A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Kim Cupps and in honor of her long career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Computing Directorate. Cupps passed away in June 2019 following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Cupps was born and raised in Livermore, and after graduating from Granada High School in [...]
All sophomores in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District will take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test on October 16, 2019. The PSAT prepares students for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, required by many colleges and universities prior to admission, and it generates information that guides students to enroll in rigorous courses while still in high [...]
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra - David Davisson is pictured third from the right (Photo credit: Stefan Cohen) Livermore musician, David Davisson, recipient of the Pedrozzi Foundation’s 2019 Charles Amirkhanian Music Scholarship is also a member of the internationally acclaimed San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. He and fellow SFSYO members recently returned from [...]
Mark your calendar for several fantastic evenings in June, July, August and September for the popular Music in the Orchard Concert Series returning for the seventh year to the Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort & Spa. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and relax under the olive trees of Livermore’s finest resort at 4549 Cross [...]
2019 Pedrozzi Scholars, family members, and friends came together to celebrate their achievements at the annual Recognition Event. Congratulations once again to all scholars on your tremendous accomplishments! Special thanks to Advance Creative and Livermore Valley Camera Club for volunteering to take these pictures at the Pedrozzi Recognition Event.
The Pedrozzi Foundation recently awarded $443,500 in scholarships to 115 local scholars. Since 2008, the Pedrozzi Foundation has awarded $4.44 million to 1,226 Livermore students. Of the 2019 Pedrozzi Scholars, seventeen percent will be the first in their family to attend college. These scholars will be attending community college, undergraduate, graduate, and trade schools in [...]
The Boomerang Program will include workshops at the Switch. (Photo credit: Brandon Cardwell) Graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to apply to the Boomerang Program. The Boomerang Program is an 8-week paid internship program from June 17 - August 9. Students work approximately 15-20 hours per week. In addition [...]
Recently, the Pedrozzi Young Scholars attended a Science on Saturday lecture presented by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Science on Saturdays is a series of free science lectures for middle and high school students. The topic the Pedrozzi Young Scholars attended was "Seed, Soil and Spread: 3D bioprinted model for metastatic brain tumors" with speaker Dr. [...]
The Pedrozzi Young Scholars and their families were invited to a St. Mary's College of California tour to get a glimpse of the college experience. The Scholars enjoyed walking around the campus and seeing the beautiful grounds of St. Mary's College, surrounded by the hills of Moraga. The Scholars were led on their tour by [...]
Local businessman Mario Pedrozzi left the community with one of its greatest assets: funds to provide for higher education for Livermore students. Since the first year of distributing scholarships in 2008, the Pedrozzi Foundation has been working hard to carry out the will of Mario and support our local students. The Pedrozzi Foundation celebrated an [...]
The Pedrozzi Foundation is hosting a workshop to help students and families complete and submit the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application. Wednesday - Dec. 5, 2018 5:00 - 8:00 PM - REGISTER HERE Granada High School Library 400 Wall Street, Livermore, CA Workshop is free and open to all Tri-Valley high school seniors and [...]
The Pedrozzi Foundation partnered with the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) to fund the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) seminar on September 22nd and 29th in Livermore. Over 60 parents and guardians of Livermore students attended the no-cost 2-day seminar. Topics included supporting students' academic success, how to navigate the school [...]
Mark your calendar for the Tri-Valley NonProfit Alliance Stronger Together Festival on Sunday, September 16. This is a great opportunity to connect with local nonprofit organizations. The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation will be at the event hosting a book drive for Marylin Avenue Elementary School. Stop by the event to drop off new and used books (in excellent condition) for [...]
Pedrozzi Scholars Jaine Tabrett and Shannon Meyer work for tech start-up Nyentek. In partnership with The Switch, Las Positas College, and Innovation Tri-Valley, the Pedrozzi Foundation has brought Scholars and local start-up companies together. This project is known as the Boomerang Program because it seeks to return bright students studying throughout the state [...]
Photo Credit: Brandon Cardwell Livermore native and coveted international speaker, Alex Hunter spoke to Pedrozzi Scholars as a part of "Pedrozzi Night" at The Switch, an incubator and coworking space for startups, entrepreneurs, tech developers and creatives in downtown Livermore. This evening allowed students to explore The Switch space, as well as hear from a [...]
Mark your calendar for several fantastic evenings in June, July, August and September for the popular Music in the Orchard Concert Series returning for the fifth year to the Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort & Spa. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and relax under the olive trees of Livermore's finest resort at 4549 Cross Road. [...]
Photo Credit: Carrie Martin, LLNL Astronaut and former engineer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Jose Hernandez spoke to Pedrozzi Young Scholars at Marylin Avenue School to explain his journey from migrant farm worker to man in space. Jose began his presentation by giving the young students the license to dream big, one [...]
Front Row (From L to R): PYS Priel Wolfe, Samantha Romero, Katherine Robles, Alessandra Puentes, Vanessa Perez, Flore Jimenez, Yoselin Delgado, Angelina Cruz, Kimberly Cano. Back Row (From L to R): Carolyn Seigfried (Pedrozzi Foundation Executive Director), Maggie Tufts (Pedrozzi Young Scholar Coordinator), and Denise Nathanson (principal of Marylin Ave. School). The 2018 [...]
2018 Pedrozzi Scholars, family members, and friends came together to celebrate their achievements at the annual Recognition Event. Congratulations once again to all scholars on your tremendous accomplishments! View all [...]
To mark the beginning of the second decade of scholarships, the Pedrozzi Foundation recently awarded $412,000 in scholarships to 114 local scholars. Since 2008, the Pedrozzi Foundation has awarded $4 million to 1,100 Livermore students. Of the 2018 Pedrozzi Scholars, seventeen percent will be the first in their family to attend college. These scholars will [...]
