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7 Receive Scholarships Memorializing Mar

Lauren Eriksen, Purvaja “Puja” Balaji, Lily Chakrian, Ashley Wang, Zhoujing “Lisa” Lu, Ava Slocum and Gabriella “Ella” Chuang each received a Leslie Noelle LienJun Mar Memorial Scholarship.
Photo courtesy Spencer Mar

Seven recent graduates of San Marino High School have been awarded the Leslie Noelle LienJun Mar Memorial Scholarship, distributed annually to graduating SMHS seniors who demonstrate excellence in academics, athletics and the arts.
The recipients, announced at the senior awards ceremony held right after the school year ended, are Lauren Eriksen, Purvaja “Puja” Balaji, Lily Chakrian, Ashley Wang, Zhoujing “Lisa” Lu, Ava Slocum and Gabriella “Ella” Chuang.
Leslie Mar lost her life in a hiking accident in 2018, and the Mar Family established the scholarship fund to preserve her legacy. While at SMHS, Leslie performed in the wind ensemble, had roles in theater productions each of her four years, led school assemblies as the Associated Student Body’s senior class spirit commissioner and was a captain of the cheer squad.
She also played girls’ varsity volleyball for the Titans, but still found the time to volunteer countless hours in the community alongside her mother as a member of the National Charity League, San Marino Chapter, for which she served as cultural liaison.
After graduating from SMHS in 2013, Leslie earned a business degree in 2017 from Washington State University, where she majored in finance. She began her career shortly after graduation at the international firm Fisher Investments before her tragic accident.
All four of Leslie’s siblings graduated from SMHS, including Adrienne (class of 2005), Stuart (2008), Kelly (2010) and Spencer (2018).

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