LOS ANGELES – Five college-bound students are recipients of supplemental scholarship grants from APO Global Foundation, Inc.
The students, who were nominated by their high school and career guidance counselors, will receive $1,000 each so they can jump start and tied them over in their freshman college career path.
The five Filipino-American scholars were judged by their school’s nominators on the basis of their academic merits or GPA (85%), extra-curricular activities (8%), written essay (5%) and school size (2%). The essay topic or theme that they submitted as part of the criteria for being considered as grantees is: “How can I help uplift my Filipino heritage and how can I be a positive contributor for the betterment and welfare of our community.”
The student scholarship awardees who will be honored on Aug. 17, 2024, 4 p.m. at Parkside Cerritos Clubhouse at 166th Street corner Redwood Ave., Cerritos are Sara Jane Sarajena, Alyssa Iida, Jezreel Villegas, Aubrey Faith B. Reyes and Mitch Cris De Guzman.
Sarajena, who graduated from Eagle Rock High School, will be attending Pasadena City College and hopes to pursue Nursing as a pediatric or NICU nurse.
Iida, an alumna of North High School in Torrance, will take up Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology in UCLA.
Villegas, who finished high school at Hollywood High, will be attending University of California San Diego and will take up Human Biology. He wants to be a part of the healthcare industry as physician assistant.
Reyes, also a product of Hollywood High School, will attend the University of San Diego as well with a major in Political Science, but is interested to have a career in business.
De Guzman, a graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School, will be an incoming freshman at UCLA, majoring in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. He hopes to be a neurologist or cardiologist someday.
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