The La Cañada Thursday Club awarded scholarships to 12 local high school seniors at the annual Scholarship Tea on Sunday. All of the students have made their college selections and held the banners of their future schools. Each student gave a short speech about his or her community service experiences and future plans in college.
Brian Elerding, the executive Director of the Lineage Performing Arts Center and actor, writer and director, addressed the recipients and audience. He spoke about finding your mission in life and applying your mission to different aspects of life.
The Club’s Greenawalt Scholarship was named in honor of club member Denise Greenawalt and honors a student who has achieved academic excellence and exhibited energy and tenacity in overcoming obstacles. Jallen Merager of La Cañada High School was selected for the Greenawalt Scholarship. Merager intends to attend Pasadena City College in the fall.
The students awarded Foundation Scholarships were Sarah Bougdanos (Flintridge Prep), who plans to attend Tulane University; Erin Carney (Flintridge Sacred Heart), Santa Clara University; Jake Grigorian (St. Francis), USC; Alex Higa (La Cañada High School), USC; Katelyn Hung (LCHS), Bryn Mawr; Jessica Kim (LCHS), MIT; Mia Kronson (LCHS), Pitzer College; Daylen Larsen (LCHS), UCLA; Kai Larsen (LCHS), UCLA; Andrew Mihal (LCHS), University of St. Andrews; and Matthew Wang (Prep), University of Pennsylvania.
The presentation was followed by an informal tea where students, parents and club members socialized while dining on tea sandwiches and cookies.
For more information about Thursday Club visit lacanadathursdayclub.org.
First published in the May 11 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
