Contact: Phyllis Fash pfash@pasedfoundation.org
The landscape of our scholarships is always changing in exciting and positive ways. This year the LIFT scholarship increased the amount of each award given at the 5 high schools. The Johnson Family Fund introduced a new award to bring their total to 6 scholarships given at Muir. PHS saw the reintroduction of the Remix scholarship organized by alum and PUSD employee Christopher Anderson. The RISE scholarship at Blair increased both the amount and number of awards for the second time. Rose City now has three Parris scholarship recipients receiving their ongoing scholarship funds. The Center for Independent Studies (CIS) received funds from the Phyllis Smith Memorial scholarship for two of their students.
Several new memorial awards were established:
- Patricia Kavanaugh Memorial Scholarship – established at Marshall to honor the memory of beloved long time English teacher “Queen Kavy”.
- John R. Martin Fine Arts scholarship at Muir – established to honor the memory of the JMHS alum.
- Cleo Hardimon Davis Memorial English – established in memory of Mrs. Davis, beloved former teacher at PHS.
- Educational Careers Pathway Scholarship – established with support from the College Football Playoff Foundation to honor students pursuing a career in education through the new PUSD Educational Careers Pathway.
2023 was a great year for scholarships! The following are the fantastic recipients from each school:
Blair High School
Blair Class of ‘70:
Roberto Reyes
Patil Koulajian
Blair Health Academy Scholarships
Kara Griffin
Carson Scholarships:
James Codey Award for Musical Accomplishment-
Ellie Sahand
Wooden Wisdom for Life- Emma Tschida
Rich Boccia Vision Award- Luciana Diaz
Dianne Moore Best Attitude Award- Kayla Faeldonea
Literacy Award- Diego Zequeira-Russell
The Harris-Bacor Family Foundation’s RISE Scholarships (Resilience Integrity Service Excellence)
Dutchess Milloy
Eva Guzman
Jazmin Sanchez
Hailey Nicole C Panganiban
Ismhael Kennell Asturias
Rereloluwa Ogunleye
The J. Davis Scholarship
Kara Griffin
Lillian Sanfilippo
Natasha Aguilar Guerrero
The Nancy Scott Scholarship
Katlyn Ong
Jose Suarez
The Phyllis Smith Memorial for Health Academy
Eva Guzman
Karen Frias
LIFT (Latinas Inspired for Tomorrow)
Anabella Nunez
Norman Schmidt Art Scholarship
Daisy Perez
The Trudell Skinner Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Higginbotham
The Nancy and Richard Esbenshade Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Nicole C Panganiban
Health Careers Academy
Kara Griffin
John Muir Early College Magnet High School
Educational Careers Pathway Scholarships
Kafshi Bennett
Jalen Birdsong
Javonnie Davis
Nathan Gonzalez
April Gonzalez Garcia
Maria Gonzalez
Richard Green
Samantha Orozco
William Ross
JMHS Bradford Scholarship
Pedro Mendoza
Gabrielle Trice
JMHS Orange Scholarship
Christina Leyva
Bryce Pope
Jennifer Rodriguez
Rai Pineda
Marcos Villarreal
Johnson Family Foundation
In memory of Edward and Barbara Johnson
Valeria Soltero
In memory of Jennifer (Johnson) Townsend
Roman Aranda
In memory of the “Brothers Johnson” James E. & Jeffery A. Johnson
Adrian Ramirez
The Rainbow Scholarship in memory of the life and legacy of Jim and Bobbie Spangler
Jai Watkins
Business/Entrepreneurial Spirit Scholarship
Lanei Hutson
The Hon. Loretta Thompson Glackman Leadership Award
Mahki Clark
LIFT (Latinas Inspired for Tomorrow)
Ileene Gonzalez
Norman Schmidt Art Scholarship
Duncan Addicott
Jennifer Rodriguez
JMHS Trivers Class of ‘54
Duncan Addicott
The Robert Gould Memorial Scholarship
Jaelynn Cooke
The Peckham Scholarship
Jacob Hart
Retired PUSD Math Teacher Scholarship
Jairo Perez
Ileene Gonzalez
Kevin Sanchez-Gonzalez
The John R. Martin Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship
Jayson Mosely
Izrael Zea
Fernando Reyes
Corita Kahler-Rickman
Pasadena High School
Wark Scholarship
Noah Krongsburg
Michelle Cortez-Peralta
Ashly Castillo Gonzalez
LIFT (Latinas Inspired for Tomorrow)
Julie Penafort
Norman Schmidt Art Scholarship
Hannah Richardson
Giulia Gloria
Remix Scholarship
Adelynn Dale
Michelle Cortez-Peralta
RoseMarie McZeal Memorial Basketball Scholarship
Casey Barrett
Cleo Hardimon Davis Memorial English scholarship
Kennedi Harmon
Marshall
The Manwani Family Scholarship
Natalia Vargas
Janelle Walker
Kiara Lee
Stepten Zephen Peter
Hopes and Dreams
Isaiah Gilmore
Mariana Moreno Jones
LIFT (Latinas Inspired for Tomorrow)
Samantha Reynoso
Norman Schmidt Art Scholarship
Natalia Vargas
The Patricia Kavanaugh Memorial Scholarship
Sophia Barrios
Stephanie Barcenas
Rose City
Norman Schmidt Art Scholarship
Diana Sanchez
The Angela Parris Scholarship
Aster Silverio
LIFT (Latinas Inspired for Tomorrow)
Diana Sanchez
Center for Independent Study (CIS)
The Phyllis Smith Memorial Scholarship
Valeria Martinez
Mila Burns
Congratulations to all these wonderful students! We can’t wait to see where these next steps in your academic journeys will take you!
PEF distributed more than $132,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors in 2023 on behalf of individuals, organizations, and foundations. Scholarships can be specific to a field of study such as STEM or art, needs-based, or for academic achievements. https://pasedfoundation.org/our-work/grants-awards/scholarships/
