National Scholars Program
The Girls Inc. National Scholars and Awards Program was created in 1992 when Lucile Miller Wright, a long-time supporter of Girls Inc., made a bequest from her estate to fund scholarships expressly for young women members. Since 1993, over $2.58 million in scholarships have been awarded to 413 high school women. The Girls Inc. National Scholars and Awards Program gives more scholarships to girls than any organization in the country!The goal of the scholarship program is to inspire outstanding young women to pursue secondary education and to give them access to a broad range of career possibilities. Application is open to young women who are in the 11th or 12th grade and who are members of a Girls Inc. affiliate. For more information, please contact Girls and Teen Program Director, Christine Chilcott.
Anjuli Sastry, Alameda High School, Alameda, CA , received $15,000. She has volunteered for Girls Inc of the Island City for several years. Editor and writer of OutLoud, a magazine published by teens of Girls Inc for teens. She also Volunteers at the Red Cross and was selected as a Red Cross national Youth Council (RCNYC) member and president of Alameda High School Red Cross Club, founding member of the Alameda Youth Advisory Commission, member of the Life in Perspective (LIP) Board for the Bay area News Group and writer. Plans to attend UC Berkeley.
Cynthia Davila, St Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda, CA received $2500.00. Girls Inc Volunteer, participated in FacilitateHER Leadership Program and Blue Print. She has served the community through volunteer work at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion and program ambassador in the summer program. Member of the Latino Club, and varsity softball team. Academic acheivment awards and photography award and honor role. She plans to major in biological sciences.
Sara Heaps, Encinal High School, Alameda, CA received $15,000 scholarship from Girls Inc. She was a member of Blueprint, participated as a presenter at the organization's Girls Take Charge Summit and has been both an award-winner and an honorary chair at Girls Inc.'s annual Women Who Dare Benefit. Sara has also been class president for two years at her school, is a member of Encinal Leadership, started a recycling program, was on the varsity basketball team, and is an excellent student. Plans to attend Stanford University.
Nicole Oliver, Holy Names High School, Oakland, CA won a $15,000 scholarship. In addition to the work she has done in Blueprint, she has also participated as a presenter at the organization's GirlsTake Charge Summit, speaking passionately about the problem of teen dating violence; was a part of the FacilitatHER program, facilitating activities for elementary school-aged girls; and participated in Courageous Girls, a program that allows girls to interact with women from the community and explore future career options. She is also a talented soccer player and an excellent student. Nicole is planning to attend UC Santa Cruz.
Natasha Walls, Alameda High School, Alameda, CA won a $2,500 scholarship. In addition to the work she has done in Blueprint, she has also participated as a presenter at the organization's Girls Take Charge Summit, was a part of the FacilitatHER program; writes, edits, sells ads for, and promotes the teen "zine" Out Loud: Thoughts of a Teenage Mind; and was a finalist for the youth award at Girls Inc.'s Women Who Dare Benefit in 2005. Natasha is president of the Gay Straight Alliance at her school, is class vice president, has a part-time job at Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream, and is a excellent student. She was also recently featured as a "Wonder Girl" in Bay Area BusinessWoman News. Natasha is planning to attend Chabot College.