SCV Wellness Foundation Award 2025 Dr. Alan J. Peterson Scholarships
On Wednesday, May 28th, at the Fillmore High School Award Assembly, FUSD Board Member Sandra Perello (far right) presented FHS scholarship winners (l-r) Luz Canstañeda and Diana Santa Rosa with the Dr. Alan J. Peterson Scholarship. Photo credit SCVWF Board of Directors.
On Wednesday, May 28th, at the Fillmore High School Award Assembly, FUSD Board Member Sandra Perello (far right) presented FHS scholarship winners (l-r) Luz Canstañeda and Diana Santa Rosa with the Dr. Alan J. Peterson Scholarship. Photo credit SCVWF Board of Directors.
By Gazette Staff Writers — Friday, August 1st, 2025

By SCVWF Board of Directors

On Wednesday, 28 and Thursday, 29 of May 2025, the Santa Clara Valley Wellness Foundation honored several graduating students
from Fillmore and Santa Paula High School with the Dr. Alan J. Peterson Scholarship. During the Fillmore High School Award
Assembly on May 28th, Board Member Sandra Perello had the privilege of presenting this scholarship to Luz Canstañeda and Diana
Santa Rosa. The following day, at Santa Paula High School’s Senior Scholarship Night, Board Member Carmen Hernandez awarded
the scholarship to Josefina Tellez, Audry Garza, Nicole Magaña, and Audri Rose Riggatire. This renewable $1,000 scholarship is
designed to support these remarkable students in their pursuit of healthcare undergraduate studies for four years.
Congratulations to these exceptional individuals for their remarkable academic accomplishments and commitment!

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The Santa Clara Valley Wellness Foundation (SCVWF) provides renewable Scholarships to numerous high school students from Santa
Paula, Fillmore, and Piru. We can do this thanks to ongoing community support and contributions.