Countywide : 200 Youths Awarded Times Fund Grants

The Los Angeles Times Fund has awarded $100,000 in educational grants-in-aid to 200 graduating seniors throughout Southern California for use in the fall.

The grants-in-aid program, started by the Times Fund in 1967, has awarded more than 6,800 grants totaling more than $2.7 million since its inception. The $500 grants may be used for attendance at trade and technical schools, colleges or universities.

This year’s grant recipients in Orange County and their high schools are:

Jamie W. Atwell, Westminster; Armando Cueva Jr., Valley; Jeff A. De Chellis, Edison; Nora M. Diaz, Savanna; Shannon D. Edinger, Pacifica; Nelida O. Gonzales, Sunny Hills; Victoria Gonzalez, Valencia; Claudia S. Hernandez, Santa Ana; Proceso Hernandez, Laguna Beach; Karl E. Kasarda, Bolsa Grande; Viki D. Kern, Cypress; Mark Kim, La Quinta; Kendra D. Kosky, Newport Harbor; Jennifer A. Le, Monte Vista; Edgar Machado, Buena Park; Stephany Marquez, San Clemente.

Matthew Milligan, Back Bay; Rachel R. Pilkington, Pacifica; Teresa Pixler, Garden Grove; Sergio Ponce, Brea-Olinda; Etoy Ridgnal, Tustin; Joseph Tierney, Gilbert West; Veronica P. Topete, Rancho Alamitos; Hein N. Tran, Fullerton; Juanita Valadez, Capistrano Valley; Adriana Valdivia, Orange; Yvette Valverde, Saddleback; Ramona Vasquez, Sonora; Dawn K. Wood, El Toro; Pedro F. Zamora, Huntington Beach; Raquel Virginia Ybarra, Mater Dei.