Congratulations, Scholarship Winners

Graduation is over, but our graduates still have a lot to celebrate. Patch invited South San Francisco high schools to submit lists of their scholarship winners to be featured. did so; here are the proud graduates. Congratulations on your achievements.

Tenerowicz Scholarship, $1,000

The Tenerowicz Scholarship is given to a graduating senior athlete by the Tenerowicz brothers in memory of their brother, Jim.  The Tenerowicz’s were a family of four boys who attended El Camino High School from 1966 to 1980, Jim being the valedictorian of the class of 1970.  All four brothers were captains of the Varsity Football Team and all four received the coveted Blanket Award.   All four continued their education at UC Davis while playing intercollegiate athletics.  In honor of Jim, this scholarship is given to a student that holds similar ideals of athletic and academic achievement.                                         

This year’s recipient is:             David Jimenez             

Gary Capurro Social Studies Scholarship Award, $2,500

The Gary Capurro Scholarship is awarded to the student who has demonstrated superior performance in the Social Studies Department and an appreciation for the social studies.

Awarded to:            Orysya Stus

El Camino 50th Anniversary Scholarship, $1,500

Awarded to:            Sharmaine Bautista

Rotary Scholarships

The Rotary Scholarships will be presented to five deserving seniors who have shown academic excellence and service to the school and community.

$1,000 Scholarship Awarded to:            Kevin Cheung           

$1,000 Scholarship Awarded to:            Christopher Lalucis

$1,000 Scholarship Awarded to:            Marianelly Lopez

$2,500 Scholarship Awarded to:            Danny Chan

$5,000 Scholarship Awarded to:            Kathryn Eberle

SSF Chamber of Commerce Scholarships, $1000 each                                          

Awarded to:            Magdalene Cheung

                        Kathryn Eberle

                        Adele Rios

                        Elisabeth Rodriguez

                        Krystel Segovia

Scottish Rite, $1,000

Awarded to:            Alex Vincent

PG&E, $2,500

Awarded to:            Magdalene Cheung

Tzu Chi Scholars, $4,000

Awarded to:            Adele Rios

SMASH, $1000

Awarded to:            Charles Arroyo De Las Penas

SMASH, $600

Awarded to:            John Carlo Saul

PFLAG, $2,000

Awarded to:            Sandra Jiang

Hispanic Heritage Youth Award, $1,000              

Awarded to:            Marianelly Lopez

eQuality, $5,000

Awarded to:            Sandra Jiang                       

OCA, $1,000                            

Awarded to:            Elaine Tran           

Help for College Essay, $200

Awarded to:            Marianelly Lopez           

Elks National Foundation,

Most Valuable Student Competition, $1,000 each

Awarded to:            Yen Hsun Lai

                        Marianelly Lopez

                        John Carlo Saul

Heald College Scholarship, $2,100

Awarded to:            Tania Dominguez

South San Francisco Lions Club,  $1,000

Awarded to:            Adele Rios

Beta Nu, $500

Awarded to:            Ron Anthony Hurley

Kiwanis Club, Annual Stanley Award, $1,000

Awarded to:            Yen Hsun Lai

YOY Columbia Park (SF Boys and Girls Club), $2,000

Awarded to:            Joseph Armijo

Jim Tarr Scholarship

Awarded to:            Joseph Armijo

OCA, $1,000

Awarded to:            Claire Cantiller

PG&E—Latino Employee Resource Group, $1,000

Awarded to:            Marianelly Lopez

Society of Women Engineers, $1,000

Awarded to:            Marianelly Lopez

Skyline College, $700

Awarded to:            Katzandra Whigham

Kaiser Fil-Am, $750

Awarded to:            Patrick Valera

Cash for College, $1,000

Awarded to: Orysya Stus