While the school closure prevented an “in-person” ceremony, 6 Scholarships, Honoring San Dieguito Fallen Alumni were awarded via Zoom before the end of the school year.  Presenting the scholarships, as well as reading short biographies of the Fallen Alumni were Leslie Kulchin Saldana (’84)-SDA Foundation Executive Director, Sue Seibert Cooper  (’65) Veteran’s Advisory Chair & Alumni Association Co-Chair and Monica Mojonnier (’84) Alumni Association Coordinator.  Each recipient joined the meeting, with family by their side, or on another device, at separate locations.  While it wasn’t the optimum situation, the presentation allowed for a more personal interaction with the recipients and their loved ones.

Each recipient submitted their applications, along with an essay

Moya Caulfield-Received the Pfc. David Dawson Peppin, Jr. U.S.M.C. Honorary Scholarship.

Madelyn Flores-Received the Capt. Joseph Michael Tworek, U.S.A. Honorary Scholarship.

Jessica Vance-Received the Pfc. Tom Williams, U.S.A Honorary Scholarship.

Wyatt Hornsberger-(no pic)   Received the Hn. Jack E. Vaugh, U.S.N. Honorary Scholarship.

LIly Teischer-(no pic)    Received the Sp4. Raymond N. Curley, U.S.A. Honorary Scholarship.

Michelle Zhu-(no pic)    Received the Sp4 Victor Lopez, U.S.A  Honorary Scholarship.

Through the generous donations of Fellow Classmates, Alumni of every generation as well as Parents and Friends of San Dieguito Academy, we were able to award these scholarships.  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO THIS EXTREMELY WORTHY CAUSE!

Support the Fallen Alumni Scholarship Program

The Fallen Alumni Scholarship preserves the memory of former students who gave their lives serving in the U.S. armed forces during wartime and honors those lives through scholarships given in the names of the deceased.   You may donate online HERE.  Or if you’d prefer to send a check, please make it out to “SDAF” and note “Fallen Alumni” in the memo field. Please send your check to:

Fallen Alumni Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 235109
Encinitas, CA 92023

In addition to the scholarship awards given out by the Alumni Association, other alumni presented scholarships to graduating seniors. See the photos below! (For additional photos–and versions of the ones below but in a higher resolution, visit our Flickr Album.)

If you’d like to contribute to next year’s scholarships, please make your check out to “SDAF” and send to SDAF / Alumni Association, PO Box 235109, Encinitas, CA 92023-5109. Thank you!