Mauricio Castaneda
Balboa High School Will attend CSU San Francisco Donors: Deirdre & Chris Hockett
College is very important to me because I will be the first one in my family to ever graduate. I want to go into environmental science because I know that the world needs people to make change for the better.
Nataly Espinoza Madrid
City Arts & Tech High School Will attend UC Merced Donors: Carmen Castro-Franceschi & Greg Franceschi, First Republic Bank
My life experiences have taught me to never lose hope, because hope is what keeps us pushing forward. There is nothing that can stop me from going to college.
Erica Chan
Lowell High School Will attend UC San Diego Donors: Anonymous, Minds Matter of San Francisco, Nancy & Bill Newmeyer
My ultimate goal is to make an impact somehow, whether it be a world-changing discovery or just making my community a better place.
Alicia Flores
O ' Connell High School Will attend CSU East Bay Donor: Kaiser Permanente Northern California Fund for Health Education
I am certain that the strength and will to overcome that I have gained will lead to success in higher education and in my future career as a nurse.
Noelle Chin
Washington High School Will attend CSU Long Beach The Perry Family 10x10 Award Donors: Mauree Jane & Mark Perry
I believe getting my degree in biology will give me the ability to discover new corners of science that have not been explored before.
Joseph Garcia
Summit Prep High School Will attend UC Merced Donors: Engelsma Family Foundation, Lockton Insurance Brokers, Henry Kenichi Uyeda, Westly Foundation
I want to obtain a college degree because I want to break barriers and become the person I have always envisioned for myself.
Rony Delcid
Leadership High School Will attend CSU San Francisco Donors: The Caldwell-Fisher Charitable Foundation, Janie & Weston Richardson
In high school, I realized that in order to fulfill my academic dreams I had to set school as my number one priority. I came to learn that determination and persistence can get me anywhere.
Carlos Gomez
Mission High School Will attend CSU San Francisco The Chavez Family 10x10 Award Donors: Rosalyn & Tom Chavez
I want to create a culture of education for the future generations of my family. As the first in my family to attend college, I will be breaking down the education barriers that my family has faced.