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Presephany Palacios Rachel Quan
Mission High School
Will attend CSU East Bay
The Isabel Moore Memorial
Scholarship
Donors: Friends & Family of Isabel
Moore Lowell High School
Will attend UC Riverside
Donors: Joan & Eugene Hill
College seems to be a place where
you have more choice about what
you study. I am excited to take classes that
allow me to learn more about myself and the
world.
Receiving my degree will be more
than a piece of a paper; it will
represent all my hard work and the
obstacles I have overcome with the
help of my family and community.
Jeronimo Perez-Flores Alondra Quiles
San Francisco International High School
Will attend CSU San Jose
Donor: Anonymous East Palo Alto Academy
Will attend UC Riverside
Donors: Jen & Ryan Sweeney
I’m proud of all the adversity I have
overcome. I fought for my dignity,
education, and integration in the
community and now graduating from
college is my goal and dream. I want to show how difficult
backgrounds do not define a
person's abilities or future. I want to
show that my hard work has paid off
and that I am a positive result of my
parents' struggle.
Ronald Phelps Jennifer Quintero Moreno
Lincoln High School
Will attend College of Idaho
The Steven Drypolcher Memorial
Scholarship
Donors: Friends & Family of Steven
Drypolcher Woodside High School
Will attend CSU Channel Islands
Donors: Gerri & Richard Wong
I grew up in the projects where most
people don’t make it out of high
school. Living here motivates me to push
myself to do better and never be satisfied.
Knowledge is key and can open so
many doors. With my degree, I
hope to pursue my dreams of
helping youth achieve their own
education goals and overcome
challenges.
Samaria Pineda Andrea Ramirez
Immaculate Conception Academy
Will attend University of San Francisco
Donor: Kaiser Permanente Northern
California Fund for Health Education Galileo High School
Will attend CSU Sonoma
Donors: Boys & Girls Clubs of San
Francisco, Sue Weinstein,
Jacqueline Young
My goals come from working hard
to be the first in my family to go to
college. They have influenced me to
try to succeed in every possible way.
With a degree I will be equipped to
be independent and self-sufficient.
No matter what I end up doing in the
future, education will always open up
doors.