High School Seniors in Dublin Awarded $3,000 Scholarships

DUBLIN, CA: The Tassajara Scholarship Fund Tuesday announced the first-ever winners of the Fund’s college scholarship program for high school students in the Dublin Unified School District.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the Tassajara Scholarship Fund,” said Barbara Inderbitzen, the fund administrator. “It gives us great pleasure to award these scholarships to our deserving recipients and I wish them success and happiness as they begin their college careers and follow their dreams.”

“The Committee was extremely impressed with the pool of applicants in this, our first year. These recipients represent just a few of the amazing students in our community, and we look forward to continuing to help deserving students achieve their goals for many years to come,” Inderbitzen said.

The three winners will each be awarded scholarships of $3,000 to help cover their educational expenses. The recipients were chosen from a host of applicants with outstanding academic records who had demonstrated a financial need.

The winners include:

· Cindy Won. Cindy, a Dublin High School senior, has served as a volunteer for the Stanford Asian Liver Center, raising awareness about Hepatitis B, and has worked with the Freshmen Mentoring program and Kids Against Hunger. Cindy is attending Brown University to pursue a Public Health degree.

· Alexandria Pitts. Alexandria has volunteered in various leadership groups as well as the California Scholarship Federation. A senior at Dublin High School, Alexandria has also volunteered in her church youth group, working in soup kitchens and serving on mission trips, and was the captain of the school lacrosse team. She will be attending the University of Texas to pursue a degree in Sports Medicine.

· Angelina David. Angelina is a graduate of Valley High School, where she participated in many youth group activities as a resident guitar player and kitchen volunteer. She is interested in helping troubled youth and will be attending Las Positas Community College in the fall to study Psychology.

The Tassajara Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by respected local real estate developer James Tong with an initial $500,000 endowment. The scholarship is open to all high school seniors in Dublin who will be attending a four-year college, community college or technical school during the 2016/2017 school year.

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