LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High School Foundation announced their 2020 scholarship recipients, with $11,000 in scholarships going to eight, two-year college and vocational school recipients and $32,000 in scholarships going to nine, four-year college and university recipients.
The following is a list of all the recipients:
Two-year college and vocational school
• Allison-Joy Cadiz, $2,500, Kaua‘i Community College, nursing: The Milt KHS ‘60 and Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Angeline Bankirig, $2,500, KCC, accounting: The Milt KHS ‘60 & Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Keiley Albarado-Planas, $1,000, KCC, travel industry management: The Kaua‘i High School Class of 1961 Scholarship;
• Gylcelle Morden, $1,000, KCC, computer engineering: The Kaua‘i High School Class of 1961 Scholarship;
• Devin Valencia-Pereles, $1,000, KCC, prostheses: The Kaua‘i High School Class of 1961 Scholarship;
• Mikaele Brown, $1,000, KCC, carpentry: The Kaua‘i High School Class of 1961 Scholarship;
• Lacey Wakano, $1,000, KCC, liberal arts: In Memory of Wallace H. Yokota KHS ‘53 Scholarship;
• Shanel Angelica Erorita, $1,000, KCC, business management: The Sharon KHS ‘60 & Herbert Nakasone Scholarship.
Four-year college and university
• Brent Torres, $5,000, University of Portland, electrical engineering: The Milt KHS ‘60 & Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Justin Ruiz, $5,000, Whitman College, psychology: The Milt KHS ‘60 & Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Tia Fulks, $5,000, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, comprehensive medical imaging: The Milt KHS ‘60 & Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Julia Safford, $5,000, University of Notre Dame, civil engineering: The Milt KHS ‘60 & Debbie Valera Scholarship;
• Rachel Dressler, $2,500, University of Portland, political science and global studies: The Florence KHS ‘56 & Tad Yoshikawa Scholarship;
• Nicole Matsushige, $2,500, Creighton University, accounting: The Florence KHS ‘56 & Tad Yoshikawa Scholarship;
• Kody Kobayashi, $2,500, University of Washington, neuroscience: The Florence KHS ‘56 & Tad Yoshikawa Scholarship;
• Kaden Keep, $2,500, Brigham Young University-Provo, computer science: The Florence KHS ‘56 & Tad Yoshikawa Scholarship;
• Hailey Glam-Keller, $2,000, Point Loma Nazarene University, nursing: The Dennis Miyoshi KHS ‘59 Scholarship In the Name of KHS Principal Isamu Miyoshi.
