FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Scholarships for Local Students

Chula Vista, California, June 16, 2003.

Hilltop High School Dollars for Scholars (HHSDFS) awarded scholarships to nine students during scholarship assemblies on Thursday evening June 12 and Friday June 13 at Hilltop High School, Chula Vista, California.

First annual HHSDFS Scholarships were awarded to Vanessa Arredondo, Eva Serrano, and Joseph Treter. Patrick Klement Memorial Scholarship award recipients were Sarah Evans and Thomas Smith, Jr. Best Buy Scholarship winners were Yvonne Guel and Joseph Ramirez. HHS Senior Scholarship recipients were Sarah Hodge and Karla Lozano. All students were California Scholastic Federation (CSF) Life Members graduating from Hilltop High School Class of 2003. They will be attending UCSD, SDSU, Southwestern College, Brigham Young University, and University of the Pacific. Further information about scholarships and recipients is available at www.oocities.org/hhsdfs.

HHSDFS was formed October 2002. It is the newest Dollars for Scholars chapter in the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD.) The objective of HHSDFS is to raise funds and award scholarships for graduating seniors of Hilltop High School. HHSDFS is a local chapter of California Dollars for Scholars (CADFS) and the national organization Scholarship America (SA.) Castle Park High School Alumni Dollars for Scholars was formed in 2001.

David Krogh, president of HHSDFS, is proud to announce Fausto Maldonado and Linda Andreoli as 2003 Parent Volunteers of the Year. Kathy Rahilly was recognized at the Scholarship Assembly as 2003 Director of the Year. Maldonado and Andreoli are employees of Pfizer Corp. of La Jolla and First American Title of San Diego. Krogh is an employee of Cubic Corp. and Rahilly of SUHSD.

Krogh stated “We appreciate the dozens of donors who made the 2003 Hilltop High School Dollars for Scholars scholarships possible. We would also like to acknowledge the support of local merchants and businesses whose support was instrumental, including Casa Don Diego, Bob’s on the Bay, Chili’s Grill & Bar, Subway’s (Terra Nova), Office Depot, Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Al’s Barber Shop, Keegans, Firestone Tire & Service Center, and Chula Vista Photo. The generosity of Best Buy Corporation in funding scholarships nationwide is admirable. It was also very nice of the City of Chula Vista to bring National Scholarship Month close to home by proclaiming May 2003 as Scholarship Month in Chula Vista. The full list of donor individuals and businesses will soon be posted on our website.”

He continued “Our first year results show that ‘Together We Can Make a Difference.’ It is good to know that we have been able to help these students attain their college goals.”

ABOUT Hilltop High School Dollars for Scholars (HHSDFS): HHSDFS was chartered October 2002 with Scholarship America. For more information about HHSDFS, see the organization's web site at www.oocities.org/hhsdfs. Contact David W. Krogh, President, at (619) 216-9548 or via email at hhsdfs@yahoo.com or via internet using www.oocities.org/hhsdfs/response_form.

ABOUT Scholarship America (SA): SA is considered the nation’s largest private scholarship and academic support organization; Dollars for Scholars (DFS) is its foremost program. Since inception, SA has distributed more than $900 million in scholarships to over 800,000 students. For further information, see www.scholarshipamerica.org.

ABOUT California Dollars for Scholars (CDFS): CDFS is SA’s regional Dollars for Scholars chapter. CDFS helps community groups form scholarship foundations. It also provides benefits for existing scholarship foundations which choose to affiliate with it. Last year, California’s DFS chapters distributed $1.2 million in scholarships. For further information, see www.californiadollarsforscholars.org, or contact CDFS’s regional office via email at caldollars@aol.com or via phone at 1.800.335.4504.