17 top Chaffey Joint Union High School District students win scholarships from historic trust
The Chaffey College Trust Fund has awarded 17 scholarships to students from the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.
Students were awarded a total of $13,700 in scholarships at the ceremony April 21 at the Red Hill Country Club.
Students received from $500 to $1,500 worth of scholarships.
Charles Aramayo of Rancho Cucamonga High School was the big winner that evening receiving the largest amount of $1,500.
Students were awarded a total of $13,700 in scholarships at the ceremony April 21 at the Red Hill Country Club.
Students received from $500 to $1,500 worth of scholarships.
Charles Aramayo of Rancho Cucamonga High School was the big winner that evening receiving the largest amount of $1,500.
Superintendent of the Chaffey district Mat Holton described the students as the "best and the brightest" of the district.
"And the average grade point average in this room is 4.53," he said.
Winners of the Chaffey College Trust scholarships:
Austin Barraza, Rancho Cucamonga High $500; Phuongngan Bui, Montclair High $500; Alejandra Carranza, Colony High $500; Natalie Delgadillo, Alta Loma High $500; Elissa Ku, Etiwanda High $500; Wendy Diem Le, Chaffey High $500; Brent Scheidemantle, Los Osos High $500; Jimmy Yang, Ontario High $500.
Mysheka Ashley, Valley View High $500; Christofer Rodelo, Colony High $800; Arianna Pruzensky, Alta Loma High $900; Chelsey Bithell, Etiwanda High, $1,000; Victoria Greaves, Los Osos High, $1,100; Alice Liu, Chaffey High $1,200; Ngozi Udeh, Ontario High $1,300; Saffi Khan, Montclair High $1,400; Charles Aramayo, Rancho Cucamonga High $1,500. Chaffey Joint Union is the fourth largest high school district in the state and has more than 25,000 students in their schools in Ontario, Montclair and Rancho Cucamonga.
The Chaffey Trust started in 1882 when George Chaffey, along with his brother William Chaffey, purchased land from the Cucamonga Land Co. and Kincaid ranches.
The brothers opened The Chaffey College of Agriculture of the University of Southern California on what is now Chaffey High School.
George Chaffey established an endowment with the University of Southern California to have its trustees supervise the building plans and run the school. During the next 16 years, it operated as a fully functioning learning institution.
However, in 1901 due to the mismanagement of the endowment by USC's trustees, the college dissolved, and after a court settlement, in December 1967 the Chaffey Trust was established to provide awards to outstanding students in the Chaffey district.
The Chaffey Trust, now directed by trustees Rene Biane, Jim Frost, Shirley Hester, Mike Milhiser, San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt, Dean Smothers, and trustee Emeritus J.T. Waller, has in the past provided significant assistance to the high school district.
The trust fund includes a substantial amount of money, which may be used for the benefit of the school district and its students, according to officials.
The number of recipients and amount of the awards has changed through the years.
Every year scholarships are provided for several outstanding seniors from each of the district's comprehensive high schools. The scholarships are awarded the finalists on the basis of academic record, participation in student activities and potential for collegiate success, according to officials.
"I've never had an experience like this," said Mysheka Ashley of the Ontario-based Valley View High School who was awarded $500 scholarship.
When Mysheka first heard she was a recipient she was shocked.
"What? Me? Out of all these kids? Are you sure?" she said.
"And the average grade point average in this room is 4.53," he said.
Winners of the Chaffey College Trust scholarships:
Austin Barraza, Rancho Cucamonga High $500; Phuongngan Bui, Montclair High $500; Alejandra Carranza, Colony High $500; Natalie Delgadillo, Alta Loma High $500; Elissa Ku, Etiwanda High $500; Wendy Diem Le, Chaffey High $500; Brent Scheidemantle, Los Osos High $500; Jimmy Yang, Ontario High $500.
Mysheka Ashley, Valley View High $500; Christofer Rodelo, Colony High $800; Arianna Pruzensky, Alta Loma High $900; Chelsey Bithell, Etiwanda High, $1,000; Victoria Greaves, Los Osos High, $1,100; Alice Liu, Chaffey High $1,200; Ngozi Udeh, Ontario High $1,300; Saffi Khan, Montclair High $1,400; Charles Aramayo, Rancho Cucamonga High $1,500. Chaffey Joint Union is the fourth largest high school district in the state and has more than 25,000 students in their schools in Ontario, Montclair and Rancho Cucamonga.
The Chaffey Trust started in 1882 when George Chaffey, along with his brother William Chaffey, purchased land from the Cucamonga Land Co. and Kincaid ranches.
The brothers opened The Chaffey College of Agriculture of the University of Southern California on what is now Chaffey High School.
George Chaffey established an endowment with the University of Southern California to have its trustees supervise the building plans and run the school. During the next 16 years, it operated as a fully functioning learning institution.
However, in 1901 due to the mismanagement of the endowment by USC's trustees, the college dissolved, and after a court settlement, in December 1967 the Chaffey Trust was established to provide awards to outstanding students in the Chaffey district.
The Chaffey Trust, now directed by trustees Rene Biane, Jim Frost, Shirley Hester, Mike Milhiser, San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt, Dean Smothers, and trustee Emeritus J.T. Waller, has in the past provided significant assistance to the high school district.
The trust fund includes a substantial amount of money, which may be used for the benefit of the school district and its students, according to officials.
The number of recipients and amount of the awards has changed through the years.
Every year scholarships are provided for several outstanding seniors from each of the district's comprehensive high schools. The scholarships are awarded the finalists on the basis of academic record, participation in student activities and potential for collegiate success, according to officials.
"I've never had an experience like this," said Mysheka Ashley of the Ontario-based Valley View High School who was awarded $500 scholarship.
When Mysheka first heard she was a recipient she was shocked.
"What? Me? Out of all these kids? Are you sure?" she said.
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