ASIAN-AMERICAN TEENS SALUTED.Byline: - Jaime Sprangrude Seven San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. high school seniors were recently named recipients of the Ronald McDonald House Charities This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and Asian Pacific American Students Increasing Achievement scholarship. Each student, who was recognized for community volunteer work, has received a $1,000 scholarship to help with college expenses, in addition to a $500 honorarium to donate to the community-based organization of their choice. The program is sponsored by the McDonald's Operators' Association of Southern California and the scholarships were funded by the global and Southern California chapters of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Meet the scholarship recipients: Christina Bui, John Burroughs High School John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, California. Emilio Urioste, Jr. is the current principal. The school was built in the 1920's, but wasn't established as a high school until 1948. The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs. in Burbank: She is active in the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Youth Group, the Burbank Literacy Aid and the Burbank Coordinating Counsel, which each year delivers holiday baskets to needy families in the area. Her $500 honorarium will benefit the Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Melody Hsiou, Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
Patrick Liu, El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. in Woodland Hills: Liu is part of his school's championship Academic Decathlon Team and volunteers at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, where he escorts elderly residents to dinner and bingo. His $500 honorarium will benefit the El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Christine Ree, Cleveland Humanities Magnet in Reseda: Ree founded a teen care group through a ministry-focused church where she served as a mentor and spiritual guide for troubled girls. Her $500 honorarium will go to Green Pastures Youth Center. Judy Toung, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. in Reseda: She co-founded her school's Key Club chapter and was involved with the Tzu-Chi Foundation, through which she traveled to Mexico to distribute supplies and food. Her $500 honorarium will go to the Tzu-Chi Buddhist Foundation. Virginia Valle, Bellarmine Jefferson High School Jefferson High School is the name of numerous high schools in the United States, most named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, including:
Mikoto Yoshida, Chaminade College Preparatory in West Hills: As student government club council commissioner, Yoshida is in charge of 30 campus clubs, and served as co-captain of his junior varsity soccer team. He volunteers at the Jewish Home for the Aging in the Alzheimer's unit. His $500 honorarium will go to the Jewish Home for the Aging. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Patrick Liu, El Camino Real High School Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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