Previous Award Recipients
Previous scholarship award recipients describe themselves as follows:
The daughter, among six siblings, of a single mother. A homeless daughter of abusive, alcoholic parents. A child who spoke no English until age ten. The seventeen year old self appointed head of her household and younger siblings. A high school senior whose big sister (and best example) was killed recently. A daughter whose dad died when she was three. A kid whose father is incarcerated.
These same girls’ accomplishments, activities and awards include: A 4.53 GPA. Numbers 1, 8, 9, 11, 21, 25 and 27 of 475 class ranking. President of the Hispanic Student Association. Class President – Student Council. President – National Honor Society. Drill team Captain. All-District in Volleyball and Basketball. Voted “Most Dedicated” and “Hardest Worker,” Full time job after school and on weekends (she went to work instead of the prom). Choir, Thespian Society, Debate Team, Band, Cheerleader, Editor-in-Chief of the student publication and yearbook.
Their Aspirations include: to be a dentist, a nurse, a teacher, an accountant, an architect, a radiologist, a veterinarian, a surgeon.


