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Organization: The Junior Statesmen Foundation
Date: February 20, 2009
Santa Clarita High School Students to Get Scholarships
SAN MATEO, Calif. February 20, 2009 — Three high school students from Southern California's Santa Clarita Valley will get scholarships to a college-like summer school program this year because of a $25,000 grant from The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation of San Francisco.
The grant, will give students two partial and one full scholarship to the Junior Statesmen Summer School programs, which are held annually at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. as well as Princeton, Yale and Stanford universities.
The grant also provides for nine scholarships to Junior Statesmen Symposia programs, including the California Symposium on Politics and the Green Economy, and the Gene Burd Symposium on Los Angeles Media and Politics.
Eligible students are incoming ninth through 12th graders from the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County and those attending school in the William S. Hart High School district are especially encouraged to apply.
"We are very grateful and that The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation has extended this grant to the Junior Statesmen program," said David Viotti, chief executive officer of the Junior Statesmen Foundation. "The Newhall Foundation focuses on helping communities where California entrepreneur and pioneer Henry Mayo Newhall held business ventures. These scholarships for Santa Clarita Valley high school leaders are a prime example of the Newhall Foundation's continued commitment."
The Junior Statesmen Summer School offers a challenging, dynamic academic experience for students who have a passion for politics and government. The Junior Statesmen Foundation administers other scholarship funds, as well, including those provided by The Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, the Meese Family Memorial Fund, the Gerald Garner Memorial Fund, the Robert Meyers Scholarship Fund, and donors to the West Contra Costa Initiative. For details about these and other scholarship programs visit www.jsa.org/summer.
ABOUT JUNIOR STATESMEN Since 1934, the Junior Statesmen Foundation (JSF) and the Junior State of America (JSA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has helped over 500,000 student leaders acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be active, informed and responsible citizens, voters and statesmen. JSA is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2009. The Junior Statesmen Foundation is a non-partisan, educational organization which provides administrative and educational support for the student-run Junior State of America. The Foundation also runs the annual Junior Statesmen Summer School and Summer Symposia in states including Ohio, California, Arizona, Washington, New Jersey and Texas. The Junior Statesmen Foundation is led by a board of directors which includes leaders in business, government, law, and education and has offices in San Mateo, Calif. and Washington, D.C., and is on the web at www.jsa.org.
ABOUT THE HENRY MAYO NEWHALL FOUNDATION The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation is a non-profit organization which supports charitable, cultural and agricultural programs in specific areas of California. The San Francisco-based foundation was created in 1963 by fourth-generation descendants of California entrepreneur and pioneer Henry Mayo Newhall. The foundation's endowment is the result of contributions from members of the Newhall family. The foundation's purpose is to fund projects that exemplify the life and goals of Henry Mayo Newhall, as summarized in its mission statement: "To improve the quality of life within the geographical areas associated with the career and legacy of California pioneer Henry Mayo Newhall." Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded grants to more than 100 organizations in communities where Mr. Newhall originally established his businesses, or where those enterprises are active today. The Foundation has focused its grant-giving on projects in the San Francisco area (where Mr. Newhall founded his first business ventures), the Valencia/Santa Clarita area in northern Los Angeles County (location of the Newhall Ranch), and the Santa Maria area on the Central California coast (the site of his first large rancho). The Newhall Foundation is on the web at http://www.newhallfoundation.org.
