Sandy Alegria-Hernandez
Berkeley Rotary High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sandy is graduating from the IB program at Berkeley High School (BHS) and will be the first in her family to attend college. She is a member of the Y-Scholars Program, where her leadership led to an award as “Student of the Year.” Sandy helped form a group called “Peer Adviser Leader” (PAL) which helps 9th grade students transition successfully into high school and into the Y-Scholars community. She is interested in pursuing Latin American and Latino Studies at UCSC.