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California Desert REALTORS® Donate $16,000
In Scholarships To 16 High School Seniors
PALM DESERT (Calif.) — The California Desert Association of REALTORS® has awarded $16,000 in academic scholarships to 16 high school seniors from nine public Coachella Valley High Schools at their recent (April 28) Spring Scholarship Breakfast.
“We are always so proud to award these scholarships to such great young people who want to further their education,” said Desiree Otero, president of the California Desert Association of REALTORS®. “This year, we were able to include outstanding students from Amistad Continuation High School and Mount San Jacinto High School.”
Students were given $1,000 scholarships, a $500 increase over previous scholarships, “thanks to the hard work of our Golf Tournament Committee and Community Services Committee, which raises monies for scholarships,” she said.
“As the Coachella Valley grows and the number of students increases, it becomes more of a challenge to choose among the wonderful young people we have here,” Otero said. The selection process is tough, she said, noting that students are selected on the basis of academic achievement and desire to continue their college education.
The students, selected from the Scholarship Committee chaired by Maggie Hickman of Prudential California Realty are:
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Maria Lopez, Diana-Pamela Armijo, Desert Hot Springs High School |
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Jordana Pepper, Sara Hahn, Palm Springs High School |
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Diego Battazar. Claudia Armandariz, Cathedral City High School |
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Nellie Forman, Beverly Hutching, Palm Desert High School |
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Allison Rokke, Victoria Dominguez, La Quinta High School |
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Marissa Hernandez, Daniel Grijalva, Indio High School |
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Carlos Alejandro Pineda, Marialena “Krystal” Machuca, Coachella High School |
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Nichole Carmack, Amistad Continuation High School |
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Christa A. Croissant, Mount San Jacinto High School |
CDAR Scholarship Committee Members were:
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La Quinta High School – Penelope Woodside, Prudential California Realty |
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Desert Hot Springs High School – Joan F. Burke, Tarbell REALTORS® |
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Coachella High School – Susie Waggoner, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage |
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Palm Desert High School – Susie Moore, Windermere Real Estate |
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Indio High School – Maggie Hickman, Prudential California Realty |
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Palm Springs High School – Bill Harris, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage |
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Cathedral City High School – Emile Di Simone, Prudential California Realty |
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Mount San Jacinto High School - Maggie Hickman, Prudential California Realty |
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Amistad Continuation High School - Maggie Hickman, Prudential California Realty |
The California Desert Association of REALTORS® sponsors an annual golf tournament, fashion show and golf cart polo tournament to raise money for the scholarship fund. This year’s tournament was held May 3 at PGA West in La Quinta. The fashion show is July 20 at The Lodge at Rancho Mirage and the Golf Cart Polo Tournament will be held in October at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio.
The California Desert Association of REALTORS®, The Voice for Real Estate® for the Coachella Valley, represents 4,000 estate professionals from Palm Springs to Coachella.
For more information, please call (760) 346-5637 or visit online at www.real-property.com
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