CJUSD APPLE Scholarship Foundation

03/08/2023

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2023 scholarship applications now through Wednesday, April 5. 🍎🍎🍎🍎
The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training at an accredited organization.
The online application includes a well-written essay on the topic, "Dreams for my Future - describe how continuing your education at an accredited college or trade school will help you reach your career and/or personal goals." Essays should not exceed 500 words.
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees. All applications must be received by Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Qualifying members of the Class of 2023 may apply at

03/14/2022

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2022 scholarship applications now through Monday, April 11. 🍎🍎🍎🍎
The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training.
The online application includes a well-written essay on the topic, "Dreams for my Future - describe how continuing your education at an accredited college or trade school will help you reach your career and/or personal goals." Essays should not exceed 500 words.
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees. All applications must be received by Monday, April 11, 2022. Qualifying members of the Class of 2022 may apply at

03/10/2021

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2021 scholarship applications now through Tuesday, April 6. 🍎🍎🍎🍎
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees.
The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training.
The online application includes a well-written essay on the topic, “Plans for my future – Describe how an APPLE Scholarship will help you meet your post-secondary educational and career goals.” Essays should not exceed 500 words.
All applications must be received by Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Qualifying members of the Class of 2021 may apply at http://bit.ly/CJUSDAPPLE2021

03/06/2020

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2020 scholarship applications now through Monday, April 6.
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees. They must complete an online application that includes a well-written essay on the topic, “Plans for my future – Describe how an APPLE Scholarship will help you meet your post-secondary educational and career goals.” The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training.
Applications are only accepted online. All applications must be received by Monday, April 6. Qualifying members of the Class of 2020 may apply at

05/26/2019

Congratulations to our APPLE Scholarship Foundation awardees from the Class of 2019!
Out of nearly 100 applicants from throughout the district, we interviewed and awarded scholarships to the following 16 graduating CJUSD seniors and/or students of CJUSD employees:

Bloomington HS: Idaly Gomez, Angelica Hernandez, Nayeli Miralrio, Kimberly Moreno-Lopez, Yurie Mkhitaryan, Joel Velasco
Colton HS: Brianna Gutierrez, Monica Rodriguez
Grand Terrace HS: Melissa Barajas-Perez, Tristan Boentaran, Samantha Gonzalez, Michael Ramos, Edgar Rolon
Cajon HS: Natsumi Ruiz
Riverside Poly HS: Josephine Cabrera
Yucaipa HS: Nicholas Quass

Congratulations to all of them! We hope that all of our current and past APPLE awardees will keep in touch and let us know how they are doing.
The APPLE Scholarship Foundation was formed by district employees in 2001 and over the years has paid more than $390,000 in scholarships for Colton Joint Unified School District students and students of our employees.
This is possible because of generous support from employees throughout the district through regular payroll deductions and from the community through participation in our fundraising events. It is a collective investment in the future of both our students and our region.

03/01/2019

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2019 scholarship applications now through Sunday, March 31.
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees. They must complete an online application that includes a well-written essay on the topic, “Plans for my future – Describe how an APPLE Scholarship will help you meet your post-secondary educational and career goals.” The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training.
Applications are only accepted online. All applications must be received by Sunday, March 31. Qualifying members of the Class of 2019 may apply at

PURPOSE: To provide scholarships to deserving Colton Joint Unified School District graduating seniors and/or students of CJUSD employees to assist them in pursuing a post-high school course of study at either a college/university or other post-secondary educational institution such as a vocational t...

05/29/2018

Congratulations to our APPLE Scholarship recipients for the Class of 2018!
The following 20 students are receiving a total of $25,000 in various amounts to help them pursue their personal paths to lifelong education. Thank you so much to the many district employees and community members who support the APPLE Scholarship Foundation and makes these awards possible. We’re looking forward to all of our CJUSD high school graduation ceremonies coming in the next week.

Bloomington High School: Lorena Leyva, Esmeralda Tabares, Alexia Camacho, Daniela Lopez, Evelyn Luna, Allison Enriquez, Eduardo De Anda, Brandi Brito, Jennica Pioquinto, Haydee Gallegos, Natali Carmona, Abraham Padilla
Colton High School: Teresa Verduzco Villa, Jesse Morales Zuniga, Alyssa Lopez, Elisa Soto
Grand Terrace High School: Angel Hernandez, Michala Broadway, Jacob Torres
Redlands East Valley High School: Allison Axelrod

05/09/2018

This is a presentation at CJUSD's Community Cabinet meeting this morning. The support of the community means everything.
Check back for photos and our announcement of APPLE's Class of 2018 recipients later this month.
To see more photos from this morning's event, visit The Colton Joint Unified School District The program focused on students graduating this year from CJUSD's College and Career Pathway programs.

Community Cabinet members from Chase Bank’s Colton Branch also presented a $2,500 donation to the CJUSD APPLE Scholarship Foundation, which awards scholarships to our district's graduating seniors.

03/02/2018

The APPLE Scholarship Foundation is accepting 2018 scholarship applications now through Monday, April 9.
Applicants must be qualified as current graduating high school seniors attending any of our Colton Joint Unified School District high schools or the children of CJUSD employees. They must complete an online application that includes a well-written essay on the topic, “Plans for my future – Describe how an APPLE Scholarship will help you meet your post-secondary educational and career goals.” The scholarships are available to students who plan to attend community college or a four-year university, and also to students who plan to pursue post-secondary vocational training.
Applications are only accepted online. All applications must be received by Monday, April 9. Qualifying members of the Class of 2018 may apply at http://bit.ly/CJUSDAPPLE2018

05/24/2017

Congratulations to our Class of 2017 APPLE scholarship recipients! They received a total of $25,000 in scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,500. We wish them success and fulfillment in all their future endeavors.

Thank you to our district employees and community partners who continue to make these scholarships possible through their regular payroll deductions and support for our fundraising activities.

Bloomington High School: Anna Stangl, Brian Jimenez-Luna, Carissa Ceniceros, Daniela Vargas, Elisa Garcia, Melissa Mireles, Perla Holguin

Colton High School: Adrian Estrada, Andrea Gutierrez, Breana Arredondo, Cynthia Covarrubias, Estefania Garcia, Jesus Menchaca, Jorge Leon, Michael Wexler, Paola Oros

Grand Terrace High School: Cristiana Torres, Phillip Tran, Vincent Rasso

Riverside Poly HS: Sophie Cabrera

Citrus Valley HS: Sheridan Selby

Etiwanda HS: Megan Trevarthen

04/10/2017

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's APPLE Golf Tournament. We had a great turn-out for a fun day of golf and raising funds for