Applications are accepted from September 1st until April 1st of each year. Recipients are notified by May 1st and the scholarships are awarded at our May luncheon.
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AWARDS
TCERA awards four applicants a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 each. Applications are accepted from September 1st until April 1st of each year. Recipients are notified by May 1st and the scholarships are awarded at our May luncheon.
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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
The scholarships are available to all TCREA members in good standing, for their children, stepchildren, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must be a high school senior with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher and who has applied to or has been accepted to a college, university, or trade school with a minimum two-year course of study (scholarship funds issued when student has been enrolled). Completed applications must include official high school transcripts, one letter of recommendation, and a brief essay addressing the student’s academic accomplishments, extra-curricular activities, and description of any community service. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 1st.
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FINAL SELECTION
Applications will be screened and ranked by an outside independent rater. Based on these recommendations, the Board of Directors will determine the award recipients.
2025 Scholarship Winners
Triston Perez
Tristan is a senior at Golden West High School. She is graduating with a GPA of 4.17 and as of the date of her application was ranked 6 out of 442 seniors. She has played softball most of her life, achieving the highest batting average in the EYL and also plays on the varsity gold team. She has been very active with the Business Finance Academy and DECA at Golden West. The BFA involvement led to internship opportunities and acceptance to the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference. Tristan is a 4-year member of CSF and AVID, a 2-year member of Key Club, and a member of the National Honor Society. Tristan plans to attend Bay path University in Massachusetts to pursue a double major in marketing and business administration. Tristan’s TCREA sponsor is her grandmother, Darcie Stoeff.
Riley Hendrix
Riley is a senior at Golden West High School. She is graduating with a GPA of 4.16 and is ranked 9 out of 442 seniors. While Tristan was on the softball field, Riley was on the volleyball court. As team captain for two years, she was the Offensive Player of the Year for 2023, 2nd Team all EYL for 2023, and in 2024, she received an All-American Award and made 1st Team all EYL. She was active in AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) since 7th grade and has been the president of the club her senior year. In her search for future careers, Riley began volunteering at Kaweah Delta Hospital. During that time, she had the opportunity to shadow an Occupational Therapist at the Kaweah Rehab Hospital. It was through that experience that she saw the impact that therapists have on the recovery of patients, and she is now pursuing that career. She has been accepted at Cal Poly in the Kinsesiology program, but due to the cost of living there, she has decided to begin her education at West Hills College Lemoore where she will be playing volleyball as well. Riley’s sponsor in TCREA is Barbara Joann Bailey.
Ava Arias
Ava is a senior at Dinuba High School. Ava has an overall GPA of 4.39 and is ranked 9th of 427 seniors. She has served in ASB as Vice-president and is active in the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) club (president) and was 1st runner-up for Miss Dinuba. She is projected to graduate as the Summa Cum Laude Valedictorian for her class. Ava is a tri-athlete, playing basketball, volleyball, and water polo and volunteers at food drives and blood drives for the Medical Academy (MED). Her career goal is to be a psychiatrist and plans to attend UCLA in the fall. Ava’s sponsor in TCREA is her grandmother, Crusita Gutierrez.
Haley Shaw
Haley is a senior at the Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore CA. Haley will graduate with a GPA of 3.78. She has participated in symphony orchestra (3 years), concert and marching band (4 years), choir (1 year), varsity golf (4 years), and varsity swim (4 years). She has maintained honor roll and CSF for all four years of high school. Haley is also active with the American Legion, where she was selected for the Veteran’s Homecoming Queen’s court (1st Attendant), where she served a full year in community and veteran service. She has a love for aviation and hopes to pursue a career in aerial firefighting at the state of federal level. She is heading to Cuesta College in the fall and will pursue a degree in Business Administration. Haley has two sponsoring members at TCREA – Robert Winters and Robert “Skip” Souza, both retired from the Sheriff’s Department.