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2024
Date Festival
Scholarship Program


Scholarship Program Interest

Details for the 2024 Scholarship Program will be released soon. Enter your information below to be notified once application instructions are posted.

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Pickering Events LLC awarded scholarship funds to 14 outstanding High School Seniors in recognition of the importance of the Fair to the community. Students from 17 High Schools across the County participated in a month-long competition that considered their community involvement, scholastic achievement, interviews, and an essay (written on "The Importance of Community").

"Pickering Events LLC, in collaboration with Butler Amusements and the Bailey-Findley Foundation, are honored to offer these deserving Class of 2023 seniors scholarship funds to be sent in each student's name to the college or university of their choice," said Chris Pickering, Founding Partner of Pickering Events. "Our goal with the scholarships is to honor and emphasize exceptional student achievement. Winners also participated in [the] Presidents' Day Parade and were given tickets to enjoy the Fair."

To be considered for a Date Festival Scholarship award, students were required to have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 (unweighted), have completed a Date Festival Scholarship Application online, and have submitted a 500-word essay on the topic "The Importance of Community" by Friday eve, February 3. Finalists also participated in a Zoom interview, and finalists were notified Monday, February 6. Meet our recipients below!

$2,000 Scholarship Recipients

Alexis Alfaro

Alexis Alfaro

Notre Dame High School Riverside
David Anacan

David Anacan

Palm Springs High School
Leah Baluyot

Leah Baluyot

Chaparral High School
Olga Benito

Olga Benito

Desert Mirage High School
Kaylee Cervantes

Kaylee Cervantes

Notre Dame High School
Riley Cohen

Riley Cohen

Cathedral City High School
Caitlin Hill

Caitlin Hill

Desert Mirage High School
Ryann Van Horn

Ryann Van Horn

Palm Desert High School
Isela Lopez

Isela Lopez

Desert Mirage High School
Monique Villalobos

Monique Villalobos

Ramona High School

$1,000 Scholarship Recipients

Luis Bojorquez

Luis Bojorquez

Coachella Valley High School
Jasmine Leyva

Jasmine Leyva

Rancho Mirage High School
April Nunez

April Nunez

Indio High School
Isaac Robles

Isaac Robles

Palm Springs High School

Recipients at the Fair and Date Festival

Recipients at the President's Day Parade

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