At the annual Barton Auxiliary lunch this month 13 students from South Tahoe and Carson Valley were awarded $19,000 in scholarships and Barton Family Birthing Center received $57,500.

Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic excellence and interest in pursuing a career in medicine or science.

The following students received scholarships: Wesley Alexander (Douglas High School), Kendra Conrad (South Tahoe High School), Samantha Forvilly (Whittell High School), Caitlin Hannah (STHS), Aspen Kidd (WHS), Farrah Kuenzi (Lake Tahoe Community College), Hunter Langford (DHS), Jocelyn Lopez (STHS), America Mata (Mt. Tallac High School), Kelsey McGillivray (DHS), Lars Ponsness (DHS), Jorge Reyes (Mt. Tallac), and Lek Wei Seow (STHS).