Carlsbad CA— The Carlsbad Educational Foundation (CEF) 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization, last week awarded the recipients of the CEF Scholarship to graduating seniors from Carlsbad and Sage Creek High Schools.
Fifteen seniors who best demonstrated how their educational experience benefitted from CEF programs in music, science, and innovation received a $1,000 award. Seven of those scholarships were awarded to students based upon financial needs, and two scholarships, sponsored by Viasat, were awarded to Science Olympiad participants.
We are happy to share the names and college commitments of this year’s winners.
Carlsbad High School:

• Catherine Allen (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; studying journalism)
• Finn Corrigan (UCLA; pursuing teaching credential to teach in high school)
• Shayla Eslampour (UC Berkeley; studying biology to become a physician)
• Edward Gardner (Dartmouth; studying social sciences to pursue equality in education and sports)
• Arjun Grover (UC Berkeley; majoring in music and physics)
• Shayda Moezzi (MIT; studying computer science and engineering)
• Reagan Phillips (UC Berkeley; studying communications with minors in entrepreneurship and Spanish)
• Veeral Patel (UCSD or UC Berkeley; studying bioengineering)

Sage Creek High School:

• Madeline Connelly (Stanford University; studying civil engineering)
• Nandhini Ekambaram (UCLA; studying physiological science to become a doctor)
• Samantha Low (UCLA; studying environmental science with an emphasis in environmental health)
• Lavanya Pandey (UCLA; pursuing MD/PhD in medical anthropology)
• Nathan Pereira (UCLA; studying electrical engineering)
• Charles Roth (Purdue University; studying engineering)
• Schuyler DiBacco (UCLA; studying biology to become a physician)

This is the fifth year CEF awarded college scholarships to seniors. Students Veeral Patel from Carlsbad and Schuyler DiBacco from Sage Creek are this year’s Science Olympiad Scholarship Award Recipients, provided by ViaSat.

About the Carlsbad Educational Foundation

The Carlsbad Educational Foundation (CEF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 1983, to raise private support for public education and contribute to the enrichment of nearly 11,000 students in the Carlsbad Unified School District. Since its inception, the foundation has contributed more than $9 million in funds to Carlsbad public schools, primarily for science, technology, and music – programs that would not be possible in California’s current school funding environment. 100% of donations go directly to support the Carlsbad Unified School District because CEF’s operating expenses are covered by student enrichment programs and Kids Care, a comprehensive before and after-school K-5 childcare program. For more information, visit www.carlsbaded.org.