L.V. Community Donates Record Amount to LVHS Seniors

 

 

In recent years, the Lucerne Valley community has showered graduating high school seniors with monetary scholarships to go toward the students’ education. But 2023 will down in history as the year giving turned into a veritable flood of giving with more than $115,000 being donated to a select group of seniors from the Class of 2023.

 

The LVHS Class of 2023 Senior Awards Night, which also included the announcement of the class’s Top 5 students, was held on May 18, 2023 in the Sgt. Brian Walker Memorial Gymnasium.

 

Once again, Dave Rib of the Mitsubishi Cement Corporation Educational Foundation came to hand out the largest scholarships. A record $44,000 was given to nine members of the Class of 2023 and several other previous graduates who are receiving ongoing scholarships to further their education. Seniors Ian Collins, Christian Gutierrez, Jose Mendoza, Aiden Morgan, Kailey Quintero, Riley Rodriguez, Harlee Sheehan, Riley Stearns, and Kayla Timmons each received $2,500 scholarships from MCCEF.

 

Ian Collins took home the most scholarships with 26 given by a cross section of local donors. Six local businesses and organizations gave scholarships of $1,000 or more. Joining MCCEF in the $1,000 or larger category was Lone Wolf Academy, Giles Construction, Hi Grade Materials, LV Lions Club, LV Community. Chuck Bell gave several donations in memory of his late wife Julia Bell, a beloved educator in Lucerne Valley. Sherry Hardin gave donations of $100 each — to 19 seniors.

 

School and district educators gave scholarship donations, so did local businesses of all types — the local First Foundation Bank, Lone Wolf Colony, local restaurants, construction companies, the LV Youth Program and more. But the bulk were locals — families, individuals and the like — who reached into their pockets and donated their hard-earned money to help a student in their educational pursuits.

 

The Lone Wolf Colony scholarship recipients are Aiden Morgan ($1,000), Janet Acosta ($500), Savannah Porter ($500), Omar Fausto ($500), Ian Collins ($500), Linda Avelar ($500) and Ian Hess ($500).

 

The scholarships were presented by First Foundation Bank representatives Brooke Diegmiller and Alicia, and Lucerne Valley teacher Cindy Lazenby along with several district staff members that included LVMHS office manager Andrea Moretz, Principal Nate Lambdin, Principal Jason Story and others. Also handing out awards was a field representative for 34th Assembly District representative Thomas W. Lackey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lone Wolf Colony - $500

Lone Wolf Colony - $500

Ron and Ann Lazenby - $75
Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
High Desert Locations - $100
Women of the Moose #1538 - $100
Wolf Mountain - $200
Cerveny Family - $100
Solomon Well Drilling - $100

 

MCCEF - $2,500

Lone Wolf Colony - $500
From Dedicated to Those Who Serve - $350
James & Sheila Bryne - $50
LV Moose Lodge - $200
LV Youth Program - $100
Richards Family - $100
Riddle General Contractor - $250
Ron & Ann Lazenby - $75
Sherry Hardin - $100
Vacation Pools - $100
Vernell McGinnis - $100
China House - $100
Chuck Bell IMO Julia Bell - $500
DeSilva Construction - $400
First Foundation Bank - $200
Giles Construction - $1,000
Hi Grade Materials - $1,000
J&M Construction / USA Septic  - $100
LV Lions Club - $1,000
LV Market & Hardware - $400
LV Realty/Lynn - $100
LV Roadrunners - $300
Moretz Mobile Service - $250
Otwell Family - $100
Otwell Welding & Fab - $100
Silver Dollar Ranch/Shuler Family - $200

 

LV Youth Program - $100
Ron & Ann Lazenby - $75
Sherry Hardin - $100
Eller Family - $200
First Foundation Bank - $100
Harris Family - $100
Corley Family - $75
Solomon Well Drilling - $100
LV Community - $300
R&R Towing - $100

 

Lone Wolf Colony - $500

 

Sherry Hardin - $100
Chuck Bell IMO Julia Bell - $500
Country Eggs - $200
First Foundation Bank - $100
Hi Grade Materials - $1,000
Low Priced Auto Parts - $200
LV Market & Hardware - $400
Otwell Family - $100
Otwell Welding and Fab - $100
Race Pace Preparations - $100

 

MCCEF - $3,000
From Dedicated to Those Who Serve - $400
Riddle General Contractor - $250
Sherry Hardin - $100
Brooke & Family - $50
China House - $100
Country Eggs - $200
First Foundation Bank - $100
Kevin Chen Family - $600
LV Lions Club - $2,000

Combat Veterans - $100
Sherry Hardin - $100
LV VFW Post #5551 - $150
CSEA - $150
Crossroad’s Chapel - $400
David & Peggy Rollins - $100
First Foundation Bank - $200
Hartwell & Carbett Family - $200
J & M Construction/USA Septic - $100
LV Realty/Lynn - $100
LV Roadrunners - $300

 

Lone Wolf Colony - $500

 

Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
High Desert Locations - $100
Above All Pest Control - $135
Peter Livingston - $150
LV Community - $100

 

Combat Veterans - $100
Sherry Hardin - $100
Teresa Reyes, Broker, IMO Jan Morosco - $250
All American Auto - $250
First Foundation Bank - $200
LV Lions Club - $1,000
LV Market & Hardware - $400
LV Roadrunners - $300

 

Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
High Desert Locations - $100
Reed Family - $40
RDA Architect - $100
HELP - $100
Harriet Calfy - $40

MCCEF - $2,500
American Legion Post #879 - $100
Combat Veterans - $100
Sherry Hardin - $100
Corner Hay & Feed/Gaeta Family - $250
First Foundation Bank - $100
LV Market & Hardware - $400
VFW Post #5551 - $175

 

MCCEF - $2,500

Lone Wolf Colony - $1,000

 

Sherry Hardin - $100
Chuck Bell IMO Julia Bell - $500
First Foundation Bank - $100
Lattin-Oliveira IMO Bill & Dorris - $100
Lunch Ladies - $400
Otwell Family - $100
Otwell Welding & Fab - $100

 

Dedicated to Those Who Serve - $350
Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
Vanessa Jones - $150
Foster Family - $150
LVUSD Teachers & Staff - $600

Lone Wolf Colony - $500

Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
Hartwell & Corbett Family - $200
JJ’s Restoration Service - $300
LV Community - $100

 

Affordable Cremations In Memory of Kayden & Kristy — $500
MCCEF - $2,500
American Legion Post 879 - $100
Combat Veterans - $100
Dedicated to Those Who Serve - $250
Sherry Hardin - $100
VFW Post #5551 - $175
Amador & Bree - $100
Chuck Bell IMO Julia Bell - $500
DeSilva Construction - $400
First Foundation Bank - $100
Giles Construction - $1,000
LV Roadrunners - $300
Otwell Family - $100
Otwell Welding & Fabrication - $100
Affordable Cremations & Burial - $500

 

American Legion Post 879 - $100
Sherry Hardin - $100
Bar-H Well Drilling - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
Vici Miller IMO Richard Miller - $200
LV Community - $100

 

Brooks & Family - $100
CVS Stock Farm/Siever - $200
David & Peggy Rollins - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
LV Market & Hardware - $400
Sound of Silent Spirits - $200
Solomon Well Drilling - $100
LV Community - $950
LV Grange - $250

 

MCCEF - $2,500

 

MCCEF - $2,500
Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
Giles Construction - $1,000
LV Lions Club - $1,000
LV Community - $1,000

 

Brooke & Family - $50
CSEA - $150
Country Eggs - $400
First Foundation Bank - $100
Race Pace Preparations - $100
LV Community - $100

 

MCCEF - $2,500
LV Community - $100
Combat Veterans - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
High Desert Locations - $100
LV Chamber of Commerce - $200
Sherry Hardin - $100

MCCEF - $2,500
American Legion Post 879 - $100
CNC Shop - $500
Dedicated To Those Who Serve - $200
Ron & Ann Lazenby - $75
Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
LV Teachers and Staff - $600
Leroy LaBarre - $750.00
LV Grange - $500
LV Community - $1,000

 

American Legion Post 879 - $100
Corner Hay & Feed/Gaeta Family $250
First Foundation Bank - $100
Giles Construction - $1,000
Lucerne Valley Lions Club - $1,000
Leroy LaBarre - $750
LV Grange - $500

 

Dedicated to Those Who Serve - $200
Sherry Hardin - $100
First Foundation Bank - $100
High Desert Locations - $100
Lucerne Valley Realty / Lynn - $100
LV Community - $100

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Writer, photographer: Peter Day