The Altura Credit Union Foundation has awarded $59,000 in college scholarships to high school students graduating across Riverside County.

The money was awarded to seniors graduating this year from 28 Riverside County high schools in 15 school districts.  Last year, Altura awarded $46,000 in scholarships.

The Altura Scholarship Foundation awarded $1,000 individual scholarships to 59 Riverside County high school seniors. This year 388 students applied for scholarship assistance.

“Altura has always been a strong supporter of education, our local schools and our local students,” said Mark Hawkins, Altura president, in a statement released by the credit union.

The foundation was started in 1993.  Since that time more than 300 students have received scholarships. The program is funded in part by Altura members - $5 from the one-time $12 membership fee goes to the scholarship fund. Scholarship recipients are selected based on their academic record, an essay detailing their college goals, financial need and extracurricular activities.

The scholarship winners by school district are:

Alvord Unified School District:
Crystal Deedas - La Sierra HS
Ana Martinez (UCR) - Norte Vista HS
Daisy Hernandez (AVID) - Norte Vista HS
Jeanette Vasquez - Norte Vista HS
Roland Gibbons - Norte Vista HS

Beaumont Unified School District:
Nicole Sinske - Beaumont HS

Corona-Norco Unified School District:
Vanessa DeAnda (AVID) - Santiago HS

Desert Sands Unified School District:
Maria Rubio - Indio HS
Renee deLa Parra - La Quinta HS

Hemet Unified School District:
Andrew Ruiz (AVID) - W. Valley
Cindy Soto   - W. Valley
Jonathan Gomez - W. Valley

Jurupa Unified School District:
Dulce Pliego Morales - Jurupa Valley HS
Katherine Toscano (AVID) - Jurupa Valley HS
Zoyla Corona (UCR) - Jurupa Valley HS
Jessica Huynh - Patriot HS
Brianna Carrillo - Rubidoux HS
Jessica Morales (UCR) - Rubidoux HS

Lake Elsinore Unified School District:
Garrett Highland (AVID) - Elsinore HS
Holly Thoman (UCR) - Elsinore HS
Elena Vergara - Elsinore HS
Francesca Zuccola - Temescal Canyon HS

Moreno Valley Unified School District:
Mark Bueno  - Canyon Springs HS
Jasmine Logan - Moreno Valley HS

Murrieta Unified School District:
Camilia Nickol - Murrieta Valley HS
Green Choi - Vista Murrieta HS
James Bui - Vista Murrieta HS

NuView Union School District:
Emily Thompson - NuView Bridge HS
Erica Antram (UCR) - NuView Bridge HS
Yolanda Rodriguez - NuView Bridge HS

Palm Springs Unified School District:
Alex Ly - Cathedral City HS
Juan Castillo - Cathedral City HS
Andrew Deeds - Palm Springs HS

Perris Union High School District:
Shellee Perryman  - Perris Union
Kelsie Cocom - Perris Union

Riverside Unified School District:
David Goehring - Arlington HS
Chia-Yu Ko - King HS
Imram Ahmed (UCR) - King HS
Katherine Lipow  - North HS
Nicole Xu - North HS
Nigel Williams (UCR) - North HS
Raymond Yeung - North HS
Saad Patel - North HS
Tishiana Mann - North HS
Alexandra Henninger - Poly HS
Darae Kim - Poly HS
John Ibrahim - Poly HS
Mitchell Low - Poly HS
Nicholas Gillette (UCR) - Poly HS
Nicole Godfrey - Poly HS
Rachael Bentley - Poly HS
Magi Gabra  - Ramona HS
Jorge De Los Santos - Ramona HS

Katherine Berry - Poly HS - Terry Ferrone Memorial Scholarship

Temecula Unified School District:
Alyssa Kilambi - Temecula Valley HS

Val Verde Unified School District:
Hailey Caparella - Citrus Hill HS
MaryLou Adriatico - Rancho Verde HS