AVID senior scholarship winners to be honored
A record 1,189 Advancement Via Individual Determination
(AVID) seniors representing 33 high schools from San Bernardino County will
be honored tonight at a recognition ceremony at the California State
University, San Bernardino.
They are among a record 2,951 AVID seniors in the Riverside, Inyo,
Mono and San Bernardino (RIMS) region, who are graduating from high school
this year.
Among the students to be honored from the four-county region will
be 43 seniors who will receive scholarships from UC Riverside; Cal State San
Bernardino; RIMS AVID; Gates Millennium; the Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation; and QuestBridge.
AVID is an international education program that began in San Diego
and targets students in the academic middle who have a willingness to work
toward college acceptance. Typically, AVID students are the first in their
families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority
families.
RIMS AVID is one of 11 regional programs set up in California. This
year¹s graduating seniors from San Bernardino County reached the following
goals:
· Nearly 88 percent (1,040) have been accepted to at least one four-year
university, compared to 86 percent in the region (2,149 seniors);
· Thirty percent have been accepted at least to one UC school (355
seniors), matching the percentage from the four-county region (874
students);
· Eighty-one percent have been accepted to one Cal State University (960
seniors), slightly ahead of the region¹s 80 percent rate (2,362 seniors).
The following students earned scholarships from Cal State San
Bernardino:
Alicia Agundez, Arroyo Valley; Rebekah Frazier, Cajon; Makalyla
Jeffers, Norco; Chelsea Rodriguez, Corona; Netania Torrez, Ramona; Javier
Villa, La Sierra; and Teresa Zabalsa, Arroyo Valley.
The following students earned scholarships from UCR:
Joanna Herrera, Pacific; and Ana Padilla, Lakeside.
The following students earned scholarships from RIMS AVID:
Delila Aguirre, Colton; Denise Cabanas, Norte Vista; Mayra Chavez,
Temescal Canyon; Ana DeLaTorre, Pacific; Estefany Flores-Gutierrez, John
North; Dale Fox, Cathedral City; Cindy Garcia, Perris; Ashley Harlow,
Banning; Jennifer Moreno, Ramona; Ambar Pantoja, La Sierra; Guadalupe
Ramirez, Bloomington; Veronica Robles, Perris; Autumn Torres, Moreno Valley;
Nabil Torres, Bishop; Linda Vega, Cathedral City.
The following students will be honored as Gates Millennium
Scholars:
Carlos Castellanos, Norte Vista; Alegria Granja, San Jacinto;
Jonathan Trejo, Granite Hills; Briseida Uriarte, Coachella Valley.
The following students will be honored as Dell Scholars:
Genevieve Baker, Arlington; Christina Bennett, La Sierra; Violeta
Carrillo Morales, Perris; Deja Cox, Vista Del Lago; Nereida Cuevas, Moreno
Valley; Leonor Gaytan, Desert Mirage; Alegria Granja, San Jacinto; Lindsay
Gutierrez, Desert Mirage; Lidia Miranda, Banning; Ashley Nguyen, Moreno
Valley; Carla Perez, Riverside Poly; Stephanie Ramirez, Riverside Poly;
Lissette Raya, San Jacinto; Dayna Williams, Moreno Valley;
Lindsay Gutierrez of Desert Mirage will receive the QuestBridge
scholarship.
(AVID) seniors representing 33 high schools from San Bernardino County will
be honored tonight at a recognition ceremony at the California State
University, San Bernardino.
They are among a record 2,951 AVID seniors in the Riverside, Inyo,
Mono and San Bernardino (RIMS) region, who are graduating from high school
this year.
Among the students to be honored from the four-county region will
be 43 seniors who will receive scholarships from UC Riverside; Cal State San
Bernardino; RIMS AVID; Gates Millennium; the Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation; and QuestBridge.
AVID is an international education program that began in San Diego
and targets students in the academic middle who have a willingness to work
toward college acceptance. Typically, AVID students are the first in their
families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority
families.
RIMS AVID is one of 11 regional programs set up in California. This
year¹s graduating seniors from San Bernardino County reached the following
goals:
· Nearly 88 percent (1,040) have been accepted to at least one four-year
university, compared to 86 percent in the region (2,149 seniors);
· Thirty percent have been accepted at least to one UC school (355
seniors), matching the percentage from the four-county region (874
students);
· Eighty-one percent have been accepted to one Cal State University (960
seniors), slightly ahead of the region¹s 80 percent rate (2,362 seniors).
The following students earned scholarships from Cal State San
Bernardino:
Alicia Agundez, Arroyo Valley; Rebekah Frazier, Cajon; Makalyla
Jeffers, Norco; Chelsea Rodriguez, Corona; Netania Torrez, Ramona; Javier
Villa, La Sierra; and Teresa Zabalsa, Arroyo Valley.
The following students earned scholarships from UCR:
Joanna Herrera, Pacific; and Ana Padilla, Lakeside.
The following students earned scholarships from RIMS AVID:
Delila Aguirre, Colton; Denise Cabanas, Norte Vista; Mayra Chavez,
Temescal Canyon; Ana DeLaTorre, Pacific; Estefany Flores-Gutierrez, John
North; Dale Fox, Cathedral City; Cindy Garcia, Perris; Ashley Harlow,
Banning; Jennifer Moreno, Ramona; Ambar Pantoja, La Sierra; Guadalupe
Ramirez, Bloomington; Veronica Robles, Perris; Autumn Torres, Moreno Valley;
Nabil Torres, Bishop; Linda Vega, Cathedral City.
The following students will be honored as Gates Millennium
Scholars:
Carlos Castellanos, Norte Vista; Alegria Granja, San Jacinto;
Jonathan Trejo, Granite Hills; Briseida Uriarte, Coachella Valley.
The following students will be honored as Dell Scholars:
Genevieve Baker, Arlington; Christina Bennett, La Sierra; Violeta
Carrillo Morales, Perris; Deja Cox, Vista Del Lago; Nereida Cuevas, Moreno
Valley; Leonor Gaytan, Desert Mirage; Alegria Granja, San Jacinto; Lindsay
Gutierrez, Desert Mirage; Lidia Miranda, Banning; Ashley Nguyen, Moreno
Valley; Carla Perez, Riverside Poly; Stephanie Ramirez, Riverside Poly;
Lissette Raya, San Jacinto; Dayna Williams, Moreno Valley;
Lindsay Gutierrez of Desert Mirage will receive the QuestBridge
scholarship.
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