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Foundation awards $71,500 in scholarships to Class of 2020
The EPISD Education Foundation awarded $71,500 in scholarships to 77 members of the Class of 2020.
The total amount includes: the foundation’s traditional scholarships, STARS Foundation Scholarships, EPISD Council of PTA Scholarships, the Amalia Muro Scholarship, the Genevieve Gonzalez Scholarship, the Coach Lou Robustelli and the Del Norte Lion’s Club Scholarship. The foundation last year began a partnership with the STARS Foundation, which matches the $1,000 foundation scholarship for students who have 12 credit hours of college. Eighteen EPISD seniors received this scholarship.
Scholarships are made possible through the generosity of EPISD employees, partner funds and donors including: ABM, Engage2Learn, Jacobs Engineering, Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, Hospitals of Providence, Teachers Federal Credit Union, El Paso Electric, Texas Gas Services, Banes General Contractors, Mounce Green Myers Safi, Hilltop Securities, Norton Fulbright Rose, Piper Jaffray and Georgina Williams and the EPISD Council of PTAs.
“The EPISD Education Foundation is grateful for the commitment of our donors who understand the great need to support the Class of 2020 during this unprecedented time,” said foundation president Russell Wiggs. “We hope these scholarships help our recipients realize their college dreams.”
All scholarships are for $1,000 unless otherwise noted with the exception of STARs, which will be matched. Below are the winners of the scholarships:
Valeria Barrientos Chavez Andress EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Andrea Bazan Andress EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Amber Deshaies Andress STARS Foundation Shakayla Wilkes Andress EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Ryvika Chavez Austin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Natasia Salcido Austin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Wynona Skilling Austin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Dante Velasco Austin STARS Foundation Job Armengol Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Justin Diaz Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Mario Diaz Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Carlye Herrera Bowie Coach Lou Robustelli Scholarship Carlye Herrera Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Alejandra Lopez Bowie Del Norte Lion's Club ($500) Federico Moncada Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Destiny Pedroza Bowie EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Ariana Abascal Burges STARS Foundation Jessica Amenzaga Burges Council of PTAs $250 Sebastian Barraza Burges STARS Foundation Julian Diaz Burges STARS Foundation Trinity Dorantes Burges STARS Foundation Alan Garcia Galvez Burges STARS Foundation Stella Guillen Burges STARS Foundation Vivian Macias Burges Council of PTAs $500 Vivian Macias Burges STARS Foundation Brandon Mojica Burges STARS Foundation Ashley Morton Burges STARS Foundation Amelia Navarro Burges STARS Foundation Alyssa Quesada Burges STARS Foundation Miciah Quinn Burges Council of PTAs $250 Mia Valencia Burges Ann Yerby Memorial Scholarship Karla Villalobos Burges Amalia Muro Scholarship Joshua Ybarra Burges STARS Foundation Nayelli Jimenez CCTA EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Rafael Baez Chapin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Paul Bernhard Coronado EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Patricio Casaubon Coronado Council of PTAs $250 Sergio Enriquez Coronado STARS Foundation Liliana Flores-Dumond Coronado EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Mariana Iglesias Coronado EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Alisa Pitchkolan Coronado Council of PTAs $500 Alisa Pitchkolan Coronado EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Nicole Poissant Coronado EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Nathaniel Seward Coronado Council of PTAs $250 Briana Bernal El Paso Council of PTAs $250 Sophia Fuentes El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Annaeliese Huenneke El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Odyssey Mann El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Thomas Norton El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Paige Pearson El Paso Council of PTAs $250 Noelle Porflit El Paso Council of PTAs $500 Noelle Porflit El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship LIsa Ramirez El Paso EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Darielle Baustert Franklin Council of PTAs $250 Emily Jauregui Franklin STARS Foundation Fabian Ramirez Franklin Council of PTAs $500 Fabian Ramirez Franklin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Summer Sullivan Franklin Council of PTAs $250 Dominique Botello Irvin Irvin Class of 1969 Scholarship Kenya Garcia Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Carmen Guerra Irvin Irvin Alumni Association Scholarship Angel Hernandez Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Zayya Herrera Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Gabriel Huerta Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Nya Jones Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Cody Ladd Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Bebet Lujan Irvin Irvin Alumni Association Scholarship Magdalena Mireles Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Destiny Rivera Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Gianna Rivera Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Daniel Salas Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Yahaira Ugarte Irvin EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Frida Aguilera Jefferson EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Carlos Carrete Jefferson EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Carlos Carrete Jefferson Genevieve Gonzalez Scholarship Wei-Li Kung Silva STARS Foundation Erica Loustaunau Silva EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Karen Nevarez Silva STARS Foundation Damini Patel Silva EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Carlos Benitez TMECHS Council of PTAs $500 April Blackwell TMECHS EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Jorge Franco TMECHS Council of PTAs $250 Sofia Muñoz TMECHS Council of PTAs $250