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The scholarship was established by the late Jene Fielder, a longtime Castaic resident. CUSD board member David Huffaker, who presented the scholarships and helped Fielder create the fund, described her as “a character who was very sweet.”
“It’s been a really nice legacy for Jene,” Huffaker added. “It’s been an honor to do this year after year.”
The scholarship recipients are all either current or former students of Castaic Middle School and are now in high school or beyond whether attending college, trade school, a certification program, or preparing to start a business.
This year, more than $11,000 was awarded to the following 10 students:
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To apply, students must submit an essay describing how Castaic Middle School influenced their lives, along with two letters of recommendation and an explanation of how they plan to use the scholarship funds.
“This year it ranged from one student needing money for a reed for his clarinet for college, we had stem cell laboratory materials and things of that sort,” said Huffaker. “Our senior awardee needed certifications for her environmental engineering so it’s a huge spectrum.”
For Castaic High School senior Broden Weeks, the scholarship will help cover the cost of EMT certifications, a step toward his goal of becoming a firefighter and ultimately a public information officer with the L.A. County Fire Department.
“I have always had a craving for helping people as well as being out there in the public and speaking,” said Weeks. “So being a public information officer is going to combine my past media experience with being able to help the public in ways not a lot of people do.”
Weeks said receiving the Jene Fielder Trust Scholarship is an honor – not just because he was one of 10 chosen from a pool of 30 applicants, but because he strives to embody the values the scholarship represents.
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