The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation awarded $18,000 in scholarships to 12 students this week.

Here are the awards:

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The Marca Lee Bircher Vocal/Musical Theater Scholarship: Nicholas Chatham
The Bob and Mary Jo English Scholarship: Jonathon Notebaert
The Amy and Jason Kulas Family Scholarship: Jennifer Garcia
The Jesse and Amelia Moreno Family Scholarship: Maria Garcia
The Sally Poe Turpin Memorial Scholarship: Hayley Heiner
The Veritex Community Leadership Scholarship: Adrian Quijada
The Richard H. Vitale Family Scholarship: Samantha Braun
The Todd and Abby Williams Family Scholarship: Samantha Braun
The Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1942 Scholarship: Emmanuel Hernandez
The Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1968 Scholarship: Emmanuel Hernandez
The Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1971/Dennis Roe Memorial Scholarship: Maximillian Castillo
The Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1991 Scholarship: Ramon Alvarez

Two of those students, Samantha Braun and Emmanuel Hernandez, are featured in our story this month about high school seniors who have overcome obstacles.