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Jessica Rangel Samara Seymore
Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy
Will attend UC Merced
Donor: Jeffrey Parks Gateway High School
Will attend UC Merced
Donor: Kaiser Permanente Northern
California Fund for Health Education
I want to be a role model for my
two younger siblings. I want to be
the living evidence that they can be
successful and empower them to
follow their dreams.
I have seen the damage that the
inability to understand or accept
mental health disorders can have on
a family. I will study psychology so that
I can reach out to inner-city families of
color and promote awareness about mental
health issues.
Roseann Roceta Jasmine Soria-Delgado
Mission High School
Will attend CSU Los Angeles
The Meritus Young Professionals
Council Award
Donor: Meritus YPC Menlo Atherton High School
Will attend UC Merced
Donors: Phyllis Culp, The Erich and
Hannah Sachs Foundation,
Westly Foundation
I need higher education to pursue
what I want to do in the future:
become a case manager working with
students. I hope to motivate the younger
generations in my family and show
them that college is a reachable goal.
Karla Rodriguez Olive Tambou Nzoutchoum
Mission High School
Will attend UC Los Angeles
Donors: Amy & Gordon Ritter Lowell High School
Will attend Macalester College
Donors: Mauree Jane & Mark Perry
I want to be a role model to my
younger brothers. I want to break
the chain of generations of kids
from families who don't make it to
college because they lack resources and
motivation. Many people believe that attaining
a college degree is the ultimate
goal. But for me, college is a
stepping stone toward my ultimate
goal of becoming a pediatrician.
Guenne Sarmiento Jermaurtez Thomas
Lowell High School
Will attend UC San Diego
The Steven Drypolcher Memorial
Scholarship
Donors: Agents of Zephyr Real Estate Wallenberg High School
Will attend CSU San Francisco
Donor: The David and Maria
Waitrovich Family Charitable Fund
A degree will carve pathways
toward so many opportunities I
cannot even imagine. I am ready to
expand my horizons and find my real
passions.
We must take initiative in our
actions. Evolving from being that kid
who wants to play all the time to the
kid who wants to learn changed my
mindset.