August 16, 2023

“The Voice of Garden Grove 2023” title was awarded on August 3rd, the last show of the Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park, to Rebecca Trejo of Rancho Alamitos High School. Trejo treated the crowd of concert-goers to a performance of “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, and was awarded a $500 scholarship, along with an additional $500 for her school’s choir program.

Sergio Bocanegra was announced as runner-up after performing “Feeling Good”, written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. Bocanegra received a $250 scholarship and another $250 for Garden Grove High School’s choir program.

A total of 19 students competed in this year’s singing competition, which is held every summer during the Free Summer Concert Series in July and August. Among the finalists were Christiana Fahmy from Pacifica High School, Ahlana Cobarrubias from Garden Grove High School, and Madeline Nguyen from Pacifica High School.

Sponsored by the Garden Grove Community Foundation, The Voice of Garden Grove is a singing competition for local high school students. Over the past eleven years, the Foundation has provided over $15,000 in scholarships to students and choir programs.

For more information, visit www.ggcf.com/thevoice or contact the Garden Grove Community Foundation at (714) 741-5168. To view photos and videos of this year’s performances, visit www.facebook.com/GGCF1998 or search for #voiceofgg.