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2026 Scholarship Recipients
Mt. Madonna Continuation High School
Jacob Vasquez Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Christopher Maldonado
Sontag Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Cynthia Arvizu-Nieto
Sean Michael Merriman Scholarship $1,000 ~ Cynthia Arvizu-Nieto
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (GECA)
Gilroy Garlic Festival Scholarship Rudy Melone Scholarship $500 ~ Donella Nfon
Kevin A. “Mike” Gilroy Scholarship $500 ~ Danna Chavarin
Marigold Legacy Scholarship $750 ~ America Juarez Pineda
“We Are All Connected” Scholarship $1,000 ~ Leilani Sandoval
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Donella Nfon
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Jaimee Nguyen
Gilroy High School
Alice Sakahara Memorial Scholarship $250 ~ Kamryn Krejdovsky
Alice Sakahara Memorial Scholarship $250 ~ Wyatt Van Laar
Anthony Quartuccio, Jr. South Valley Symphony Scholarship $500 ~ Brianna Fonseca
DNJ Nursing Scholarship $500 ~Evelyn Hall
DNJ Nursing Scholarship $500 ~ Khloe Aguas
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $800 ~ Wyatt Van Laar
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,400 ~ Vincent Cefalu
Alice Sakahara Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Eydee Hack
Erin Kinkel Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Annaleese Alarid
Erin Kinkel Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Anthony Cazarez
Gelman Family Educational Scholarship $1,000 ~ Evelyn Hall
Gelman Family Educational Scholarship $1,000 ~ Kiara Martinez Torres
Robert Galaviz Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Isabella Martinez
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Evelyn Hall
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Kamryn Krejdovsky
MG Constructors & Engineers Scholarship $1,000 ~ Kamryn Krejdovsky
Sarah Villar Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Kamryn Krejdovsky
Terri Ortiz Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Cristel Misha Albarquez
“We Are All Connected Scholarship” $1,000 ~ Isabella Alvarez
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Tiara Worthan
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Annalise Alarid
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Mckenna Cooper
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Jocelyn Ibarra
Tony Vigna Memorial Scholarship $1,500 ~ James Friebel V
Pat DeLeon Memorial Scholarship $2,000 ~ Daniela Lopez-Dominguez
One Life Prints Trade School Scholarship $2,000 ~ Tiago Sousa
David and Valerie Vanni Agriculture Education Scholarship $3,000 ~ Annaleese Alarid
Jan and Avis Kelley Scholarship $3,000 ~ Lauren Pulford
Donna and George Archer Scholarship $1,000 ~ Jacquelin Lazaro
Donna and George Archer Scholarship $1,000 ~ Joseph Alvarez
Donna and George Archer Scholarship $4,000 ~ Elizabeth Lubich
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Anthony Cazarez
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Cristel MIsha Abarquez
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~Kylie Born
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Evelyn Hall
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Kamryn Krejodovsky
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Khloe Aguas
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Wyatt Van Laar
Christopher High School
Gilroy Garlic Festival Richard Nicholls Scholarship $400 ~ Alijha Soriano Tovar
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Adam Marayag
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Julia Finucane
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Madison Dutra
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $800 ~ Alijha Soriano Tovar
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $800 ~ Talon Coetzee
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,400 ~ Dominic Bozzo
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,400 ~ Jack Zukowski
Leadership Gilroy Scholarship $500 ~ Mackenzie Mendoza Magallanes
Valerie Roberts Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Jack Zukowski
Tom S. and Hedy Obata Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Madison Dutra
Gilroy Assistance League Scholarship $1,000 ~ Noa Michael
Gilroy Assistance League Scholarship $1,000 ~ Zara Owens
Sarah Villar Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Alexa Rodriguez
Gelman Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Cooper Collins
Gelman Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Guadalupe Martinez
Terri Ortiz Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Hannah Mcghie
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Jacob Cazarez
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Joseph King
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Matthew Valdez
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $1,000 ~ Hannah Mcghie
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Dominic Bozzo
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Elijah Thushmurillo
MG Constructors & Engineers Scholarship $1,000 ~ Jack Zukowski
“We Are All Connected” Scholarship $1,000 ~ Zara Owens
Richard and Jody Corona Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Finley Corona
Kimberly Ordaz Memorial Scholarship $1,250 ~ Cooper Collins
Natalia Salcido Legacy Foundation Scholarship $2,000 ~ Danica Lopez
Natalia Salcido Legacy Foundation Scholarship $2,000 ~ Ella Duenas
Natalia Salcido Legacy Foundation Scholarship $2,000 ~ Mariah Mendez
Travis & Megan Graham Family Foundation Scholarship $2,000 ~ Zachary Souza
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Academic Excellence Scholarship $500 ~ Rosalie Baker
Gilroy Garlic Festival Princess Christopher Ranch Scholarship $1,000 ~ Mireya Barton
Gilroy Garlic Festival Princess Christopher Ranch Scholarship $1,000 ~ Danica Lopez
Gilroy Garlic Festival Princess Christopher Ranch Scholarship $1,000 ~ Rosalie Baker
Gilroy Garlic Festival Princess Christopher Ranch Scholarship $1,000 ~ Alyson Rizzi
Ken Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Kingston de la Serna
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Aryan Ganesh
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Mariah Mendez
Bill Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Joey Jang
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Elijah Thushmurillo
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Nicholas Convi
Don Christopher Scholarship $20,000 ~ Zihao Fu
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Madison Dutra
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Amelie Linzy
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Adalyn Mosher
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Chioma Okeke
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Mackenzie Mendoza Magallanes
Julio Mata Family Scholarship $50,000 ~ Alexa Rodriguez
Gavilan College
Esther Costales Forman Memorial Scholarship $250 ~
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~
St. Louise Regional Hospital Volunteer Scholarship ~
Sorenson Lake Scholarship $1,000 ~
Dr. Joseph Kraut Jr. Memorial Medical School Scholarship $5,000 ~