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Scholarships & Grants

Since opening in 2002, the Clark Center has awarded over $275,000 in performing arts scholarships to over 130 graduating high school seniors living in the Lucia Mar Unified School District area. Many of our past recipients have gone on to careers in the arts and achieved significant success as performers and technicians.

Our scholarship program means that more individuals get the recognition they deserve and assistance they need to follow their dreams. We think that’s a great investment!

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
  1. Student must be a high school senior residing in the Lucia Mar Unified School District area.
  2. Must be planning to continue education in the field of performing arts after high school with the intent of either pursuing a career in the performing arts and/or utilizing the performing arts in their adult life, post college graduation.
  3. Must have a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and meet all graduation requirements.
  4. Must submit a Student Data Printout with photo, transcript of student progress, and a video audition clip.
  5. A live audition is required for final selection.
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Congratulations to our 2025 Clark Center Scholarship recipients:

These graduating seniors in the Lucia Mar Unified School District received scholarships from the Clark Center to support their studies beyond high school.

Ava Pacaoan

Sandy Lubin Memorial Scholarship
For Dance

Brooklyn Hause

Brent D. Keith Memorial Scholarship
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music

Capri Carrington

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music/Choir

Isabelle (Izzy) Arave

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Joy Avant

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Kaveh Naficy

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Theatre/Playwriting

London Raftery

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Mia Beck

Ron & Bernie Kautz Memorial Scholarship
Devonshire Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Technical Theatre

Olivia McDonald

Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Theatre

Sydney Mendoza

Nichols Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Zoe Smith

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Technical Theatre