City Of Tulsa: Tomás Rivera Latinx Awards Ceremony To Be Held On May 12

Tulsa OK

11 May, 2022

3:17 PM

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Press release from the City of Tulsa: May 9, 2022 The Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic/Latinx Affairs Commission is proud to announce the scholars and community heroes of this year's Tomás Rivera Latinx Excellence in Education Awards in a special ceremony on May 12 at 6 p.m. at Central Library Aaronson Auditorium, 400 Civic Center, Tulsa. The event is free and open to the public. The event theme this year is "Education Empowers You" and will focus on the importance of education as a pillar to success and personal growth. The Tomás Rivera Latinx Excellence in Education Awards ceremony honors scholars and heroes in education who are making a positive impact on the Latinx community of Tulsa. The awarded categories are described below: Heroes in Education: Outstanding citizens who work actively to support the Latinx community in education as a volunteer, parent, exceptional teacher, educational researcher, tutor and mentor, administrative staff and/or community member; Scholars: Latinx students in their junior or senior year of high school with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, with 90-percent attendance in the first semester of their senior year and who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in extracurricular activities both in school and in the community. The Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic/Latinx Affairs Commission's Education Committee selected the award winners from among open nominations received online. Here's a complete list of the award recipients: STUDENTS SCHOOLS Abigail Lara Ana Medina Cinthia Elizabeth Lara Cyannie Marie Estrada Diana Bustos Emily Torres Gregory Chavez John Caballero Jorge Vasquez Keila Diaz Keily Rangel Valero Lilu Padilla Litseg DelVal Michelle Escobedo Monserrat Sarai Maldonado Cortez Nathalia Mireles-Mota Perla Mauricio Rigoberto Gonzalez Stephany Ibarra-Gomez Valeria Linares Gomez Valeria Torres Booker T. Washington High School Union High School Will Rogers College High School Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences Dove Science Academy Tulsa Honor Academy Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences Memorial High School Booker T. Washington High School Tulsa Honor Academy Booker T. Washington High School Union High School Edison Preparatory High School Union High School East Central High School Tulsa Honor Academy Booker T. Washington High School Union High School Will Rogers College High School Booker T. Washington High School Booker T. Washington High School HEROES ORGANIZATIONS Anahi Messer Angelica Reina Paez Carmen de la Cruz Cynthia Jasso Diana A. Pennington John Chargois Lizette Merchan OSU Tulsa Tulsa Community College Union Public Schools George Kaiser Family Foundation Growing Together Union Public Schools Tulsa Community College This press release was produced by the City of Tulsa. The views expressed here are the author's own.