South Pasadena High School students Leah Zeiger, Hannah Gray, and Patricia San Pedro were awarded individual scholarships by the South Pasadena Kiwanis Club on June 11, 2014.
S. Paul Ward Key Club Scholarship
Patricia San Pedro was awarded the S. Paul Ward Key Club Scholarship. This $1,000 academic scholarship is given to a student who is a Key Club member, and is based on grade point average and community service. Patricia will attend USC in the fall, majoring in Gerontology.
Kenneth Yamanaka Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Gray is this year’s recipient of the Kenneth Yamanaka Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 academic scholarship awarded to a college-bound high school student who has shown outstanding academic achievement. Hannah will be attending Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she will study Linguistics and Art.
Maus Family Arts Scholarship
Awarded to Leah Zeiger, the $1,000 Maus Family Arts Scholarship is given to a South Pasadena student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the arts (e.g. visual arts, performing arts, music, film, dance), and intends to pursue his or her post-secondary education in the arts. Leah will be attending Columbia College in Chicago this fall, where she will study Dance and Choreography.