At the beginning of the meeting, Larry Orr introduced us to the recipients of our Club scholarships. They were an impressive group of people. We expect to see great things from them in the coming years!
After club business and planning for our upcoming 4th of July event, we saw a presentation from StoveTeam on the massive health and environmental problems caused by open fire cooking and how they are addressing it with very low cost locally constructed efficient stoves.
Members of the 2021 Club Scholarship Committee:
Diane Bucher
Leanna Dole
George Dutton
Larry Mills
Dan Petrik
Special Thanks to Shelley Anderson, Work Based Learning Specialist and Scholarship Coordinator at Healdsburg High’s McCord Career Center, for all of her assistance. Her advice and guidance has been invaluable.
Criteria used for evaluating student applications:
Grade Point Average
School Activities
Honors and Awards
Participation in Sports
Employment Experience
Service Above Self
Financial Need
2021 Jack Vallerga Female Scholar-Athlete:
Fiona Affronti
GPA of 4.26
Over 150 Hours Volunteering with groups such as Alexander Valley Film Society, Healdsburg FFA, Vote Forward and Cazadero Music Camp
Senior Class President
Junior Class President
Team Captain, Healdsburg Girls Varsity Soccer
North Coast Region Agriculture Communications Proficiency Winner
Sonoma Section 1st Place Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Healdsburg FFA Chapter Reporter
Numerous Healdsburg & California Future Farmers of America or FFA Awards & Recognitions
2021 Jack Vallerga Male Scholar-Athlete:
Jack Vanden Heuvel
* GPA of 4.19
* Captain, HHS Cross Country and Track & Field 2019-Present
* HHS Interact Club Member
* HHS Future Farmers of America Member
* Holder of Numerous Athletic Awards
* Bilingual and Bi-literate in English and Spanish
2021 Rotary Ideals Club Scholarships:
Aidan Bernard
* GPA of 3.81
* Academic Honor Roll, every semester 2015-Present
* Varsity Wrestling 2015-Present
Viviana Magdaleno
* GPA OF 3.51
* President, Healdsburg FFA
* Numerous Local, State & National FFA Awards & Recognitions
* Multiple year Participant in Advance Via Individual Determination and Public School Success programs
Maira Rodriquez
* GPA of 4.0
* Multiple year Participant in Advance Via Individual Determination program
* President, Mayo Club
* Multiple FFA Awards
* Member, Varsity Softball, Soccer and Volleyball teams
* Extensive Volunteer Experience
Owen Smith
* GPA of 4.21
* Vice President, Healdsburg High’s Interact Club
* Secretary, Interact Club 2019 to 2020
* Secretary, Healdsburg High’s Key Club. 2019 to Present
* Multiple year Wonder League Volunteer
* Varsity Baseball
* Extensive Work Experience
Heartfelt Thank You from Club Scholarship Committee and the entire Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise to Andy and Susanne Esquivel. Their Amazing Support and Generosity enabled us to dramatically increase the funding available for 2021 Club Scholarships.
Watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/_DKQonKHu-U