SMWD Presents High School Scholarship Awards

Las Flores, CA - The Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) recently awarded scholarships to six graduating high school seniors as part of the District’s annual Scholarship Program. The SMWD Scholarship Program was designed to provide economic support to graduating high school students within SMWD’s service area with an interest in pursuing a career in water, wastewater, resources, conservation, water-related environmental issues or engineering.

Alexander Lee from Trabuco Hills High School and Braden Marks from Tesoro High School each received a $1,000 scholarship.  Alexander will be going to Duke University in the fall and Braden plans to attend Cal State at Chico.

The following students received a $250 Honorable Mention Scholarship:

    Aaron Katz, Tesoro Hish School – Plans to attend University of Colorado at Boulder
    Christopher Diamond, Tesoro High School – Plans to attend University of California at Berkley
    Davil Garcia, Trabuco Hills High School – Plans to attend University of California at Riverside
    Ryan Kraus, Trabuco Hills High School – Plans to attend Brigham Young University

SMWD Board President Charlie Wilson praised all the winners for choosing to pursue a career in water-related industries.  “Water is such a precious natural resource, and as our communities continue to grow, we need to find new innovative methods to balance water use and conservation,” explained Wilson.

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Santa Margarita Water District is Orange County’s second-largest water district, providing water and wastewater treatment services to a customer base of more than 150,000 residents and businesses in Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Las Flores and inland southern Orange County, including the new communities of Ladera Ranch and Talega.