DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE
ANAHEIM, Calif. May 17, 2012 – For the seventh consecutive year, the Disneyland Resort presented a total of $50,000 in scholarships to 10 exemplary high school seniors for outstanding community service, academic excellence and overall leadership.
Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to be used toward furthering their education. The selected students were surprised at their schools by a “prize patrol” led by Disneyland Resort Ambassador Jolie Hales. The scholarship recipients were congratulated with personalized 2012 mortarboard Mickey Mouse ears and an invitation to a celebratory dinner at the Disneyland Resort May 23, at which they will dine with local government officials, nonprofit leaders, judges and Disney executives.
The recipients of the 2011-2012 Disneyland Resort scholarship program are:
Allison Aoun of Orange – attends Orange County High School of the Arts and volunteers at the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
Haley Broder of Rossmoor – attends Los Alamitos High School and volunteers at the Bnai Brith Youth Organization
Caroline Cannan of Aliso Viejo – attends Laguna Beach High School and volunteers at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County
Hannah Choe of Fullerton – attends Sunny Hills High School and volunteers at One Legacy
Meaghan Hurr of Laguna Niguel – attends St. Margaret’s Episcopal School and volunteers at The Breakthrough Collaborative
Ryan Lindeborg of Laguna Niguel – attends Dana Hills High School and volunteers at Destination Imagination
Kaiti Liu of Irvine – attends Arnold O. Beckman High School and volunteers at the American Cancer Society
Alexa O’Connell of Laguna Hills – attends Mater Dei High School and volunteers at Catholic Charities of Orange County
Alberto Tapia of Santa Ana – attends Saddleback High School and volunteers at the Delhi Center
Michael Tompkins of Mission Viejo – attends Capistrano Valley High School and volunteers at the Orange County Reserve Deputy’s Sheriff Association
A distinguished panel of judges reviewed the applications and selected the 10 college-bound students to receive the scholarships. The judges included:
Marian Bergesion – State Senator (Retired), State of California Legislature
Brian Calle – Opinion Columnist and Editorial Writer, Orange County Register
Steve Churm – CEO, Churm Media
Bill Dalati – President, Arab American Broadcasting Company
Gail Eastman – Anaheim City Council Member, City of Anaheim
Eileen Frere – Orange County Bureau Chief, ABC7 Eyewitness News
Dana Harvey – Owner and Founder, HARVEYS
Michael Kasler – President, Cypress College
Cathi Killian – Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Rich Langhorst – Vice President of Facilities and Operations Services & 2011 VoluntEAR of the Year, Disneyland Resort
José Mota – Angels Broadcaster, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Noelle Nitz – President, Institute for Financial Mastery and Black Business Network Orange County
All scholarship applicants received two Disneyland Resort park hopper tickets in recognition of their efforts. Their commitment to community service totaled nearly 60,000 hours of volunteer time.
