12 From S.D. County Given Times Grants : Times Grants Go to 12 in County

Twelve San Diego County high school seniors have been awarded educational grants-in-aid of $500 each from the Los Angeles Times Fund.

The San Diego County allocations are part of an annual program sponsored by the Times Fund that enables graduating high school students to continue their education in the next school year. Altogether, 200 public and parochial school students from Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties received grants totaling $100,000. Since the inception of the grants-in-aid program, the Times Fund has awarded more than 5,800 grants totaling in excess of $2.2 million.

This is the eighth year the Times Fund has included San Diego County schools.

“Through the grants-in-aid program, needy students are given a chance to pursue their personal and educational goals--a chance to make their dreams for the future into realities,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of The Times and president of the Times Fund.

“These students have demonstrated the desire and determination to be productive, contributing members of the community. The Times is proud to be able to help them in their pursuit of excellence.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by the proceeds from various Times-sponsored events. Two upcoming events are the 42nd annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 6 and the Volvo Los Angeles professional tennis tournament featuring John McEnroe and Stefan Edberg at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Sept. 13-20.

These San Diego County students, followed by their high schools, are grant recipients this year:

Gary William Edwards, Alta Vista; Jesus Gamboa, Clairemont; Hieu Van Tapp, Hilltop; Jennifer Mique, Mira Mesa; Robin Michelle West, Montgomery; Juan Aguilar and Irma Gutierrez, Oceanside; Shane D. Lashgari, O’Farrell School of Creative and Performing Arts; Eduardo Ramirez, San Dieguito; Sarita Marie Crabb and Gilbert Rios, Sweetwater, and Durell L. Sims, University City.