2 students earn
Farrington awardThe scholarship offers $4,000 a year
for attending UH-Manoa
Farrington High School seniors Euvelyn Calma and Emeline Bacani want to help people. Calma wants to be a pharmacist, and Bacani a doctor.
The two were awarded Honolulu Star-Bulletin-endowed Wallace Rider Farrington Scholarships last night to help them reach their goals. Charles Hite, Farrington's great-great-grandson, presented the scholarships at the Farrington High School library.
Calma and Bacani will receive $4,000 per school year, for up to four years of study at the University of Hawaii.
"The smile on their faces when they recovered from their illnesses is what I saw while I shadowed a pediatrician, and this is what drives me to pursue a career in the medical field," Bacani said.
Bacani was a volunteer helping to uproot miconia in Panaewa on the Big Island and helping plant trees in Laupahoehoe. She also was a volunteer teacher's aide at Jikoen Hongwanji Lumbini Preschool. She has been active in the Farrington High School student government.
Calma said: "Being a pharmacist fits my character and personal values very well. This profession would also allow me to support my family comparable to how they cared for me, and provide medical care along with compassion towards millions of other people."
Calma is a track-and-field and cross-country athlete. She also plays soccer and softball. She also is active in student government and participated in Kids Against Tobacco Sales and Key Club volunteer projects.
The scholarship was endowed during World War II by the Star-Bulletin to honor Wallace Rider Farrington, former governor of Hawaii, who also was the newspaper's publisher. The high school is named after Farrington.
The Farrington Scholarship, administered by the Hawaii Community Foundation, is based on merit and limited to students who plan to attend UH-Manoa. Annual renewal depends on maintaining satisfactory academic standing.