Scholarship Named for Adam Bischoff

Family and friends of Adam Bischoff, the 15-year-old boy who drowned in the rain-swollen Los Angeles River two years ago, have created a scholarship in his name.

Organizers waited until this year to launch the $1,000 Adam Bischoff scholarship program for college-bound high school seniors because it coincides with the year that the teen-ager would have graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. At least one scholarship will be awarded annually.

Because soccer was a big part of Bischoff’s life, the scholarship committee is accepting applications from students who have played soccer with the American Youth Soccer Organization for at least one year.

“When you think about him, you think about him playing soccer,” said Don Winton, a member of the scholarship committee.

Bischoff slipped while riding his bicycle along a flood control channel in Woodland Hills and was washed into the fast-flowing river during a severe storm.

Scholarship applicants must write a one-page essay about soccer and their career goals, and have a grade point of 2.0 or better.

The deadline for applications is May 2. Interested students should call (818) 544-6731.