Thirteen students from public and private high schools in Hawaiʻi have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
The award, valued in excess of $29,000, covers four years of tuition for students graduating from a Hawaiʻi high school who earned either a GPA of at least 3.5, a combined 1800 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 must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and participate in leadership activities and/or community service with other Chancellor Scholars.
The 2018-2019 Chancellor Scholarship recipients and their respective high schools include:
• Michelle Biete, Leilehua High School
• Rod Neil Burbano, Honoka`a High School
• Maria dePillis-Shintaku, Waiakea High School
• Caleb Kow, Kealakehe High School
• Amanda Kurano, University Laboratory School
• Christian Lopez, Kapolei High School
• Nevan Lowe, Waialua High School
• Alyssa Mathews, Waiakea High School
• Tara Marie Takafuji, Waiakea High School
• Trayden Tamiya, Waiakea High School
• Emily Travis, Mililani High School
• Chloe Waters, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus
• Megan Woolsey, James Campbell High School