Seniors! Scholarship opportunity

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Seniors,

This year you have a rare opportunity - complete one application for two (2) scholarships - what a deal!!!!

The WCCUSD Retired Educators Scholarship is available at www.wccrescholarship.org

All district seniors in the top half of their graduating class may apply for this scholarship.  Annually about 40 seniors have received this award for their higher 2 or 4 year college or trade school education.  Last year 14 Gauchos were honored with a $2500 (twenty five hundred) check. The website has information, the application, a scoring criteria sheet used by readers, letter of recommendation (LOR) forms, and contact information.

The second scholarship is the Bailey Family Legacy Foundation Scholarship.  This generous opportunity for the Class of 2026 is offered by Patricia Neilson Bailey and Charles Higgins Bailey, Class of '72 EC grads.  Information about the scholarship is on the attached sheet.  Although the same application is used for both scholarships, the Baileys will read and determine the Bailey scholarship awardees and the WCCRE will determine the Gauchos to receive the Retired Educators award.

The completed application with typed signature on application, essay and 2 letters of recommendations is due Friday March 13, 2026 to Marilyn O'Brian at obrian...@gmail.com.  The complete application must be submitted at one time, although the LOR may come in separately but by 3/13/2026 from the recommenders. The applications giving student permission to share will be forwarded by Ms. O'Brian

We hope you apply for these scholarships.  Questions, information - contact Marilyn O'Bria at the above email   Congratulations, Seniors!