Last spring, we made a last-minute decision to cancel our 2020 awards dinner in the early weeks of COVID-19. Unfortunately, our annual dinner will not return in 2021. We are making plans for a safe and celebratory recognition event to honor our 2021 scholarship winners and honorees. Once again, we have an impressive pool of

Thanks to our friends at the Fox Theatre for helping us get the word out on scholarship applications in a big way. The Sequoia Awards was built for and by the residents of Redwood City, and we have benefited greatly from the help of our friends, sponsors, and donors. But this might just be the

While continuing her studies at John Hopkins University School of Education, Cara is beginning her first year of teaching at Vanguard Collegiate Middle School in Baltimore, MD. Read more about how you can help her inspire and educate students in this underfunded urban school.

The Covid-19 Coronavirus disrupted the educational plans of many, including Sequoia Awards scholarship alumni....

Any high school senior living in Redwood City is eligible to apply for a Sequoia Awards college scholarship...

The Sequoia Awards Board of Directors unanimously elected Ellen Haas as chair for the 2020-21 cycle...

Like so many public events this year, the annual recognition event to honor our scholarship winners had to be canceled. In an act of community-minded generosity, the publisher of Redwood...

Each of our 2020 award winners was spotlighted in the San Mateo Daily Journal...

Every year, in addition to the $25,000 scholarship, The Sequoia Awards provides the top scholarship winner with $500 to donate to the charity of their choice...

We redesigned our website and added lots of features to create a better experience for applicants, attendees and sponsors...