2 HPA seniors earn Hiatt College Scholarships

Hawaii Preparatory Academy seniors Keanna Lundy and Jordan Virtue are the recipients of the Hiatt College Scholarships for Community Service and Academic Creativity and Initiative.

HPA parents Jerry and Mahilani Hiatt were on hand for the Nov. 9 presentation during the Upper School assembly.

Lundy received the Community Service Award and a $1,000 scholarship for embodying the spirit of servant leadership. Lundy has worked tirelessly to help others throughout her high school career. Off campus, she volunteers for hospice care and Habitat for Humanity.

At HPA, Lundy created a free SAT/ACT test prep club, organized tutoring, club and community service opportunities for all students, and volunteered as the manager for the school’s track and field team.

Virtue, a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, received the Academic Creativity and Initiative Award and a $1,000 scholarship for her numerous academic pursuits, which range from taking classes through the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, pursuing a senior English project about the life and work of William Faulkner and completing an internship with Fred Barbash, editor of the Washington Post’s Morning Mix.

The Hiatt College Scholarships were established in 2004, when the Hiatts established the Mahilani Kellett Hiatt Endowment Fund. The service award honors a student who provides extensive and meaningful local service to the community, while the academic creativity and initiative award honors a student for scholarly work above and beyond the regular academic curriculum.