As part of the Los Gatos High School Senior Awards Evening on June 4, the Lions presented $12,000 in scholarships to 11 graduating seniors who serve the community in their respective subjects of interest.

The main scholarship, the $2,000 Simonson Award, went to Ryan Daily. Like retired Los Gatos High Principal Ted Simonson, Daily showed leadership and community involvement in his years at the school.

Awards of $1,000 each were presented to 10 other students: the Wedemeyer Awards for Athletics to Derek Tam and Carolyn Penner; Language Arts Awards to Felix Li and Karen Rossmassler; Performing Arts Awards to Jason McDowell-Green and Heather Corini; Science and Technology Awards to John Ballard and Lauren Metzler; and Community Service Scholarships to Holden Groves and Rebecca Norman.

The Lions started awarding scholarships in 1982 with a Bruce Jenner Athletic Scholarship. That scholarship was later renamed after Los Gatos High coach Charlie Wedemeyer and his wife, Lucy; the other awards and scholarships were gradually added on through the years. The Simonson Award began in 1998, the year that Simonson, a member of the Lions, retired from the high school.