LARCS Awards Scholarships to Ladera Ranch Students

Ladera Ranch Community Services (LARCS) announced the recipients of the 2016 Ladera Ranch Community Services (LARCS) Scholarship Awards to three Ladera Ranch students.

The recipients are David Bao and Victoria Holm who will both be attending UC Berkeley and Payton Schrum who attends Saddleback College.

David Bao has demonstrated leadership and community service. His interests include business, international relations, economics and public policy. David wants to use his skills to impact the world and serve as a building block to better society. He recently returned from Japan where he completed his first internship in finance. David was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by LARCS.

Victoria Holm has learned valuable life and leadership skills that include collaboration, teamwork, patience and determination through her role in the Teen Leadership Council of Ladera Ranch. She plans on studying biology and pre-medicine. Victoria was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by LARCS.

Payton Schrum is pursuing a degree in Human Services to help educate individuals and families about the devastation of alcohol and drug addiction. Payton speaks at middle schools, high schools, rehabs and churches to do her part to help the youth in our community. Payton was awarded a $1,500 scholarship by LARCS.

The LARCS Scholarship Award was started with Saddleback College in 2012 and was expanded to students attending other colleges and universities in 2015. The criteria for the expanded scholarship program includes that the recipient(s) are Ladera Ranch residents who have demonstrated scholastic achievement in addition to community involvement through volunteering and taking leadership roles in the Ladera Ranch Teen Leadership Council.

Scholarship applicants must be graduating high school students or current students at Saddleback College.

Jay Rogers, Board President, Ladera Ranch Community Services notes, “This year’s LARCS Scholarship recipients are all outstanding students who excelled in school while pursuing outside interests and contributing to the community. These are the future leaders of our communities and LARCS is proud to support David, Victoria and Payton as they begin their career paths.”

At the final summer concert in the park on August 12^th, David and Victoria were able to meet up with Rogers, who introduced the students on stage to approximately three thousand Ladera Ranch residents, and wished them well in their college career.

Note: Scholarship award amounts can be determined by the number of qualified students who apply.