From left, Tom Frankum, Vice President of Friends of Oceanside Parks with scholarship recipient Jake Huggins. Photo: Friends of Oceanside Parks

OCEANSIDE–The Friends of Oceanside Parks, a non-profit group that raises money to support the City of Oceanside Parks and Recreation programs and services awarded their first college scholarship.  

Jake Huggins, a June graduate of El Camino High School is the $1,000 scholarship award recipient.

Huggins participated in swim and water polo teams while attending El Camino High School and participated in the Junior Lifeguard program while growing up in Oceanside. He currently works as a Beach Lifeguard with the Oceanside Fire Department. He will be attending Palomar College in September.