Edison International Presents 30 High School Seniors With $50,000 Scholarships To Pursue Stem

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Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2023 Edison Scholars and will be awarded a total of $1.5 million in scholarships from Edison International. “I want to do something for the environment and make the world a better place and make an impact on the future,” exclaimed Jackie Li, one of the new Edison Scholars.

The Edison Scholars Program is designed to help students like Li achieve their dreams of pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), cybersecurity or data analytics in college.

“One of my favorite things every year is seeing the faces of our newest Edison Scholars as they receive the news. The surprise visits are always filled with so much emotion, with their loved ones, classmates and school and district staff on hand to share everything from tears to laughter,” said Pedro J. Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International. “I couldn’t be more impressed with this group. Reading their impact statements gives me hope and confidence that these bright and passionate students are going to help lead the transition to an affordable and equitable clean energy future.”

Beginning this year, the scholarship award increased from $40,000 to $50,000, paid over four years. In addition, Edison Scholars will also be eligible for a paid summer internship with SCE upon completing their first year of school. Scholars must meet the minimum eligibility requirements- link opens in new window and complete the required hiring screening.

For the first time since 2019, the students received the scholarship news with in-person surprise check presentations delivered by Edison’s representatives during school events including a pep rally, an open house and in-classroom visits. Surprise highlights can be found here

SCE will hold a reception on May 5 to celebrate the scholars at the company’s Rosemead headquarters.

Below is a list of the 2023 recipients: 

Student Name

High School

Christina Agopian

Adolfo Camarillo High 

Joshua Alvarado

South Gate Senior High 

Fnu Anu

Costa Mesa High 

Te'yana Brown

Options For Youth Pasadena High 

Kayla Bullard

Odyssey STEM Academy

Antonio Camarillo

Montclair High 

Arlene Cazares Garcia

Avalon K-12 

David Ceballos

Don Bosco Technical Institute

Alyssa Chang

West Ranch High

Thomas Chang

Upland High

Danny Chmaytelli

Santa Monica High 

Cesar Delgadillo

Tulare Union High 

Dylan Iskandar

Mira Costa High 

Aryan Jain

Calabasas High 

Joshua Kang

Cerritos High 

Janna Lee

Palos Verdes High 

Nicole Lee

South Hills High 

Jackie Li

Temple City High 

Esther Magbagbeola

Chaparral High 

Priscila Marquez

Cathedral City High 

Hannah McCoy

Porterville High 

Brian Ni

Troy High 

Johnny Ni

Troy High 

Casey Ortiz

Esperanza High 

Max Peng

Gretchen Whitney High 

Aimee Perales

James A. Garfield High 

Mario Portillo

Diamond Ranch High 

Emily Rodriguez

Antelope Valley High 

Tyler Small

Saint Anthony High

Jeremiah Weetly

Bonita High

Original source can be found here.