By Daily Press staff
Four students have been recognized and given college scholarship money for their involvement with the Santa Monica Police Activities League and for showing their abilities in demonstrating leadership in the community.
Simon Hanna, Amy Larkin, Caroline Renee Ridgeway and Cynthia Juarez received $500 and $250 scholarships from the Chris Carrey PAL Education Fund on Thursday at a luncheon held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel on Pico Boulevard.
Through a joint gift from Ed Simmons and Standard Parking, and from Santa Monica residents Neil and Karen Carrey, an endowment fund was established to provide the scholarship money.
In order to be considered for the scholarships, the students had to be in high school with a 2.0 GPA or higher, complete enough credits to be a junior or senior and be actively involved in Santa Monica PAL.
Applications were reviewed by a committee of the PAL board of directors, who focus on the balance of academic performance, involvement in PAL, and commitment to the community.
Chris Carrey lived in Santa Monica for all 16 years of his life before dying of cancer in 2000. Having attended school in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Carrey performed his community service at PAL.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 6, 2003. Read the original PDF.