Emily Chinn Kindness Awards

Emily Chinn Kindness Awards

The Emily Chinn Kindness Awards at Newport High have been given since May 2001. This award is funded by Dr. Terrance Chinn in memory of his wife Emily. The winners are picked by the Newport High Counseling Center. This award acknowledges kindness and inner strength of character for students at Newport High School. Each student chosen receives a check for $120.

Newport High School Scholarship Recipients 2025 - 2026

Gabriella Diaz, Fernanda Palacios Ochoa, and Daniel Yamamoto

Sarah Guyon and Lucy Unck

Val Li and Finn Munsell

Newport High School Scholarship Recipients 2024 - 2025

Aisha Kamra and Tomio Yap Amal

Kiara Griffey and Rishi Mukherjee

Ronan Dhatt and Ellen Lu

Chaerin Song and Amalia Boscolo

Past Recipients

2023-2024: Manny Martinez, Andrew H. Nguyen, Edward Blizzard, Dylan de Leon, Gerard Sawyer and Adison Wilcox

2022-2023: Micah Li, Milee Boorkman, Lauren Blank, Jaquelyn Mitchell, Marcus Witz, Ewen Hyrien, Sentin Lo and Allie Barashkoff

“Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.”

-John Holt