By Jane Napier Neely
Special to the Outlook Valley Sun
The La Cañada Thursday Club recently awarded scholarships to 12 local high school seniors at the annual Scholarship Tea.
All of the La Cañada Flintridge students have made their college selections and proudly held the banners of their future schools. Each student gave a short speech of his or her community service experiences and future plans in college.
Ed Morales, president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, addressed the recipients and audience. He spoke about the importance of volunteering and leadership. He emphasized taking individual passion for community service and applying it to future endeavors. His wife, Lisa Schembari Morales, was a 1986 Thursday Club debutante.
The club’s Greenawalt Scholarship was named in honor of club member Denise Greenawalt and honors students who have achieved academic excellence and exhibited energy and tenacity in overcoming obstacles.
Selected for the Greenawalt Scholarship this year were Isabella Chan of Flintridge Prep (University of Colorado) and Yasmin Ghaneh of La Cañada High School (UC San Diego).
Foundation Scholarship recipients included William Bigby of Flintridge Prep (NYU), Annabelle Fung of LCHS (Anglo American University), Aidan Henriques of St. Francis (UC Berkeley), Cameron Hong of LCHS (Harvard), Irene Hong of LCHS (Olin College of Engineering), Annabelle Lee of Flintridge Prep (Tufts University), Katelyn Matarese of LCHS (Harvard), CJ Sullivan of Flintridge Prep (University of San Diego), Jenna Todoro of Flintridge Sacred Heart (UC Santa Cruz) and Kevin Zhang of Flintridge Prep (MIT).
The presentation was followed by an informal tea, where students, parents, club members and keynote speaker socialized while snacking on tea sandwiches and cookies.
First published in the May 9 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
