Scholarship

Stan Daily Scholarship

The Stan Daily Scholarship is offered to students living in the Pleasant Valley area, including Camarillo, Somis, and Santa Rosa Valley.

An award of $1,000 may be given to the graduating senior who produces the best piece of original research (750 words) related to the history of the Pleasant Valley area. Past essays have covered local people, places and events. Refer to awardees' essays provided below to view examples. For further information, please contact us at 805-482-3660 or by email.

Students interested in entering the 2027 competition
The deadline for submission is to be announced.
Email submissions to: pvhmag@gmail.com

Scholarship Awardees:

2026: Matty Perkins - Volcanoes, Bells, and Bonds: A Culminative History of Rancho Campana High School
A graduate of Rancho Campana High School, Matty plans to attend CSU-Monterey Bay studying Film and Biology.

2025: Madison Geisler - Fulkerson Hardware
2024: Shane Speth - Camarillo Academic Olympics
2023: Robert McDonough - "Hotel California" - History of Camarillo State Mental Hospital
2021: Brandee Anderson - Community Action Saves the Day
2020: Madison Mok - St. Mary Magdalen Chapel
2019: Carson Anderson - The History of the Carl Thompson Football Field, Adolfo Camarillo High School
2018: Luke VanKeersbilck - A History of the Camarillo High School Track
2017: Madison McCardell - My Roots
2016: Jessica Radwan - Camarillo History in the 1940s and 1950s

Stan Daily
1935-2016

Stan Daily, father of the scholarship program, was a long-time board member of the PVHS, as well as a Camarillo City Councilman and Mayor for many terms. He was born in Pleasant Valley and was raised on the family farm.