Seven Big Island students are among 13 from public and private high schools statewide awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship by the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
The award, valued in excess of $29,000, covers four years of tuition for students graduating from a Hawaii high school who earned either a GPA of at least 3.5, a combined 1,800 SAT (reading, writing, math) or a composite score of 27 on the ACT while demonstrating leadership and/or community service.
All chancellor scholars are required to enroll as full-time students and earn a minimum of 24 credits each academic year. They also must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and participate in leadership activities and/or community service with other chancellor scholars.
The recipients from Hawaii Island are:
• Rod Neil Burbano, Honokaa High School
• Maria dePillis-Shintaku, Alyssa Mathews, Tara Marie Takafuji and Trayden Tamiya, Waiakea High School
• Caleb Kow, Kealakehe High School
• Chloe Waters, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii