Siskiyou Youth is pleased to announce the awarding of four $200 scholarships to Siskiyou County graduating high school students.

Recipients

Kayla Emerson, Mt. Shasta High School

Emerson played softball and volleyball this school year, and was the captain of her Shasta Cascade League champion softball team. She was a section leader for the Vocal Jazz Choir. Emerson had one of the highest grade point averages in her class and will be attending St. Mary’s College in the fall.

Jilinda Franklin, Etna High School

Franklin was the Division-III and Shasta Cascade League 3200m champion. She ran cross country and was a member of the SCL champion Lady Lions basketball team. Franklin is also active in FFA and the Catholic Youth Organization. An honor student and class Salutatorian, Franklin will be attending Pacific University.

Andrew Pimentel, Yreka High School

Pimentel played football, basketball, and baseball at YHS. Athletic Director and Vice-principal Chris Harris called Pimentel a “tremendous asset to our campus.” An honor student, he will be attending the College of the Siskiyous.

Alma Villegas, Discovery High School

Villegas will be attending College of the Siskiyous. Among her many achievements at Discovery High School, Villegas nearly single handedly produced the school’s yearbook. According to Principal Marie Caldwell, when everyone else dropped the ball, Villegas picked it up and ran with it.

Siskiyou Youth Scholarships are funded by advertising revenue, particularly from Slide Show Sponsors. It is Siskiyou Youth’s hope to add scholarships for graduating students at Weed, Happy Camp, Dunsmuir, and Butte Valley high schools in the spring of 2010.

YREKA – Thirteen students from Discovery High School and nine students from Yreka Adult School graduated Friday morning in a ceremony held at Discovery High School.

Discovery principal Marie Caldwell opened the ceremony by welcoming the crowd of family members, Discovery students, friends, staff members, administrators, and school board members. She then led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Graduating senior Ann Fuchser was the student speaker. After the well spoken Fuchser thanked the Discovery High School staff on behalf of the graduating students, she had a sobering reminder for all of those in attendance—particularly her classmates. Discovery students recently lost a good friend, Tyler Gregg, in a drunk-driving accident.

“Remember what Tyler’s mom, Cookie, told us. Don’t let Tyler’s death be in vain. Learn from his mistake. Don’t drink and drive. Don’t get into a car with a drunk driver,” Fuchser told the audience.

Gregg was a passenger in a van driven by a drunk driver, when he was killed.

Three scholarships were presented to Discovery students. Julia Bernier presented Andrea Carlson the Yreka Host Lions Scholarship. Earl Cox was the recipient of the Schullpelz Scholarship, presented by Jason Huffman. Flora Yeaman received the Peggy Kernohan-Favero Memorial Scholarship from Valerie Herman of the Soroptimist of Yreka. (more…)