<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/how-scholarships-are-rewriting-family-legacies.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>06/12/2026</pubDate><title>How Scholarships Are Rewriting Family Legacies</title><excerpt>The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) held its annual PEAC Foundation Awards Night celebration at UC Santa Barbara, marking an inspiring night for college bound students as their college and university destinations were announced. It’s an evening of grand celebration recognizing the PEAC scholarship recipients who are often the first in their families to go to college.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/westmont-news/PEAC-Wide.jpg.jpeg" alt="PEAC"/></image><caption/><description>The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) held its annual PEAC Foundation Awards Night celebration...</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>