Back in January, Eighteen MCPS students were named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation.
The Posse program identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes.
Nationally, 63 colleges and universities each offer full-tuition, merit scholarships to students throughout the country and create multicultural teams—called Posses—on each campus. These student teams receive professional guidance before and throughout college and provide support to one another.
On campus, these students serve in important leadership roles. The MCPS students were honored at a ceremony on Jan. 13, but most will be graduating in the next two weeks.
We spoke with one of the scholarship recipients, Brianna Villegas, a graduating senior at Quince Orchard High School. She told us “Every obstacle I faced made me a stronger person. My strength is what lead me to excel in my academics and earn opportunities in our education system. And for that, I learned everyone is resilient to achieve their goals and make their dreams a reality.”
This year’s recipients come from 14 high schools and will attend five different colleges. The Posse Scholars from MCPS and the colleges they will be attending are:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Erin Fails, Lewis & Clark College
Montgomery Blair High School
Tony Calderon Gonzalez, Sewanee: The University of the South
James Hubert Blake High School
Enistin (Moon) Gomes, Sewanee: The University of the South
Albert Einstein High School
Elmer Cruz, Bucknell University
Walter Johnson High School
Ronnie Ward, Lafayette College
John F. Kennedy High School
Ariful Haque, Lafayette College
Paint Branch High School
Jenkins Darbney, Sewanee: The University of the South
Rockville High School
Gabriella Diaz, Bucknell University
Seneca Valley High School
Freddy Akpoly, University of Rochester
Sherwood High School
Lissandro Alvarado Chavez, Bucknell University
Lily Groff, Lafayette College
Quince Orchard High School
Carly Abbott, Sewanee: The University of the South
Brianna Villegas, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Watkins Mill High School
Francisco Manuel Carbonell, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Wheaton High School
Kaleab Tefera, University of Rochester
Jazmin Sevillano, Sewanee: The University of the South
Thomas S. Wootton High School
Angelique Sousani Twumasi, Bucknell University
Danial Araya, University of Wisconsin – Madison
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FREE Shred Day
Join us at Lafayette Federal Credit Union for a Free Community Shred Day, an event dedicated to helping you protect your privacy and the environment! Bring your old bank statements, bills, medical records, and any other paper documents that need secure disposal, and we'll take care of them on the spot.
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FEST OF SPRING Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival
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