Tahoe Water Suppliers Association has awarded $500 Future of Water scholarships to four area high school graduates.

The scholarships are available to a student working toward his or her first undergraduate degree and who is enrolled in a program related to water resources, environmental science or the sciences.

The students are selected by the following criteria: an essay on “Source Water Protection – Why It Matters”, academic performance including the cumulative grade point average, relevance of the student’s curriculum to science and leadership in extracurricular activities.

The 2014 winners are:

Incline High School — Megan Rachlin

North Tahoe High School — Garret Driller

South Tahoe High School — Kevin Herrara-Iribe

Whittell High School — Tori Ann Jimenez.