Retail: Thrift Box set to reopen this month.
WILLOW GLEN>> After more than a year, the Thrift Box at 1362 Lincoln Ave. is set to reopen this month. Run by the San Jose Auxiliary, the store benefits the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. The Thrift Box will reopen on July 8-9 with half-price sales and July 10 with a “Bag Day” sale where everything that fits in a regular shopping bag is $6; grocery bags will be provided. The grand reopening is set for Thursday, July 15, with all-new merchandise. Store hours are Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Masks are required, and social distancing will be encouraged.
Presentation High School senior Margaret S. Wang is among more than 3,100 winners of National Merit Scholarships. The awards will provide $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the college or university financing the scholarship.
ALMADEN>> Trenton Jiang of Leland High School is among 41 Asian American high school seniors from Santa Clara County to receive scholarships from
Chi Am Circle. The nonprofit Silicon Valley Asian American women’s organization awarded a total of $119,000 in scholarships. The scholarship awards celebration was held virtually via Zoom on June 13. Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medal figure skating champion and founder of the Always Dream Foundation, delivered the keynote speech.
Leland High School senior Ivan Zhu is among more than 3,100 winners of National Merit Scholarships.