La Mesa police seek young leaders
The La Mesa Police Department is seeking applicants to its annual La Mesa Police Youth Leadership Camp, which will be held locally from June 29 to July 2.
The program offers leadership training, personal development, academic enrichment, team-building and life skills. Led by police officers and civilian staff, camp experiences will include classroom instruction, discussion, role-playing scenarios, athletic challenges, field trips and community service work, among other activities. The goal is to foster a sense of leadership and civic responsibility among participants.
The camp can accommodate up to 22 students, ages 15 to 18, from any high school in East County. To apply, visit the CityofLaMesa.com and navigate to the Police Department page. Applications are due by June 18. Contact Lt. Angela DeSarro with questions at 619-667-7512 or [email protected].
Golf tournament raises $422,000 for hospital
The annual Grossmont Hospital Invitational Golf Tournament yielded $422,000 for the Grossmont Hospital Foundation, which provides funding for patient services and programs. The grand total this year exceeded last year’s record by about 3 percent, or $13,000. Since its inception 31 years ago, the annual golf tournament has raised more than $4.8 million for the foundation; more than $1.6 million of that total was raised in the past four years.
Woman’s Club presents scholarships
At a special reception on May 13, the La Mesa Woman’s Club presented scholarships worth $1,250 each to six high school seniors in the Grossmont Union High School District. The scholarship winners were Vivian Hua of Helix Charter High School, Nagham Adeeb of El Cajon Valley High School, Angela Chen of Monte Vista High School, Dalton Jennings of El Capitan High School, Rita Tran of Mt. Miguel High School and Amanda Ly of Valhalla High School.
The Woman’s Club, founded in 1902, has been raising money and awarding scholarships for the past 39 years. This year, Floyd & Howerton Plumbing donated an additional $250 for each scholarship winner on top of the standard $1000 that the Woman’s Club raises. Scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence and leadership ability. Scholarship applications are accepted in March of each year. Contact Marjoree Howard-Hartman at 619-440-2449 or [email protected] for more information.
East County girls head to science camp
Nine seventh-grade girls from East County schools will attend a science and engineering camp at UC San Diego in June thanks to sponsorships provided by the La Mesa-El Cajon branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
The week-long camp, called Tech Trek, gives approximately 100 girls a taste of college life as they stay in dormitories and attend special science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) classes on campus. They will also participate in afternoon creative activities and field trips to local tech companies.
The local AAUW branch holds two large yard sales every year to raise the $850 cost of attendance for each East County student.
