AHS junior wins scholarship

Csaba Petre

Csaba Petre of Oak Park, a junior at Agoura High School, has won a $2,500 scholarship from the Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship program.

Winners were selected from a pool of nearly 7,500 applicants. While students must maintain a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average to qualify, they must also demonstrate accomplishments in three of four areas: special talents, leadership, obstacles overcome and community service.

Winners in each state go on to compete for nine national scholarships each worth $25,000.Once the student graduates high school, scholarship funds may be applied to various education or training programs.