Fallbrook High School student Chiara Curnow wins P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

FALLBROOK – P.E.O. Chapter UH announced that Fallbrook High School senior Chiara Curnow has been selected as a recipient of a $2,500 P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. This honor is given to exceptional high school seniors excelling in academic achievement, leadership and service to the community.

P.E.O. International and the STAR Scholarship board of trustees receives and reviews thousands of applicants each year. With the funds available, the board was able to award 880 scholarships this year. Curnow was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter UH as an applicant primarily due to her commitment to higher education and her plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in science and a master's degree in a related field.

Curnow was highly recommended by her high school counselor to the P.E.O. Chapter UH's projects and scholarships committee. She has an academic GPA of 4.16 and has been on the principal's honor roll since sixth grade. Curnow is very active in community service projects through her church and school and participated in numerous leadership roles including captain in diving, swimming and track. Her goal is to eventually become a teacher.

Curnow is the daughter of Robert and Loredana Curnow and will graduate from Fallbrook High School this month. She will be attending Point Loma Nazarene in the fall, majoring in biology.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization established in 1869 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. With nearly 6,000 chapters in the United States and Canada, Fallbrook is home to five chapters. Since its inception, the nonprofit organization has helped more than 109,000 women pursue their educational goals by providing more than $344 million in grants, scholarships, awards and loans and the stewardship of Cottey College, a private women's liberal arts college located in Nevada, Montana.

Submitted by P.E.O. Chapter UH.