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(One Year Scholarship for $500.00)

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Susan Cherveny was a professional ballet dancer and extraordinary person who in mid-life became a middle school teacher.  She taught 7th and 8th grades at Will C. Wood Middle School with verve and enthusiasm, specializing in language arts and reading.  Susan worked with children from lower income brackets and helped them build self-esteem in the process of learning vital academic skills.

(A $1,000.00 scholarship for one year)

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Jewell T. O’Connell lived in Sacramento during the Depression and wrote and produced plays under contract with the U. S. Government.  During World War II, she became director of entertainment for all U.S.A. facilities west of Omaha, Nebraska.  In the mid-1940’s, she moved to Virginia City, Nevada, where she died on June 14, 1988.

(A $1,000.00 scholarship for one year)

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

(One Year Scholarship for $1,000)

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Applicants are required to enroll in a campus of the University of California.

A One Year Scholarship for $5,000.00

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Amount:  $5,000.00

($2,500 per semester)

2 award winners will be selected

Application Period: January 16, 2024 – April 12, 2024