FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jennifer Occean
(202) 776-1732
joccean@nclr.org
Washington, D.C.—The Best Buy Children’s Foundation and NCLR (National Council of La Raza) announce the recipients of the fifth NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program. Four graduating Hispanic high school seniors will receive a total of $25,000 in scholarships to attend the school of their choice.
The winning students were selected based on their academic achievement, leadership, and involvement in the Latino community. Students submitted essays on the challenges that they have faced while advocating on behalf of the Latino community.
The four recipients of the NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship are:
• Marcos Montalvo (Houston, TX) in the amount of $15,000
• Isabella Girlado (Holly Spring, NC) in the amount of $5,000
• Lucero Sifuentes (East Flat Rock, NC) in the amount of $2,500
• Max Fresquez (Penasco, NM) in the amount of $2,500
The NCLR Líderes Initiative promotes the NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leadership Scholarship program. Líderes is a national youth leadership program designed to increase awareness about available opportunities for young Latinos to elevate their impact in the United States. To learn about other leadership and education opportunities for young people, please visit the Líderes Initiative website at lideres.nclr.org.
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