Jon Scott Kuehner Scholarship

Jessica Shiarella, 2004 recipient of the Jon Scott Kuehner Scholarship, poses with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Kuehner.

Jon Scott Kuehner, a University of Hawaii student, with plans to be a teacher, first came to Le Jardin Academy as a Summer School aide. It was the summer of our move to this new campus and Scott stayed on to help. With a helpful, positive and responsible manner, he was instantly recruited to work on the campus with our Buildings & Grounds department while he continued his studies at the University.

Scott made an enormous impact in the Le Jardin community and touched the lives of many. The legacy he leaves behind is…

• Someone who greeted life and its many tasks, chores, and adversities always with a smile
• Someone who desired to help others to learn, to be a teacher
• Someone who cared for our students and had fun with them
• Someone who enjoyed living in a place of natural beauty called Hawaii
• Someone who exemplified an upbeat example that we are here to find the best in others and to leave the world a little bit better through our presence
• Someone who started an educational program for Andes natives in Brazil that became a National outreach

Jon Scott Kuehner’s family has established an annual Jon Scott Kuehner Scholarship Fund to an eighth grade student who exemplifies Scott’s focus on giving.