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Seven scholarships awarded to students from California table grape growing regions

Seven students from the table grape growing regions of California earned scholarships awarded by California table grape growers.

Growers awarded two $25,000 field worker scholarships to students attending a four-year college or university. Two $14,500 field worker bridge scholarships were awarded to students attending two years of community college and transferring to a four-year college or university. To be eligible for a field worker scholarship, applicants or a parent or guardian must work in the California table grape harvest. Three $25,000 agriculture scholarships were awarded to students attending a four-year California college or university and planning to pursue an undergraduate degree in a field of study pertinent to the table grape industry.

Since 1985 California table grape growers have awarded more than 200 scholarships to help students in the grape-growing regions of California attend college.

The recipients are:

$25,000 Field Worker Scholarships

  • Leslie Aquino graduated from East Bakersfield High School with a 4.5 GPA and will attend the University of California, Merced to study computer science.
  • Marco Jimenez graduated from Delano High School with a 4.2 GPA and will attend California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo to major in civil engineering.

Top row L-R: Leslie Aquino, Marco Jimenez, Anali Alcantar, Lizbeth Ramirez Ramos; Bottom row L-R: Madison Jackson, Olivia Machado, Brenda Monje

$14,500 Field Worker Bridge Scholarships

  • Anali Alcantar graduated from Harmony Magnet Academy with a 3.3 GPA and will attend Porterville College to study education.
  • Lizbeth Ramirez Ramos graduated from Harmony Magnet Academy with a 4.0 GPA and will attend Porterville College to study nursing.

$25,000 Agriculture Scholarships

  • Madison Jackson graduated from Liberty High School with a 4.1 GPA and will attend California State University, Chico to study agriculture education and environmental science.
  • Olivia Machado graduated from Tulare Western High School with a 4.3 GPA and will attend California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo to study agriculture business.
  • Brenda Monje graduated from Tulare Western High School with a 4.1 GPA and will attend California State University, Fresno to study food technology.

For more information:
Nick Nakashian
California Table Grape Commission
[email protected]
www.grapesfromcalifornia.com

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