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.
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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.
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Iida, an alumna of North High School in Torrance, will take up Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology in UCLA.
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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.
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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.
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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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