The Peninsula College Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping local low-income, first-generation college students achieve their educational and career goals, awarded 15 college scholarships to high school senior students from East Palo Alto, eastern Menlo Park and Redwood City. In addition to the $12,000 scholarship, each PCF scholar will be provided with one-on-one mentoring, summer internship support, and college and career success training. Students will be recognized June 18. This year’s award recipients include: From East Palo Alto Academy High School – Diana Carranza (San Jose State University), and David Lozano Camacho (San Jose State University); from Eastside College Preparatory School – Alexis Aceves (University of California, Los Angeles), Gladys Bustos (University of California, Los Angeles), and Getssiva Hernandez (University of California, Santa Barbara); from Menlo-Atherton High School – Haisaane Fakalata (St. Mary’s College of California), and Niesha Ford (College of St. Benedict); from Sequoia High School – Aureliano Davila (University of California, Irvine), Nereyda Guzman (Notre de Namur University), and Rossmeri Ramirez (Sacramento State University); from Summit Preparatory Charter High School — Jose Martinez Luna (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo) and Jocelyn Morales (Notre de Namur University); and from Woodside High School – Stephanie Contreras (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo), Yarely Guzman Lopez (San Francisco State University), and Gemma Urena (University of California, Santa Cruz).
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:30:00 +0000
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