{"id":5864,"date":"2023-07-05T09:17:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/?page_id=5864"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:50:10","slug":"high-school-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/operation-school-bell\/high-school-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1688568128320{margin-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">Creating Educational and Vocational Opportunity<br \/>\nFor Local High School Graduates<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">Assistance League of Saddleback Valley is offering needs-based scholarships to high school seniors who plan to attend a 4-year college\/university, or 2-year community college, or approved technical\/professional school.\u00a0 Scholarships will be awarded to qualified graduating seniors from each of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District High Schools: El Toro, Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Trabuco Hills, and Silverado. \u00a0Virtual Academy students are eligible through their home school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">Research has shown that grants and scholarships help students to focus on their coursework, rather than attending school part-time while working part-time jobs to finance their education.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ELIGIBILITY &amp; INSTRUCTIONS<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Be enrolled in a Saddleback Valley Unified School District high school. \u00a0Virtual Academy students may apply through their home school.<\/li>\n<li>Be a graduating high school senior who will be enrolled at a 4-year college\/university, or 2-year community college or an approved technical\/trade school for the 2026 academic year<\/li>\n<li>Have a high school grade point average of 2.0 or above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong><br \/>\nInstructions\/Other Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Submit required documents either online\u00a0or by email at\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"mailto:Scholarship@alsvca.org\">Scholarship@alsvca.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, on or before<strong> March 30, 2026, 4PM <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed and signed application (online or email)<\/li>\n<li>Essay (online or email)<\/li>\n<li>Current, high school transcripts, officially stamped and signed (email only)<\/li>\n<li>One signed letter of recommendation from a counselor, high school teacher, or an adult non-family member (email only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>An interview may also be required<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship funds are limited for educational expenses and must be expended within one calendar year from official award date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Scholarship Award Notification &amp; Payment: \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Scholarship recipient (student) will be notified on or before graduation Awards Night<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship payment will be made only AFTER student emails official verification of their 2026 enrollment at a 4-year college\/university, or 2-year community college, or approved technical\/trade school to <strong><em>Scholarship@alsvca.org<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS JANUARY 1, 2026 &#8211; MARCH 30, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Scholarship Forms:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/HS-Scholarship-Opportunity-flyer-2025.pdf\">High School Scholarship flyer (link)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/08\/HS-Scholarship-guidance-letter-2025.pdf\">\u00a0Letter<strong style=\"font-style: normal\"><em>\u00a0to <\/em><\/strong>High School Guidance Staff \u00a0(link)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/Scholarship-Application-word-2025.pdf\">Downloadable Scholarship Application (link)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scroll down for the on-line Scholarship Application\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; 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Roth Scholarships<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>One (1) Sandra von Paul Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"cq-dagallery-container\" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto;\"><ul class=\"cq-dagallery\" data-gallerywidth=\"100%\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#00bfff\" data-opacity=\"0.8\"><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"cq-dagallery-container\" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto;\"><ul class=\"cq-dagallery\" data-gallerywidth=\"100%\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#00bfff\" data-opacity=\"0.8\"><li class=\"\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-margin=\"5px\" style=\"margin:5px\"><a class=\"normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/07\/HS-Scholarships-2-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"586454\"><img src='https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/07\/HS-Scholarships-2-scaled-300x400.jpg' width='300' height='400' alt='' \/><\/a><div class=\"dagallery-info\" style=\"padding:20px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#00bfff\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"cq-dagallery-container\" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto;\"><ul class=\"cq-dagallery\" data-gallerywidth=\"100%\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#00bfff\" data-opacity=\"0.8\"><li class=\"\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-margin=\"5px\" style=\"margin:5px\"><a class=\"normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/07\/IMG_2552.jpg\" rel=\"586471\"><img src='https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/07\/IMG_2552-300x400.jpg' width='300' height='400' alt='' \/><\/a><div class=\"dagallery-info\" style=\"padding:20px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#00bfff\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"cq-dagallery-container\" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto;\"><ul class=\"cq-dagallery\" data-gallerywidth=\"100%\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#00bfff\" data-opacity=\"0.8\"><li class=\"\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"400\" data-margin=\"5px\" style=\"margin:5px\"><a class=\"normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/07\/unnamed-2-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"586424\"><img src='https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/saddleback-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/07\/unnamed-2-scaled-300x367.jpg' width='300' height='400' alt='' \/><\/a><div class=\"dagallery-info\" style=\"padding:20px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#00bfff\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<p>Thank you for your interest.  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