Two local high school seniors – Alex Boghossian of Clark Magnet High and Naomi Leader of Crescenta Valley High – received scholarships from Oakmont League of Glendale.

Boghassian will pursue a major in mechanical engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. He was involved with the Robotics team and Career Technical Education Pathways at Clark and hopes to work in space exploration.

Leader plans to attend UC Berkeley this fall. After completing her undergraduate education she hopes to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician or in medical research.

The scholarships were presented by Oakmont League’s scholarship chair Jackie Kubel, who also presented scholarships to GCC students Jasmin Balasanian and Stacy Hovhannisyan, who both plan to transfer to UCLA, and to Nicole Shahi, who plans to continue her education at West Coast University.

Scholarships also were awarded to Melinda Khechumyan of Glendale High and Kristen Marshal of Hoover High.

League President Pam Sorem set a goal of “Making an Impact in our Community” at the beginning of the 2022-23 club year. Their successful event “All in for Oakmont” raised funds to provide scholarships, plus provide assistance to YWCA’s Camp Rosie and much-needed equipment for Glendale Community College’s disabled students programs.

At a recent event, Philanthropy Chair Ellen Farewell presented checks to Tara Peterson, chief executive officer at YWCA Glendale & Pasadena, and to Shauna Hagemann and Ellen Oppenberg of GCC’s Disabled Students Programs and Services.

Sorem, who continues as president for a second term, thanked Mary Broerman, Amanda Duffy, Carol Eldred, Ellen Farewell, Mary Jo Ferrell, Kim Klosterman, Jackie Kubel, Mary Kay Prather, Liz Reed, Pam Riley, Nancy Spencer, Lydia Brown Trout and Allison Weir, for accepting leadership roles for the coming year.