Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce
Flores, Alarcon and Williams with Elected Officials.
CARPINTERIA, Calif. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce announced the 2020 Junior Carpinterian of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Lucia Alarcon was named the 2020 Junior Carpinterian of the Year.
Alarcon receiving a plaque from Congressman Carbajal.
Laura Flores from Carpinteria High School and Luke Williams from Bishop Diego High School were the finalists.
Alarcon will receive a $4,000 scholarship and Laura Flores and Luke Williams will each receive $1,500 scholarships.
“The purpose of the award is to honor outstanding seniors for their leadership abilities and special contributions to their school, to Carpinteria and beyond. While academic standing is important, community and school involvement are usually the deciding factor, said Joyce Donaldson, COO and Carpinteria Liaison of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce.
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On hand to congratulate the honorees with resolutions and certificates of recognition were U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, 1st District Supervisor Das Williams and Mayor Wade Nomura.
The chamber will also honor the students at the 63rd Carpinteria Community Awards event on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
The 2021 Community Awards Gala will honor the Carpinterian of the Year, Jr. Carpinterian of the Year, two Jr. Carpinterian Scholarship Finalists, two Teachers of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and the Ambassador of the Year.
The Jr. Carpinterian of the Year Scholarship application was made available to any graduating senior currently resides in the Carpinteria Valley. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 805-967-2500 ext. 106.
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Mateo Handall completed the sprint sweep for the Warriors, winning the 400 meters in a time of 51.73.
In the throws, Carpinteria s Esai Vega set a new PR in the discus with a winning toss of 141-2. He finished third in the shot put with a PR of 41-8.50.
The Carpinteria girls scored points in a number of events. Fatima Cervantes finished second in the high jump with a leap of 4-10, equaling her season best. Hannah Portzei of Oaks Christian also cleared 4-10 and won the event on fewer misses.
Alex Zapata ran a PR of 50.92 to finish second in the 300 hurdles. Emily Noble of Maranatha took first in 50.46.