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Generated in scholarships overall.
4K+
Merced students received VST awards overall.
201
Scholarship recipients for the 2025-26 school year
226
Students awarded grants for the 2024-25 school year
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Smith Family Trust Scholarships
The Smith Family Trust provides scholarships to students who attended a public high school in the city of Merced for a minimum of three years and lived in Merced County during the period of attendance.
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![Students stand together and hold up certificates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":1200}])
Educational leaders and families gathered on May 6, to celebrate 16 Virginia Smith Trust honor scholars at the annual awards dinner, hosted at the MCOE Downtown Center.
![Local Agency Formation Commission Approves VST Land Annexation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726168884/mcoeorg/uo4uuya4pgpb9bqvnsgd/VignettePackage-email_Page_03_Image_0003.jpg","width":2200}])
![Virginia Smith Trust Distributes $148K in Grants to High School Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711148726/mcoeorg/dwd6utpbwhvhspfqs80c/VSTGrant24_MercedHS.jpg","width":2200}])
![Merced City Council Unanimously Approves Annexation of Virginia Smith Trust Land Development]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1705964913/mcoeorg/z2ti8okbt4lmsb9kqplc/VignettePackage-email_Page_04_Image_0003.jpg","width":2200}])
![Virginia Smith Trust Honor Scholars pose with Merced County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Tietjen at the VST Honor Scholars Dinner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683068945/mcoeorg/ahtdunxayfn7watsx9le/VST_2023_Scholars_Dinner-8.jpg","width":2048}])
![Students from El Capitan High School pose on stage after receiving $500 dollar grants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682546530/mcoeorg/lqcsitc7qbw8lfzfsbpd/vst.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682546530/mcoeorg/lqcsitc7qbw8lfzfsbpd/vst.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682546530/mcoeorg/lqcsitc7qbw8lfzfsbpd/vst.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682546530/mcoeorg/lqcsitc7qbw8lfzfsbpd/vst.jpg","width":1200}])
![Photo of Virginia Smith]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679957153/mcoeorg/uqzzbewu8bt5m058jvcb/VirginiaSmithPhoto001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679957153/mcoeorg/uqzzbewu8bt5m058jvcb/VirginiaSmithPhoto001.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679957153/mcoeorg/uqzzbewu8bt5m058jvcb/VirginiaSmithPhoto001.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679957153/mcoeorg/uqzzbewu8bt5m058jvcb/VirginiaSmithPhoto001.jpg","width":1200}])