Each year, the PB Town Council bestows the Dan Froelich Youth Award for outstanding community service on middle school and high school students who have made positive contributions to the Pacific Beach community.
“The Dan Froelich Youth Award was initiated by the Pacific Beach Town Council in June 1990 in recognition of Dan Froelich, a former student at Mission Bay High School. Dan began volunteering with the Town Council at the age of eleven. His excellent example of community service and volunteerism helped the Pacific Beach Town Council recognize the need to involve students in the Pacific Beach area and give them the chance to be an integral part of their neighborhood. This spirit of excellence in Mission Bay High School students continues with our 2023 PBTC President Charlie Nieto, an active volunteer with our organization since 2020.”
Mission Bay High School seniors are eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship and PBMS 8th graders are eligible to win a $500 scholarship!
Beginning in 2025, the award for PBHS seniors is chosen in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Pacific Beach. Kiwanis coordinates the application process with PBHS staff, conducts personal interviews, and chooses a Dan Froelich award recipient concurrent with its own scholarship recipients, but within the criteria provided by the PBTC.
