Lindsay High senior Kaylene Magana was one of four seniors in Tulare County to be honored with the Tulare County Office of Education’s Pursuing Victory with Honor Scholarship.
Magana was honored on Tuesday during TCOE’s second annual PVWH Honors Banquet. At the dinner this year’s Provident-Salierno PVWH Scholarship winners and honored student-athletes who exhibit great character and sportsmanship on and off the field were announced. PVWH is a part of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Program.
The annual Provident-Salierno PVWH Scholarship program awards four Tulare County seniors a $500 scholarship for their academic achievements and their exemplary character on and off the field.
Magana, who participated in soccer and track at LHS, was one of the four awarded the scholarship. She will attend UCLA and will major in business and economics.
The other three athletes honored were Dinuba’s Ava Arias, Tulare Union’s Nathan Christiansen and Woodlake’s Alyssa Coelho.
In addition 22 students from 13 high schools were recognized as their schools’ PVWH Student-Athletes of the Year. Students were nominated for the award by coaches and athletic directors.
Among those honored were Monache’s Ariel Bermudez, who placed basketball, and Ace Guilliams, who participated in water polo and swimming.