MISSION VIEJO : Saddleback Unified Youths Get Funds
More than $3.4 million in scholarships and grants were awarded to the June graduates of Saddleback Valley Unified School District’s three high schools, according to a district report.
The grants ranged from $100 to $150,000, and included full four-year scholarships to universities including Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Harvard and Yale, the report said. Tuition and board at these institutions range from $10,000 to $30,000 a year.
The scholarships, granted by the schools and by private organizations, were awarded on a variety of criteria.
About $2.4 million of the scholarships was granted by the colleges and universities for academic excellence, while $529,000 was awarded as athletic scholarships, according to the report.
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