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The Rudy Chavarria Scholarship Foundation supports and encourages graduating seniors from any of the five high schools in Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in their pursuit of higher education through the granting of $1,000 scholarships, an objective which has the added benefit of bettering the community at large.
The Rudy Chavarria Scholarship Foundation is a public foundation established by Rudy Chavarria who dedicated 50 years of his life to the students of the Hacienda La Puente Unified school District. He worked 40 years for the district, and retired in 2003 to pursue his lifelong dream of running for the school board to make a difference in the lives of students and staff. He was elected to the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education in 2005 and served two successful terms as a school board member, finally retiring in 2013 to start this foundation. Mr. Chavarria has established this foundation with the single goal of supporting “good” students who have done well, but not necessarily the top-achieving students in the class. He wanted to make the opportunity for post-high school education available to any student who is active in school life, who is a solid citizen in society, and who has shown resilience and a positive effort in school even when faced with life’s hardships. Students applying for these scholarships can attend any accredited college, university, vocational/technical school anywhere in the country and major in any subject.
