, see stevekaye. com. Steve Kaye Luzuli Bunting Male