California Retired Teachers Association awards three $10,000 scholarships

This fall, Division 21 of the California Retired Teachers Association presented $10,000 scholarship awards to three future teachers.

Recipients are Shannon Garman, a student at California Baptist University, and Hailey Rivera and Yesenia Chaidez, students at UC Riverside.

The scholarships were presented at the organization’s Oct. 7, 2023, membership luncheon at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Riverside, and staff from the UCR and California Baptist University education departments also attended, according to a news release. Members of the band from Moreno Valley’s Canyon Springs High School performed during the luncheon.

Yesenia Chaidez graduated from Coachella Valley High School in Thermal and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and linguistics from UCR in 2023. She hopes to teach middle school or high school Spanish and has done student teaching at John W. North High School in Riverside.

Hailey Rivera graduated from Vista del Lago High School in Moreno Valley and is a fifth-year student in a master’s degree program. She plans to become an elementary school teacher.

Shannon Garman graduated from Paloma Valley High School in Menifee. She has a master’s degree in educational leadership and is working toward a credential. Her goal is to teach special education students in elementary school.

UCR students Hailey Rivera, left, and Yesenia Chaidez received $10,000 scholarships from California Retired Teachers Association, Division 21, at the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, membership luncheon in Riverside.

California Baptist University student Shannon Garman received a $10,000 scholarship from California Retired Teachers Association, Division 21, at the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, membership luncheon in Riverside.

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