2024 Scholarship Awards Banquet
The 2024 SBCSC Scholarship Awards banquet was held on Wednesday evening, April 24, 2024, at the Pearl Bay Restaurant in Fremont.
This year, we awarded 37 scholarships for a record total of $58,500 to 34 graduating seniors.
Among the scholarship recipients, there are 5 students with a perfect 4.0 unweighted GPA. The average GPA of the 34 students is 3.90. They have also accumulated a total of 12,467 community service hours.
Please go to the 2024 Scholarship Recap page to view the list of the scholarship recipients, read the press release, and view the student essay that received the Best Essay Award.
Below are some of the photos taken at the banquet. You can scroll down to the bottom of this page or go to the “Gallery page” to view the rest of the photos taken at the banquet.
Awards Banquet Coordinators, Joe Woo and Cecilia Leon Zerda with Mayor of Fremont, Lily Mei, Fremont City Councilmember Raj Salwan, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert and Field Director Ms. Kathy Kimberlin.
Keynote speaker Ms. Jazmine Tabili addressed the 2024 Scholarship Awards recipients and the banquet guests.
Students received certificates of recognition from local legislators including U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (represented by Ms. Simone Chien), U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwall (represented by Mr. Ron Payne), State Senator Aisha Wahab (represented by Ms. Belinda Herrera), State Assemblymember Liz Ortega, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, and Fremont City Mayor Lily Mei.
Amanda Deng, Mission San Jose High School, received the Pearl Li Gunsell Scholarship for Leadership from Ms. Jane Lin and the Sylvia Wong Real Estate Scholarship for Business Acumen from Ms. Sylvia Wong.
Zachary Koller made his acceptance speech after receiving the Chinese Immersion Parents Council of Fremont (CIPCF) Mandarin Immersion Program Scholarship. Zachary made history by being one of the first two non-Chinese descent students receiving a scholarship since SBCSC began its Scholarship Program in 1970.
The Class of 2024 with SBCC/SBCSC officers and honored guests.
Below are photo galleries of the Awards Banquet. You can also view them from the “GALLERY” links on the top menu bar.
Photo Gallery 1 of 3 - Banquet and Speaker
Photo Gallery 2 of 3 - Certification Presentation
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Photo Gallery 3 of 3 - Scholarship Awards Presentation
