12 Students Given Grants by The Times

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 6,000 grants totaling more than $2.3 million.

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

“Through the grants-in-aid program, needy students are given the opportunity to pursue their personal and academic goals,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of The Times and president of the Times Fund.

“They have demonstrated the desire and determination to be productive members of the community. The Times is pleased to be able to assist them in their desire to excel.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by proceeds from events sponsored by Times Special Events. Two upcoming events are the 43rd annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 13 and the Volvo Los Angeles professional tennis tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Sept. 17-25.

The following San Diego County students are grant recipients this year:

Michael S. Dennison and Marietta C. Torriente, Alta Vista High School.

Cynthia De La Rosa, Fallbrook Union.

Randle Bray, Granite Hills.

Lara C. Hutson and Robert J. Nishiguchi, Hilltop.

Patricia Echevarria, Ivy.

Jada A. Anderson, Montgomery.

Todd C. Geldreich, Poway.

Du Loi Kien, San Marcos.

Elizabeth Arias and Miguel A. Moreno, Torrey Pines.