Jyselle Arruda of Hilo High School was awarded the 2016 Youth Scholarship from the Hilo Bay Rotary Club.
Jyselle Arruda of Hilo High School was awarded the 2016 Youth Scholarship from the Hilo Bay Rotary Club.
Arruda will receive a cash award of $5,000 for her planned studies at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. A member of the National Society of High School Scholars and active in community service and school clubs, Arruda plans to study pre-med at UH-Hilo with a goal to become a pediatrician and set up a children’s health clinic on the Big Island. She lives in Honomu with her grandmother, and buses daily to Hilo High.
Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation Scholarships are awarded to senior high school students across the state on a competitive basis of scholarship, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the community at large.
“Once again, Rotary Club of Hilo Bay had a number of outstanding scholar applicants,” said Kim Keahiolalo, scholarship committee chairwoman. “Jyselle impressed us not only with her academics, but with her drive to overcome obstacles on her path to meet her goals.”
The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay supports academic scholarships for future leaders. This year, the Hilo Bay club contributed $6,100 to the scholarship fund. Richard Cunningham of Cunningham Galleries spearheads scholarship donations in East Hawaii.