The Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras handed out 32 scholarships
this year to high school seniors living in the Morgan Hill Unified
School District.
The Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras handed out 32 scholarships this year to high school seniors living in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. This year’s winners are: from Live Oak High School include Manuel Avina, Sarah Bernardini, Khanh Bui, Gladis Covarrubias, Jesus Gonzales, Samuel Hopwood, Ross Johnston, Kenny Lee, Kelly Lima, Thomas Mangano, Mika Matsumoto, Sayuri Ramirez, Andrea Reyes-Ortiz, Doris Romero, Briana Saldivar, Roger Sanchez, Kristen Shumate, Leonel Tapia, Amanda Wong and Gregory Wong.
Recipients from Sobrato High School include Gema Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, Mayra Herrera, Anarely Mercado, Daniel Miranda, Sarah Peru, Dan Thanh, Lindsey Smith, Arielle Yee. They also have recipients from three private high schools including Angela Grau from Presentation High School, Kiley Gunter from Valley Christian High School and Jonathan Wylie from Monte Vista Christian High School.
The real reason for all the fungus-eating and fun-making at the annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras is to make money to give back to the community. The Mushroom Mardi Gras is a charitable, nonprofit organization, from which every dollar above and beyond the cost of putting on the festival goes into the scholarship fund, as well as providing donations to nonprofit clubs and organizations who participate in the festival.
The Mushroom Mardi Gras Committee has issued more than $600,000 in scholarship funds for continuing education. Family, relatives and friends and the general public will be able to meet these outstanding students at the Community Center Amphitheater Stage at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Details: 778-1786.
