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# Elks give nod to students
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/elks-give-nod-to-students/
- Published: 2004-05-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:24:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The local Elks recently honored area students by giving them scholarships. Elks Lodge #906 honored three local high school students at their annual scholarship awards dinner — Sergio Lopez and Alejandro Aldana of Santa Monica High School and Kate Youngman of Marlboro High School. All three students received checks from the Elks Lodge, with Lopez and Youngman also winning the “Most Valuable Student” scholarship award, which is sponsored by the Elks Foundation. The Elks claim to distribute more scholarships than any other entity in the U.S. other than the government. High School seniors are encouraged to contact their local Elks Lodge for information about the program.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 26, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052604.pdf?ref=smdp.com)