Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe awards scholarships to local students

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Foundation held their annual Rewards for Excellance Scholarship program on May 22 at Harvey's Convention Center, awarding local high school and Lake Tahoe Community College students with scholarships.

Student honorees and their guests enjoyed lunch while 20 scholarships totaling $18,500 were presented by members Julie Gudaitis, Velma Schnoll, Louisa Boone and Carolyn MacRae.

The awardees:

South Tahoe High School
Kaitlyn Friederici
Hannah Heidel
Jose Leon
Forrest McCann
Rita McCann
Sydney McCarthy

Ivone Larson AVID Awards
Alexis Andersen
Riana Bindel
Taylor Luecke
Zyena Tolhurst

George Whittell High School
Alexandra Gaiser
Shaylie Rippet
Anna White

Lake Tahoe Community College
Alexandra Grant
Sebastian Keith Johnson
Isabel Leon
Sami Phiri
Fatima Dominguez Ramirez
Justiss Roque
Marcel Rowley

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Foundation thanks the community for its support of our annual "Best of Tahoe Wine Tasting". The money raised at this event support the club's identifying programs that encourage women and youth in the community, including scholarships.