Photos: Local High Schoolers Awarded Grossmont Healthcare District Scholarships

A total of 36 scholarships totaling $76,000 were awarded Friday morning at the Board of Directors meeting for the .

The scholarship money was taken from the district’s grant budget, according to CEO Barry Jantz.

seniors Karen Quezada and Masara Issa were awarded scholarships of $3,000 and $1,500, respectively.

: Joseph Robley, Luis Marroquin.

El Capitan High School: Megan Ellis, Jared McCarthy.

Grossmont Healthcare District awarded the scholarships as a means to encourage young people to consider the health care industry when making their career choices. The scholarship will be given for the second year of college to ensure the awardees put it to educational use.

The students were nominated by their schools, and each is planning to pursue a career in the health care industry at the college level. The winners are all June 2012 graduates who reside in the district, and each has a GPA of no less than a 3.0 (4.0 scale), which was one of the requirements for nomination.

Photos of all awardees can be found in the gallery.