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Bay Federal Scholarship Winners B ay Federal Credit Union announced the winners of its financial education scholarships at its annual meeting March 29. Local students Coleman Garner, Juan Padilla, and Carmen Sauceda were named Education Scholarship recipients. Micaela DiPiero and Albert Vizcarra were awarded Mac McCormac Employee Scholarships. Each will receive $1,500 for school-related expenses. “I am incredibly pleased to honor these hard-working students,” said Carrie Birkhofer, Bay Federal president and CEO. “My hope is that each of them will succeed in their educational pursuits and go on to make a real difference in our world.” Scholarship applicants were required to submit essays describing what their approach would be to improve money management skills of teens and adults in their communities. The essays were judged blind. Education Scholarships C o l e m a n Garner, a returning student, is pursuing Coleman Garner
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an associate’s degree in nursing at Cabrillo College. Garner plans to obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing and become a registered nurse to “give back” to the Santa Cruz community. Juan Padilla, a North Salinas High School alumnus and a sophomore at UCLA, is majoring in psychology while minoring in biomedical research, Chicano studies, and public health. The Salinas resident and youngest Juan Padilla of three siblings was the first in his family to graduate from high school, and he says that inspired him to continue his education. After earning a bachelor’s degree, Padilla plans to pursue a master’s of public health in epidemiology, and then a Ph.D. in epidemiology. C a r m e n Sauceda of Aptos, a freshman environmental studies major at UC Santa Cruz. The Pacific Carmen Sauceda
Collegiate School graduate says her current goals are to continually challenge herself, maintain high grades, and graduate on time. Mac McCormac Scholarships Micaela DiPiero, service manager at Bay Federal’s River Street Branch, is near to earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arizona Global Campus. DiPiero Micaela DiPiero also won the scholarship in 2020 and 2021. Albert Vizcarra, service manager at Bay Federal’s Salinas Branch, is studying business management at Cabrillo College. He plans to transfer to CSU Monterey Bay, to pursue a bachAlbert Vizcarra elor’s degree. Vizcarra also won the scholarship in 2021. Since 2008, Bay Federal has awarded 75 scholarships totaling $76,500 to
“I think it’s great that Bay Federal offers these opportunities for its community. I also have two younger siblings that are going to go to college at some point, and I don’t want to put it all on my dad.”
— Carmen Sauceda
students who are pursuing higher education. “I think it’s great that Bay Federal offers these opportunities for its community,” said Sauceda, who has student loans, lives at home, and works part-time to pay for college. “I also have two younger siblings that are going to go to college at some point, and I don’t want to put it all on my dad.” The application window for the scholarships opens in November each year. The Mac McCormack Employee Scholarship was named after Bay Federal’s first employee. n
Care in the Crisis Symposium: April 29
ne in five adolescents is suffering from a diagnosable mental illness. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American teens. Anxiety, depression, and eating disorders surged among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, April 29, the AIM Scientific Symposium: Care in the Crisis presents experts, parents and youth to tackle tough questions and forge solutions. The event may be attended remotely or in person at the Sunset Center in Carmel, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a reception,
“Ukraine” from page 4 When she saw a maternity hospital in Ukraine bombed, she was motivated to act. “I was so upset,” she said. Searching online, she connected with Milan’s sister-in-law, Viera Surovcakova Matysakova, on Facebook Messenger, and learned that Milan and his wife were exhausted and desperately needed someone to manage the refugee shelters.
youth art display, and award ceremony to follow. California’s “Mental Health Czar,” Dr. Thomas R. Insel, will speak at 9 a.m. Speakers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. include: Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, author of 13 books and an authority on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Dr. John Piacentini, director of the UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety, Tic Disorders Clinic and Center for Child Anxiety Resilience, Education, and Support, on tools for
parents to distinguish normal vs. abnormal anxiety. Dr. Walter Kaye, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego and founder and executive director of that university’s Eating Disorders Program on what scientists have learned about new approaches to treat eating disorders. Shashank Joshi, psychiatry professor and director of Stanford University’s School Mental Health team, on trends in adolescent suicide prevention. At 2 p.m., the doctors will take questions.
At 3 p.m., youth Ideas Lab representatives will talk about what young people need most: Citlalli Nava, a senior from North Salinas High School, Emilie Fernandez, a sophomore from Everett Alvarez High School, Gia Panetta, a sophomore from Carmel High School, Marley Miller, a freshman from Salinas High School, Michael Julian, a senior from York High School, and Roxy Bennett, a senior from Monterey High School. n Tickets are $25 per person, free for students. To register, visit: http://AIMymh.org/ scientific-symposium
Jenkins learned host families were stepping up to take in refugees. She was aghast that children are without parents — “all the dads have to stay” to defend Ukraine. As of April 4, some 2,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine have come to the aid center set up by Milan Dubec and registered in the Ukrainian Spilka (association or union), where they can obtain humanitarian aid, prepare a resume and apply for temporary asylum.
For mothers who want to stay, Milan Dubec has started a free course in the Slovak language “so they can stay and work here” with a day camp for their children to learn the language. He explains, “Nobody knows how long the war in Ukraine will last, nor how long the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure of Ukraine will last. Many people will not have a place to return … Language knowledge is the cornerstone of
staying in Slovakia for a longer term and not dependent on the help of volunteers or the state. This would not burden our system, but those who would like to stay for a long time and contribute in the form of taxes and taxes to our country, which has always been proud of being friendly to its guests.” n How to Help To support Camp Zilina, visit: https:// www.campzilina.sk/en/how-to-support-us/
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