Your education doesn’t end once you walk across that high school graduation stage.
That’s why California State PTA has two scholarships to help you achieve your college dreams and your life goals.
OPPORTUNITIES EACH YEAR
Two scholarships are available for your application:
- $500 Volunteer Service Scholarship — This scholarship recognizes graduating seniors for their volunteer service in schools and communities, allowing them to register for courses at accredited colleges, universities, trade or technical schools. Applicants must be PTA members graduating from a California high school between January 1 and June 30 of the current academic year.
- $500 Dr. Ralph E. White Graduating Senior Scholarship – Honoring the volunteer and public-service legacy of Dr. Ralph E. White and his wife, Eleanor, this additional scholarship provides $500 each to two successful applicants of the Volunteer Service Scholarship who intend to pursue a career in a medical field.
Applications, reference forms and all supporting documents must be received in the California State PTA office by February 1. All applicants are notified of their status in March. Scholarship winners receive a letter of congratulations and recognition certificate from California State PTA along with a check. Download the application for a complete list of requirements.
Applications are now closed for 2021.
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For questions and more information, please contact the California State PTA at scholarships@capta.org.
Congratulations to our 2021 Graduating High School Senior Scholarship winners. Winners are listed by district in alphabetical order by first name.
FIRST DISTRICT
Alden Marriott
Andrew Kim
Audrey Jung
Danielle Swaisgood
Ella Bell
Gabriel Macias
Ismael Khan
Jenna Okohira
Juliana Acevedo
Kimberly Blood
Mohraiel Matta
Nazmiah-Ann Abu-Lashin *
Oscar Felix
Sophia Ornelas
*Also received the Dr. Ralph E. White Graduating Senior Scholarship
THIRD DISTRICT
Ania Wilson
Audrey Brenner
Delanie Kendall
Sophia Butler
FOURTH DISTRICT
Aditya Aggarwal
Brandon Imai
Chris Holt
Izabella Wang
Jayden Pritchett
Megan Schwartz
Michelle Velazquez
Savanna Turpin
SIXTH DISTRICT
Anwesha Mishra
ReElle Snyder
TWELFTH DISTRICT
Frances Kayser
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
Landon Dimock
Victoria Gordon
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
Adrianna Bender
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT
Caroline Desousa
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT
Dora D’Accardo
Wyatt Thurston
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT
Dominic Garcia
Katie Woodward
Lydia Smith
Rowan Howell
THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT
Jasmine Garcia
THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT
Aaron Lubinsky
Addison Eves
Davis Ryan
Jacqlyn Jones*
Riya Desai
*Also received the Dr. Ralph E. White Graduating Senior Scholarship
THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT
Abigail Maemoto
Aksh Garg
Jacob Fischer
Jason Klugman
Jennifer Lau
Johnny Haro
Linnett Azucar
Madelyn Patrick
Mckensey Patrick
Morgan Fresch
Nikole Cabrera
Sarah Steele
Zachary Huang
THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
Connor Harvey
NINETY-NINTH DISTRICT
Ella Grijalva
APPLICATION TIPS
Don’t forget to include these items in your application:
- Proof of your PTA membership
- Descriptive essay (no more than 500 words total — approximately 2 pages double-spaced) outlining your PTA responsibilities and your career plans, goals, objectives and any other information you feel would be valuable to the selection committee
- All of your school service-related activities including any service you provide to others in your school
- Your volunteer service in the community
- Two completed reference forms and letters, written specifically for this application (first reference written by a community volunteer leader unrelated to you and with whom you volunteered; second reference written by a member of the high-school faculty).