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SPCC Award $15,000 in Grants to School and Community Programs

South Pasadena, CA: The South Pasadena Chinese-American Club (“SPCC”) held its first annual Grant Award Ceremony on Monday, November 13 at 6:00pm in the South Pasadena Public Library Community Room.

SPCC awarded funds to the following grantees and programs:

Sandra Matson-Fennell, Skills USA Advisor at SPHS for Skills US Careers Essential Online Curriculum

Maida Wong, South Pasadena Public Library for the Summer Tween Drama Camp

Bethany Chen, SPHS Math Club for participation in the Bay Math League Competition

Laurie Thackery, Monterey Hills Elementary for the Mineral Program

Helena Yee, SPHS for Frontline Ensemble Needs for the Marching Band

Benjamin Ku, SPHS for Equipment for the Chemistry Lab

Dawn Tull, Monterey Hills Elementary for the Rocks and Minerals Hands-On Science Program

Helena Yee, for the SPUSD Math Field Day 2018

Megan Dostal and Kathleen Michel, SPEF for Parti Gras Major Donor support

Dawn Bishop, Monterey Hills Elementary for access to IXL.com online Math Program for students

Rebecca Bertolina, SPMS for Culinary Science Class equipment

Melissa Cheng, SPHS for Chinese Martial Arts Project

Sara Austin, Council PTA for Translation at the Special Needs Conference

James Jontz, SPHS for Digital Scenery and Little Theater Projection

Allen Lin, Marengo Elementary for Mandarin Reading and Listening Center

Patrick Barr, SPHS for Event Video Camera Kit

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Karl Hwang Scholarship

Karl J. Hwang
Karl J. Hwang

 

Scholarship Awards: 3 awards of $3,000 each

Objective

The South Pasadena Chinese-American Club (SPCC) established this scholarship in memory of Dr. Karl J. Hwang, a biophysical chemist and the late President and Co-Founder of SPCC.

Eligibility

South Pasadena High School (SPHS) graduating seniors with at least a 3.5 GPA who will be attending an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S. in the fall. The deadline for the Karl Hwang Scholarship Application was April 7, 2024.

Application Procedures

The application deadline has passed. SPCC is no longer accepting applications for 2024.

Selection

The selection of the scholarship recipients will be based on the following criteria:

  1. Academic excellence (cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 or better).
  2. Leadership involvement in school and community activities.
  3. Personal statement.

Award Committee

The SPCC Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship recipients. This committee will consist of five or more members appointed by the SPCC Board of Directors.

Notification & Presentation of Award

The scholarship recipients will be notified by announcement at the SPHS Awards Night on May 29, 2024.

2010: Christine Chung, Emma Kikuchi
2011: Christine Chen, Julianna Bulgardli
2012: Tiffany Chen, Brianna Loo
2013: Eui Hyeon Song, Isabel Chin
2014: Samuel Chen, Karinna Loo
2015: Christine Eun Roh, Karen Hseuh
2016: Xinyu (Karissa) Xu, Christopher Chan
2017: Kendrick Shen, Grace (Young Eun) Kim
2018: Bethany Chen, Cathy (Tzu) Wang
2019: Kevin Xu, Elaine Yang
2020: Tianhao Wei, Hanwul Choi, Teryn Kum
2021: Jolene Lee, Sienna Chen, Linsey Hirano
2022: Miranda Lin, Michael Qi, Noah Kuhn

2023:Jacqueline Mancera, Eliana Chow, Talia Yoo