Memorial scholarship set up in honor of Sanger High School student killed in crash

SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) -- A caller assistance volition grant the representation of a Sanger High School pupil who died successful a clang past month.

The Sanger High School Foundation is starting the Hubert Hsu Memorial Scholarship.

"I deliberation successful moving with the household this is going to beryllium a truly large mode to memorialize him," said Sanger High School Principal Kristin Coronado.

The 17-year-old died aft a conveyance struck him and his person Bethany Ray portion crossing the roadworthy astatine Bethel and Almond avenues precocious past month.

Hubert Hsu (right) moving connected a task with a student.

Officials accidental Bethany is inactive recovering from the crash.

Coronado says Hsu was a shining prima successful and extracurricular the classroom, participating successful extracurricular activities similar NASA HUNCH.

"He was precise progressive successful robotics and past besides a batch of AP classes," said Coronado.

"So, helium was truly impactful connected our campus."

Hsu's begetter told Action News helium had conscionable completed his MIT interrogation and was looking guardant to his Harvard interview.

All of this was tragically chopped short.

The City of Sanger is continuing a propulsion to amended information successful the country with projected postulation signals.

"We started the task successful '23. We've received each the right-of-way documents now," said Sanger City Manager Nathan Olson.

"So, we're conscionable waiting connected the authorization to conception from Caltrans and we'll commencement the project.

Olson says the task of adding the lights is expected to beryllium implicit by sometime this summer.

In the meantime, helium is reminding everyone to wage adjacent attraction to their surroundings.

Hubert Hsu sitting down to enactment connected a computer. (Photo: Joseph Hsu)

"Safety is everyone's responsibility. So, whether you're a pedestrian oregon successful a car conscionable marque definite you're paying attention," said Olson.

Everyone is present focused connected ensuring that Hsu is ne'er forgotten.

"I deliberation it's precise important that we marque definite that we person plentifulness of funds for this truthful that Hubert's sanction volition everlastingly beryllium recognized," said Coronado.

Donation and Scholarship Information:

A GoFundMe has been acceptable up. Hsu's begetter says that wealth volition besides spell toward the scholarship.

Cash and recognition donations volition beryllium accepted successful the Sanger High Student Center. (559) 524 7244. Checks tin beryllium made to "Sanger High School Foundation" and mailed to the school.

Sanger High and Sanger West seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

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