At the recent Sonoma Valley High School Senior awards ceremony, 44 of the 300 plus seniors received one or
more scholarships. 34 seniors generated over 1.9 million dollars in specific college/university scholarships. Seven students earned more than $120,000 each in this category alone. That does not include scholarships awarded from organizations other than educational institutes. Four of the seven students earned more than $160,000 in scholarships.
College scholarships and grant awards for Sonoma Valley High School graduating seniors
Jacob Powers received the Director’s Scholarship for $7000, renewable for 4 years, total $28,000 at Azusa Pacific University.
Anaid Carreno received a Cal Grant for $3,254, renewable for 4 years, total $13,416 at CSU Los Angeles.
Melissa Carlson received the Academic Competitiveness Grant for $750, the Cal Grant for $9,708, the Pell Grant for $1,300 and a College Grant for $35,392 (renewable for 4 years, total $188,600) at Claremont McKenna College.
Thomas Hawing received a Cornell Grant for $32,187, renewable for 4 years, total $128,748 at Cornell University.
Christine Eraldi received a Trustee Scholarship for $17,000, renewable for 4 years, total $68,000 at Dominican University of CA.
Claire Wellington received a Merit Scholarship of $7,000, renewable for 4 years, total $28,000 at Dominican University of CA.
Troy McArdle received a Scholastic Achievement Award of $3,000 at Evergreen State College, WA.
Kelsey Abbott received a Culinary Essentials School Grant for $1,000, a J&W Admissions Award of $1,000, a Pell Grant for $1,700, a J&W Campus Award of $2,000 and a J&W Grant for $6,050 (renewable for 4 years, total $38,000) at Johnson & Wales University.
Julian Minuzzo received a Northwestern Scholarship Grant for $32,000, renewable for 4 years, total $128,000 at Northwestern University.
Rene Soto received a Cal Grant for $1,551, a State University Grant for $3,354 and a Pell Grant for $3,600 (renewable for 4 years, total $20,604) at San Francisco State University.
Mieke Feht received a Cal Grant for $1,155, renewable for 2 years, total $2,310, at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Landon Vandergriend received a Cal/Pell Grant for $1,532, renewable for 2 years, total $3,064, at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Emilia Donovan received a University Grant for $24,000, renewable for 4 years, total $96,000 at Soka University of America.
Evan Hunt received a State University Grant for $3,048, a Cal Grant for $1,551 and a Pell Grant for $5,350 (renewable for 4 years, total $21,500) at Sonoma State University.
Rachel George received a Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship for $12,000, renewable for 4 years, total $48,000 at Southern Oregon University.
Yaneli Mata received a St. Edwards Grant for $12,000 and a Pell Grant for $5,000 (both renewable for 4 years, total $68,000) at St. Edwards University, Texas.
Kyle Snyder received a Honors at Entrance award of $12,000, the St. Mary’s Merit Scholarship of $9,000 and a Cal Grant for $9,500 (all renewable for 4 years, total $122,000) at St. Mary’s College of CA.
Daryn Kelley received a Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship of $6,297, a Cal Grant for $1,551 and a Pell Grant of $5,350 (all renewable for 4 years, total $40,198) at University of CA, Berkeley.
Maxwell Murphy received an Academic Competitive Grant of $750, a SEOG Grant of $500, a Pell Grant for $5,350 and a Freshman Scholarship for $11,015, renewable for 4 years, total $37,415 at University of CA, Berkeley.
Anna Dwyer received an Academic Scholarship for $1,200, renewable for 4 years, total $4,800 at University of CA, Davis.
Victor Fuentes received an Entering University Grant Scholarship for $9,886, a University of CA Fee Grant for $650 and a Pell Grant for $500 at University of CA, Davis.
Gisela Garcia received an Entering University Grant Scholarship for $9,897, a Pell Grant for $5,350, a Cal Grant for $1,551, an Academic Competitive Grant for $750 and a University Campus Fee Grant for $630, renewable for 4 years, total $43,021 at University of CA, Davis.
Aria Watson received an Undergraduate Scholarship of $10,000, renewable for 4 years, total $40,000 at University of CA, Davis.
Leland Jasperse received a UCLA Alumni Scholarship for $2,000, renewable for 4 years, total $8,000 at University of CA, Los Angeles.
Layne Ergas received a Cal/Pell Grant for $5,300, renewable for 4 years, total $21,200 at University of CA, Riverside.
Krystyna Livingston received a Santa Barbara Freshman Scholarship for $1,200, a University of CA Grant for $608 and a Cal Grant for $7,000, renewable for 4 years, total $31, 632 at University of CA, Santa Barbara.
Brendan Cohen received a Cal/Pell Grant for $5,300, renewable for 4 years, total $21,200 at University of CA, Santa Cruz.
Alexandra Carlson received a University of Chicago Grant for $38,000, an Odyssey Scholarship for $5,459 and a Pell Grant for $1,400 (all renewable for 4 years, total $179,136) at University of Chicago.
Rebecca Barry received a Western Undergraduate Exchange Award of $7,614, renewable for 4 years, total $30,456 at University of Idaho.
Carly Dagner received a Cougar Academic Achievement Award for $3,000, renewable for 4 years, total $12,000 at Washington State University.
Theresea Main received a Mesmer Scholarship for $43,124, renewable for 4 years, total $172,596 at Washington University, St. Louis.
Erica Robenalt received the Wesleyan Scholarship for $40,732 and the Wesleyan Matriculation Grant for $300, renewable for 4 years, total $163,228 at Wesleyan University.
Shelly Tolbert received a Willamette University Merit Scholarship for $13,000, renewable for 4 years, total $52,000 at Willamette University.
