YES Awards

Since 1999, the PennySaver Foundation and many Community Partners have given over $100,000 to high achieving Y.E.S. Award recipients from throughout San Diego County High Schools. This year, the PennySaver Foundation will match all scholarship donations up to $15,000.

Scholarship applicants are screened and recipients selected by a panel of educational professionals from the San Diego County Office of Education and San Diego State University. Criteria for the scholarships are based upon:

Community Involvement with a substantial emphasis on the student's dedication to his/her community.

Academic Achievements

Character

Need

Varaporn "Bow" Chinnapong
Mission Bay High School
2002 Y.E.S. Award Recipient

4.24 GPA

2002 California Girls State Delegate

Community Hero Award Recipient

Key Club, Project Chair, President

Varsity Tennis Team Captain

Environmental Clean-up Volunteer

SAVY Organization Member

National Youth Service Day

Make a Difference Day
Youth Volunteer Summer Fun Camp

Lt. Governor of Key Club Division 21

North City Prevention Coalition-
Community Leadership Award

Beach Pride Collaborative
Planning Committee

24 hour Drug, Alcohol and Violence
Free Relay Challenge

SDG&E sponsored "Students Doing
Good Everyday" Program