Schools
Kiwanis Award $18,000 in Student Scholarships
Two students received top awards of $3,000 each; honorees were from Helix, Chaparral and Grossmont.
The Kiwanis Club of La Mesa offered up $18,000 in college scholarships to
graduating seniors at Grossmont, Helix and Chaparral high schools, the group announced.
Awards ranged from $500-$3000.
Grossmont High’s Mariyah Raza and Helix High's Mestun Merhawi received the highest amounts, $3,000, while several others were honored with $1,000 scholarships.
Grossmont's $1000 winners are: Jamie Kautzman, Julia Naranjo, Oswals Munoz and Austin Swisher.
Helix's $1000 winners are: Keluin Chang, Alisha Dominelli, Ismail Ibraham and Kaley Jenkins.
At Chaparral, $500 Chubby Sykes Memorial awards went to Alexandra Acevedo, Phillip Brodin, Hayley Combs, Joshua Meda, Laura Noriega, Michael Opfer, Morgan Steinpreis and Ben Story.
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