ASCC Awards Scholarships

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The Saili le Atamai Scholarship, a $500 award sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA) of the American Samoa Community College, is awarded to  Louwill Cazilo, Maria Ioane, Onosimo Tovola, and Rosalia Taotofi.

This award is available to students who do not have access to federal financial aid.

The Presidential Merit Scholarship, valued at $500 and open to all ASCC students, has been awarded to Mr. Anthony Tuiolosega and Ms. Tamara Bailey.
Ms. Louwill Cazilo, 18, was born in the Philippines, and was a member of the National Honor Society while attending Marist Fa’asao High School, where she graduated in 2015.

Ms. Cazilo has volunteered as a Hope House caretaker, and also a member of the Art Club while at Marist Faasao.

A citizen of Samoa, Ms. Rosalia Taotofi, 19, is Treasurer for Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) campus organization, member of Student Association for Fa’asamoa (SAFF), and volunteer caregiver of Hope House.

Ms. Taotofi also graduated from Marist Fa’asao, where she participated in the National Honor Society.

Maria Ioane, 21, is a citizen of Samoa who graduated from Tafuna High School, where she made the rank of First Sergeant in the Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps.

Ms. Ioane has also been a volunteer caregiver at Hope House and has been active in her church, serving for the last five years as a youth president and a bass player. Her active campus life includes membership in the SGA, and the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society.

Originally from Fiji, Ms. Onosimo Tovola, 20, graduated from South Pacific Academy and has done volunteer work at Hope House.

“I am grateful and blessed at how my parents have supported me through school all along,” she said, “and receiving this scholarship is like finally helping them by being able to contribute to my education through my hard work and determination.”

Presidential Merit scholarship recipient Mr. Anthony Tuiolosega Tuiolosega graduated from Leone High School, where he was a National Honor Society member.

At ASCC, he’s active in both the PTK and the Psychology Club while carrying a triple-major of Liberal Arts, Architectural Drafting, and Accounting.

Ms. Tamara Bailey, who was also a presidential merit scholarship winner was born in American Samoa but completed high school in Dickinson, Texas.

With a declared interest in civil engineering and the health profession, Ms. Bailey currently serves as the President of the ASCC HOSA chapter, and is also a PTK member.

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