SCHOLARSHIPS

130 Senior Scholarships Have Been Awarded Since 2002, Totaling $46,750* in Scholarships

General Scholarship Criteria

(1)  GPA 2.5 or higher; (2)  Evidence of Community Service; (3)  Evidence of Extra-Curricular Activities; (4)  Financial Need; (5)  Clear Goals; (6)  Choice of Major; and (7)  Must Be An Arvin High School Graduate 

 

Bob Ortiz Scholarship Criteria

(1)  GPA 3.5 or Higher; (2)  Must Attend AHS All Four Years; (3) Evidence of Extra-Curricular Activities; (4) Good Community Service Record; (5)  Willingness to Return and Give Back to the Community; and (6)  Ideals Consistent with the Alumni Motto

 

 

Rocky Handy Scholarship Criteria

(1)   GPA of 2.5 or Higher; (2)   Must Be an Arvin High School Graduate; (3)   Evidence of Community Service; (4)   Evidence of Extra-Curricular Activities; (5)   Planning To Major In Some Area of Agriculture; (6)   Must Write a Five-Paragraph Essay on Why They Need/Deserve This Scholarship; and (7)   Willing To Cooperate With The Scholarship Committee In Mentoring Future Recipients

 

*In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the Arvin High Alumni Association donated enough money ($2,400) to send one entire AHS team to the "We The People" competitions in Sacramento, CA. 

Archives

2009 AHAA Scholarship Recipients

                                

Belen Gutierrez, Bob Ortiz Memorial Scholarship ($600)

Omar Tinoco, Rocky Handy Memorial Scholarship ($600)

 General Scholarships ($400)

General scholarship recipients are; Laura Guapo-UC Davis, Alexander Mendoza-UC Santa Barbara, Elvia Rios Cal Poly SLO, Steven Dominguez – CSU Bakersfield, Paulina Gamez – CSU Bakersfield, Edward Parra-San Francisco State, Evelyn Zuniga-Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology, Phillip Viramontes-UC Santa Barbara, Yesenia Martinez-Cal Poly SLO, Eleazar Gutierrez-CSU Bakersfield, Liza Hernandez-Bakersfield College/USC, Ricardo Perez-CSU Bakersfield, Maricela Gutierrez-UC Davis, Antonio Ruezga-CSU Bakersfield, Nanse Mendoza-CSU Bakersfield, Walter Aquino-UC Santa Barbara, Luz Perez-Bakersfield College, Paloma Contreras-UC San Diego, Laura DeLaRiva-UC Santa Barbara, Ana G. Martinez-UC San Diego. To date 130 scholarships have been given for a total of $46,750.  Recipients receive a 1-year AHAA membership.

Scholarship Archives

 

2009 State Champion HOSA Team

2009 State Champion HOSA Team

 

 

 

2009 AHAA Scholarship Recipients

                                

Belen Gutierrez, Bob Ortiz Memorial Scholarship ($600)

Omar Tinoco, Rocky Handy Memorial Scholarship ($600)

 General Scholarships ($400)

General scholarship recipients are; Laura Guapo-UC Davis, Alexander Mendoza-UC Santa Barbara, Elvia Rios Cal Poly SLO, Steven Dominguez – CSU Bakersfield, Paulina Gamez – CSU Bakersfield, Edward Parra-San Francisco State, Evelyn Zuniga-Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology, Phillip Viramontes-UC Santa Barbara, Yesenia Martinez-Cal Poly SLO, Eleazar Gutierrez-CSU Bakersfield, Liza Hernandez-Bakersfield College/USC, Ricardo Perez-CSU Bakersfield, Maricela Gutierrez-UC Davis, Antonio Ruezga-CSU Bakersfield, Nanse Mendoza-CSU Bakersfield, Walter Aquino-UC Santa Barbara, Luz Perez-Bakersfield College, Paloma Contreras-UC San Diego, Laura DeLaRiva-UC Santa Barbara, Ana G. Martinez-UC San Diego. To date 130 scholarships have been given for a total of $46,750.  Recipients receive a 1-year AHAA membership.

Scholarship Archives

 

2009 State Champion HOSA Team

2009 State Champion HOSA Team