Our 10th annual golf tournament is scheduled for

Monday, July 29, 2024

at Riverview Golf & Country Club!

Stay tuned for updates.

The Nor-Cal Retired Coaches Association is pleased to offer scholarships to student athletes graduating from high schools in Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties in Spring 2024. Information about our application process and the qualifications to apply are outlined below. Each Spring, after the scholarship selections have been made, a luncheon is held at Riverview Golf & Country Club to recognize the students, their families and our sponsors. We encourage student athletes from all four counties to apply.

Vision:

The Nor-Cal Retired Coaches Association (RCA) vision is to assist deserving young high school student athletes from Northern California communities in achieving a post-secondary education. As trustees of the Nor-Cal RCA, we will award scholarships to deserving, graduating high school student athletes to assist them in pursuing educational opportunities at accredited colleges, universities or technical/trade institutions.

Award Amount:

$2,000 (multiple awards)

Description:

Eligibility criteria:

Must be graduating from a high school in Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama or Trinity County in 2023-24.

Student must have participated in at least two seasons of Varsity Level, CIF sport(s) while in high school (traveling teams not connected to high school do not qualify). The two seasons do not have to be in the same sport.

Minimum GPA of 2.75

Must plan to attend an accredited college or technical/trade institution in 2024-25 (if you plan to pursue a "gap" year right after high school, contact Bob Lowden at lowden@charter.net)

You do NOT need to participate in athletics in college

A member of the Nor-Cal RCA will be assigned to each scholarship recipient for the period of the scholarship in order to mentor/assist the student as needed while in college. Each recipient will be recognized at a Nor-Cal RCA function.

Begin Accepting Applications Date: November 6, 2023

Deadline Date (PST Time Zone): March 11, 2024 at midnight, PST

2024 Applications Are Now Closed

NorCal RCA 2023 Student Athlete Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to our 2023 Student Athletes. Your achievements have shown you to be the best-of-the-best! Your future is bright! Continue to work hard and achieve your goals.

Group picture taken on May 16th at the Scholarship Luncheon held at Riverview Golf & Country Club. 17 of the 19 recipients attended with their parents. Not pictured: Braydon Bishop and Dillon Wayne, both from West Valley High School. Also attending the luncheon were many generous Sponsors and RCA members.

NorCal RCA 2022 Student Athlete Scholarship Recipients

NorCal RCA 2021 Student Athlete Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to this year’s outstanding group of Student Athletes! You have persevered through the challenging times and came through on top!

Congratulations to our 3 additional recipients! John Parker, Jada Swensen, and Amber Anderson

We are so excited to announce, because of all of the generous sponsors this year, we have been able to award 3 more 2021 scholarships. Congratulations to our newest recipients:

Amber Anderson from U-Prep. She competed in tennis and soccer. Amber is planning on going to San Diego University.

John Parker from Shasta High School. He competed in swimming. John is headed to Syracuse University.

Jada Swenson from Yreka High School. She competed in volleyball and softball. Jada is headed to Boise State University.