I had the honor, along with Leigh Nixon, of presenting two scholarships to two deserving seniors at last night's Royal High School Senior Awards Night. The recipients were both deserving and appreciative and it was exciting to be part of a great evening.
In addition to recognizing the accomplishments of many graduating seniors (2009 is an incredible class!), Royal High School utilizes this night each year to honor what they call their Highlander "R" Award recipients. This award is given to those who have provided distinguished service to the students, staff and community of Royal high School.
Royal's principal, Dan Houghton stood at the podium acknowledging some of the past recipients and then continued to explain that one of this year's recipients is not go to an individual, but an organization. He went on to very eloquently explain that over the years, this organization has had dedicated volunteers working countless hours to raise thousands of dollars in monetary and equipment donations that have benefited all public education in Simi Valley.
Mr. Houghton went on to talk about the organizations programs and events, and the positive impact on the students and teachers of Simi Valley. He announced that this organization, in just the past 3 years, has donated approximately $140,000 to Royal High School and that this money has gone into the classrooms to directly benefit our students. He then stated that it was his pleasure and honor to award the Highlander "R" Award to the SIMI VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
This was exciting and a complete surprise. I went up to accept the award and then a few presenters later, went back up to honor our two deserving scholarship recipients.
The Simi Valley Education Foundation with the help of our community and business partners will hand out a total of 8 scholarships throughout the district this year.
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