The Alpine Woman's Club has long been committed to supporting the educational needs of the youth of its community. During the celebration of the Town Hall's Centennial, in 1999, each of the three local elementary schools presented the Woman's Club with a beautiful mosaic. These gifts are proudly displayed in the landscaping surrounding the clubhouse. These works of art, pictured below, were done with the help of local artist and Club member Annie Norton.
Each year, through the Alpine Woman's Club Scholarship, Education and Preservation Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, scholarships are made available to local high school seniors.
Scholarships are awarded to students who meet the following criteria:
1. They must reside in the Alpine community;
2. They must have a well-developed sense of community participation and/or have been diligently applying themselves in the employment area;
3. They must show scholastic achievement;
4. They must recognize that each autobiographical essay is carefully read and evaluated; and
5. They must demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
Applications for scholarships must be received by May 31 of each year in order to be considered for the award ceremony in June. A Microsoft Word fill-in application is available by clicking on the following and sending an e-mail requesting the document.
Scholarship Application Request
2008 Scholarship Recipients
Photo by Kathy Foster for The Alpine Sun
In 2008, five $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The recipients, shown above, were (from left to right) Sarah Martin, Lindsey Goodnow, Damara Saksa, Layne Petri and Amy Finch.
Amy Finch graduated from Granite Hills High School this year. She will be attending San Diego State University, Professional Studies and Fine Arts Program, in the fall. Her major will be Kinesiology Athletic Training. Amy has contributed her time and talents to many areas of life--not the least of which is her involvement in the ”Relay for Life” program. She served as entertainment chair in her 11th and 12th grade years. Amy is a well-rounded student who, while helping others, still finds time to be on the swim time while serving as a staff member for one year and editor for two years of the Granite Hills yearbook.
Lindsey Goodnow graduated from Granite Hills High School in June. She will be attending Eleanor Roosevelt College at the University of California San Diego this fall and will major in Cognitive Science. Her head counselor wrote, “She has been a member of the Presidential Honor Roll for four years.” The counselor also pointed out that Lindsey’s artwork has been published in school magazines and local newspapers and she recently won a $500 savings bond for a piece of her artwork.
Sarah Martin is a graduate of Christian High School. Sarah will be attending the University of California at Davis this fall and will seek a Master's Degree in Clinical Nutritionl. Sarah was a member of 4H for seven years, serving both as President and teen leader. She is the Student Body President at Christian High School this year. Her science teacher wrote of Sarah, “She is a real role model to the other students. Most of the students don’t even know San Diego is a major farm area until they meet her.”
Layne Petri graduated from Granite Hill High School and will be attending San Diego State University in the fall and will be in the nursing program. She has been volunteering at the Rady Children’s Hospital for the past three years and has worked in the Medical/Surgical department. Layne also volunteered to teach tennis to children in our community for two years. The Special Ed teacher at Granite Hills High school has this to say about Layne: “She has been a peer tutor for my special needs students. She has a second to none positive attitude and tremendous work ethic. She knows what it means to lead by example and how to motivate peers through positive interactions.”
Damara Saksa graduated from Granite Hills High School in Juner. She will be attending Grossmont Junior College in the fall and will study structural engineering. Damara has been to Mexico with her church youth group several years running to help in the construction of an orphanage and several houses. She also went to Mississippi to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Damara has spent four years in choir and aspired to Chamber Chorale, the highest section. Her English teacher says of her, “She pays tremendous attention to details, most often surpassing that of her peers.”
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