Friends of AALA awarded 32 scholarships to comprehensive high school seniors, an options school senior, and a community adult school graduating student. Each awardee received a$2,250 stipend to assist them achieve their higher education goals.
The Board of Directors of Friends of AALA and AALA congratulate these exemplary students:
Yanira Argueta | West Adams Preparatory High School | UCLA |
Komal Kaur Badesha | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | UC, Berkeley |
Candice Candler | Foshay Learning Center | UCLA |
Hyewon Choi | Hamilton High School | USC |
Sebastian Cota | Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | Boston College |
Melanie Cruz | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | CSU Fullerton |
Sandy Garcia | Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine at Linda Esperanza Marques HS | UC, Santa Barbara |
John Guico | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | CSU Fullerton |
Rachel Zila Hidalgo | STEM Academy of Hollywood at Helen Bernstein Complex | Stanford University |
Wesley Jiang | Downtown Magnets High School | UC, Berkeley |
Julian Cameron Jimenez | Garfield High School | Princeton University |
Jose Juarez | Monroe High School | Bucknell University |
Michelle Liu | Downtown Magnets High School | UC, Davis |
Earl Simon Lontok | Narbonne High School | Rutgers University |
Edgar Lopez | Fairfax High School | UCLA |
Juana Alicia Manzano | North Valley Occupational Center | Glendale College |
Jose A. Sanchez Mara | Linda Marquez High School, School of Social Justice | Pomona College |
Sara Lopez Martinez | Garfield High School | Pepperdine University |
Leslie Sujey Mendez | Mendez High School | UCLA |
Angelica Mercado | Kennedy High School | UC, Santa Barbara |
Julianna Monterroso | Amelia Earhart High School | Mission College |
Kevin Ulises Murillo | Northridge Academy High School | Swarthmore College |
Eric Quinn | Taft Charter High School | UCLA |
Carlos A. Ramirez-Sanchez | South Gate High School | University of LaVerne |
Carmen Raya | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | University of Wisconsin, |
Sebastián Arce Rentería | Banning High School | LA Harbor College |
Jessica Reyes | Garfield High School | Georgetown University |
Sara Rojas | Mendez High School | CSU, Los Angeles |
Isahia Sampson | King-Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science | CSU, Fullerton |
Yomma E. Shousha | Fairfax High School | Claremont McKenna |
Michael Udo | King-Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science | UCLA |
Emily Vidal | North Hollywood High School | San Jose State University |