Eight Menlo-Atherton High School seniors received scholarships at the Kiwanis Club's annual scholarship luncheon May 23, held at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park.
The scholarship awards totaled $55,000, up from $41,000 last year. More than $1.1 million has been awarded to local students during the lifetime of the Menlo Park club's scholarship program.
Candidates for the awards are interviewed about their academic achievements, commitments to service and plans for college, according to John Martin, chair of the club's scholarship committee.
"It was obvious ... from their broad range of interests that this year's scholarship winners are exceptional and very motivated," he said.
The recipients are:
• Laura Arceo-Madriz, who was awarded the William D. Martin Memorial Scholarship. She will attend the University of California at Merced to study medicine. Her activities at M-A included Key Club, CloseUp, GSA, and College Track. She served as a math tutor and summer intern in library summer camps. She traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of Global Glimpse to learn about politics, culture and society and to work on humanitarian projects.
• Ulises Cisneros received the Les Cutting Memorial Scholarship. He plans to study marketing and journalism at the University of San Francisco. He was editor of the high school online newspaper and a member of the Soccer Club. He was assistant soccer coach in St. Anthony's soccer league, and he became a referee for competitive youth soccer leagues.
• Eric (Kevin) Delgado will attend the College of San Mateo. At M-A, he was a member of the Inter Cambio Club and participated in the school's Canned Food Drive and the California Coastal Clean Up. As a member of the school's choir, he performed in many school concerts. He was on the tennis team his junior year.
• Kirby Knapp plans to attend Washington University in St. Louis to study neuroscience. A member of the National Honor Society since 2015 and the California Scholarship Federation, she was a member of the girls' varsity volleyball team and the M-A Outdoor Volleyball Club. She will join the varsity volleyball squad at the university. Community service interests included work with the National Charity League, Melodies for Charity, New Red Shoes, Random Acts of Flowers, and the Ellen Meadow Prosthetic Hand Foundation.
• Carolyn Murphy received the Damon Wedding Memorial Scholarship. She will use it at the University of Colorado, Boulder, to study advertising and the media. At M-A, she was editor of the 2017 yearbook. She was part of the school's Leadership Program and participated in community services programs including the canned food drive, National Park Service programs, and a peer support group. She was a member of Club Volleyball during her freshman and sophomore years.
• Zaira Sepulveda won the Anna May Duncan Memorial Scholarship. She will attend UC Merced to study environmental sciences. At M-A she participated in the Student Conservation Association, the canned food drive, and programs at Peninsula Volunteers' Rosener House Adult Day Care, East Palo Alto Second Harvest and Stanford Warriors' Health Clinic.
• Brynn Williams will head for Gonzaga University to study education. Her ultimate goal is to teach middle and high school students. While at M-A, she spent three years on the junior varsity swimming and water polo teams. While part of the Global Leaders Journey program, she worked for Habitat for Humanity, delivering food to shelters and spending two weeks in Guatemala to help in a hospital. She was a member of Girl Scouts, completing bronze and silver awards.
• Reed Williams, Brynn's twin brother, will attend Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, to study environmental science. At M-A, he was part of the mountain biking team and servedas team captain for three years. He was a swim instructor and participated in the school's canned food drive. He was an Eagle Scout, and worked during the holidays at the Kiwanis Christmas tree lot.
The Menlo Park Kiwanis Club gave more than $100,000 last year to local community service efforts, including scholarships for M-A graduates, and its members did volunteer work for St Anthony's Padua Dining Room, Tour deCure of Diabetes, Special Games for physically challenged youth, Rebuilding Together and Menlo Park's Kite Day. The club's annual Christmas tree lot is the major source of funding for these philanthropic activities.
Visitors are welcome to the club's weekly luncheon meetings, held on Tuesdays, from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. To reserve a spot, call (650) 580-4441 or go to menloparkkiwanisclub.org.
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