SACO awards scholarships

The Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO) introduced its 2019 High School Scholarship Recipients at the club’s annual July picnic. Each of the students received an award of $1000. Pictured from left to right: Carrie Frost (Aptos High, Cabrillo College), Marko Zaninovich (Stevenson School, Cornell University), Hunter Bobeda (Aptos High, Cabrillo College), Mary Whitney (St. Francis High, College of the Holy Cross), Conner Taylor (Aptos High, Cal State Monterey Bay), Alessandra Balestrieri-Jennings (Stevenson School, Sonoma State University), Not pictured: Annabella Vlaicevic (Aptos High, Chapman University) — contributed