Four students from American Samoa have been awarded scholarships to the 2019 Junior Statesmen Summer School.
The scholarships, funded by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs, cover all tuition costs and round trip transportation to the JSA Summer Schools in the USA.
The lucky recipients are:
Talofa Fe’a- Tafuna High School, who will be attending Princeton.
Janillicah Harmon, Leone High School, who will be going to Stanford.
Baby-Serenalia Iona, Leone High School, who will be attending the JSA program at Princeton.
Leilani-Ena Stanley-Galea’i, Pacific Horizons who will be attending Stanford.
Twenty nine other high school students from private and public high schools have been accepted to the 2019 JSA Summer Programs:
Angela Chen, Pacific Horizons H.S., Stanford
Victor Chen, Pacific Horizons H.S., Stanford
Phelan Escalanti, Manu’a High School, Stanford
Lorraine Faiivae, Faga’itua High School, Stanford
Luciano Fuagtaga, Samoana High School, Stanford
Dorvida Fuiava, Manumalo Baptist, Stanford
Ianeta Hollister, South Pacific Academy, Princeton
Avemaria Isa’ako, Fa’asao Marist, Stanford
Kalista Koloi, Fa’asao Marist, Stanford
Lene Kruse, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Pele Kruse, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Noelle Lei Sam, South Pacific Academy, Princeton
Nellie Lisala, Tafuna High School, Stanford
Courtney Mapu, Fagaitua High School, Stanford
Take Masina, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Christiana Nuusila, Fa’asao Marist, Princeton
Tasi Pereira, Samoana High School, Georgetown
Jessica Satele, South Pacific Academy, Princeton
Nancy Satele, South Pacific Academy, Princeton
Evelini Suani, Manumalo Baptist, Stanford
Talaave Tagitagi, Leone High School, Princeton
Osomanu Tauane, Fagaitua High School, Stanford
Grace Uso, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Merry Vaa, Fagaitua High School, Stanford
Milo Vaelua, Tafuna High School, Stanford
Jaylanni Vaoalii, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Jay Vaoalii, Jr., Tafuna High School, Princeton
Bahn Vaofanua, Tafuna High School, Princeton
Leleagaatutuila Vele, Fa’asao Marist, located at Stanford
Admission decisions are based on an applicant’s academic achievement, leadership, and interest in politics or government.
Tuition, which covers all academic expenses, housing and meals for the month, is $5,650 for the JSA Programs located at Georgetown, Princeton and Stanford.
Transportation to the summer school is not included in the tuition.
