2025 Scholarships Available
1. General Scholarship - $1000
2. STEM Scholarship - $1000
3. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $1000 (Community Impact)
4. West Soccer Program Scholarship - $500
5. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - $500
2024 Scholarships Awarded
1. STEM Scholarship - $2000 - Darren Chang - West High
2. General Scholarship - $2000 - Philip Lam - West High
3. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $1000 - Jonathan Valot - West High
4. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $500 - Samprita Chakraborty - West High
5. West Soccer Program Scholarship - $500 - Isabela Stanard - West High
6. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - $500 - Ester Lin - West High
2023 Scholarships Awarded
1. STEM Scholarship - Ryan Tran - North High School
2. General Scholarship - Aleen Khedesian - South High School
3. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Gabriela Nieraeth - West High School
4. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Sullivan Kolakowski - West High School
5. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Riyana Roy - West High School
6. West Soccer Program Scholarship - Skyler Schultz - West High School
7. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - Dylan Lee - West High School
General Scholarship ($TBD) – Any graduating high school senior is eligible.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship ($TBD) – Graduating high school seniors from West High (Torrance) that have shown excellence in STEM subjects and seek to major in a STEM field should apply.
West High School (WHS), (Torrance, CA) Soccer Scholarship ($TBD) – Graduating high school seniors who have participated in the WHS soccer program at any point during high school can apply.
West High Entertainment Unit (WHEU), (Torrance, CA) Scholarship ($TBD) – Graduating high school seniors who have participated in the WHEU program at any point during high school can apply.
Fairness and transparency are principles that guide The Benny Morales Foundation and will be fundamental components in awarding scholarships to deserving students. Scholarship Committee members will be asked to complete a scoring sheet for each application reviewed. The scores given by each committee member will be combined to obtain the average score for each category.