27 BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JOIN THE HIGH HOPES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND RECEIVE AWARDS OF $432,000 TO SUPPORT THEM IN COLLEGE.
BERKELEY, CA – The Berkeley Community Fund (BCF) is excited to announce the 2015 recipients of its High Hopes college scholarships. We will have an awards ceremony on June 8, 2015 at Berkeley City Club to honor the 27 new scholars who will join the High Hopes scholars already in college. The new scholars are:
- Omar Aguilar Martinez
- Sandy Alegria
- Solwazi Allah
- Norma Ambriz
- Abdulalim A’Omer
- Wessede Barrett
- Thafir Elzofri
- Ignacio Franco
- Cassandra Gonzalez
- Marco Gutierrez
- Nia Hampton
- Thai Hill
- Pablo Itzep Pastor
- Sequoia Johnson
- Andrew Jones
- Kevin Lee
- Melissa Macias
- Carlos Montano
- Alexis Ortega
- Denia Parham
- Pamela Rodriguez
- Veronica Smith
- Melissa Sotelo
- Ocean Spikes
- Yilin Xu
- Yingyin Yu
- Hammad Zahid
The 2015 High Hopes Scholars are planning to study math, engineering, architecture, marketing, biology and chemistry at campuses of the University of California and California State University, and at private colleges throughout the United States, including Wesleyan University, Mount Holyoke College, and American University.
The High Hopes Scholarship Program provides four-year $16,000 need-based scholarships to talented and resilient Berkeley high school students. The financial support helps close the significant gap between the true cost of attending college and the typical financial aid award. Scholarships are funded through generous donations from the community.
The program also helps students successfully navigate the challenges they encounter in college through a critical array of support services including one-to-one mentorship, financial literacy training, transition-to-college workshops, and support from a college success coordinator.
Download our press release here: BCF 2015 High Hopes Scholars Press Release.
