Hard work paid off for graduating senior Teresa Vega, recipient of the Bodega Bay Firefighter’s Association 2012 Tomales High School Scholarship. With her 3.83 GPA, participation in varsity basketball and soccer, and contributions to student government and the Link Crew, Vega arguably earned the $1,000 award. Outside school she volunteers as a coach for the Sacred Heart Church girl’s basketball team and at Petaluma Valley Hospital. Vega will continue to nurture her passion for caring at Dominican University, where she will enroll next fall, and where she plans to major in nursing.