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Serving the community since 1970
Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship recipient Christian Figueroa.
Tigers of the Year, from left, Peter Chavez and Sayra Raya.
Distinguished male and female athletes Caleb Dobbs and Sayra Raya.
Jessie Acebedo Memorial Scholarship, from left, Sayra Raya, Meagan Aileen Ocampo and Peter Chavez.
5. Kern Community Foundation (College Futures Scholarship) winner Emeralda Osornio, Nickels Family Agriculture Scholarship winner Monserrat Juarez and Oscar & Libbie Rudnick Scholarship Hector Rodriguez with instructor Joe Brown.
Outstanding agriculture students, from left, Jocelyne Juarez and Andrew Morales pose with instructor Denise Morales.
Outstanding Yearbook Editor and media arts student, from left, Roman Arreola, instructor Danny Eusebio and Montserrat Arredondo.
Outstanding Academic Decathlon students (not particular order): Christian Figueroa, Veronica Garcia, Gaige Harrison, Yasmin Orozco, Damian Vargas, Pablo Vasquez Hernandez and Ricardo Verdoza, with instructor Katie Moreno.
WHS Valedictorian candidates from left Sayra Raya, Veronica Garcia and Christian FigueroaDamian Vargas, Pablo Vasquez Hernandez and Ricardo Verdoza, with instructor Katie Moreno.
Graduating seniors at Wasco High School received their scholarships last week as the school recognized its academic achievers and male and female Tiger of the Year at its annual Winner's Circle celebration.
Christian Figueroa received the Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship. Figueroa will be attending Stanford in the fall, with the four-year grant valued at over $191,000. As part of his scholarship, he'll also receive an internship.
Sayra Raya also received a full-ride scholarship to the U.S. Marine Merchant Academy in New York in the fall. The value of that education is approximately $270,000, according to the academy.
During the event, Peter Chavez was named male Tiger of the Year and Sayra Raya was named female Tiger of the Year.
Twenty-two students will head to four-year colleges with a scholarship in hand. Two students from Wasco High will be attending two-year colleges, with scholarship in hand. Fourteen students from the Wonderful Education Program were also given scholarships, as 35 Wonderful Agriculture College Prep scholarships were given out, too.
Students getting awards from the Wonderful Academy will be receiving $12,000 to $18,000, depending on which university they'll be attending," a release from Principal Kevin Tallon's office said. In total, they gave out 37 scholarships. Fifteen students will be receiving approximately $18,000, and 22 students will be receiving about $12,000.
In addition, 69 students received Gold State Seal Merit recognition and 16 students became Lifetime California Scholarship Federation recipients.
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