26 FCPS Students Awarded Hispanic Leadership Alliance Scholarships

Annandale VA

23 May, 2022

2:57 PM

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — The Hispanic Leadership Alliance, a certified employee group of Fairfax County Public Schools employees, awarded scholarships to 26 students, each of whom will be the first in their families to attend a postsecondary institution. Scholarship recipients were recognized for leadership and mentoring skills in their educational and social activities. "As I listened to each student talk about their career plans, it was amazing to hear the diversity of areas they will go into," retired FCPS educator Teddi Predaris said in a statement. "I couldn't help but think what a better place this world will be with these young leaders fulfilling their potential and coming together to serve in an interwoven tapestry of critical areas that can help shape the tenor of their and future generations," Predaris said. The winners of the scholarships are: Annandale High School Allison Costellanos Rodas, Scholarship for Service Centreville High School Yara Gonzáles-Fernández, Community Action and Service ScholarshipGemma Najarro, Peace and Justice Scholarship Fairfax High School Samuel Orellano Martinez, Scholarship for Engineering Falls Church High School Nicole Claure Palaguerra, Scholarship for PerseveranceSheila Valenzuela, Scholarship for Finance. Justice High School Tracy Echais-Ramos, Scholarship for ArtNelda Girón Mazariegos, Scholarship for LeadershipKeylin Reyes Amaya, Minerva Gorena Language Acquisition ScholarshipFrank Saldaña Moreno, Scholarship for Leadership Lake Braddock High School Arely Solis-Artola, Hispanic Student Association Club Scholarship Lewis High School Dereck Quiroz Espinosa, Hispanic Leadership Alliance Club ScholarshipAshley Rodriguez Vallejo, Marshall and Carmen St. John Family Legacy Scholarship Marshall High School Alielyx Aponte Centeno, Latinos Unidos Club ScholarshipGeidy Felipes Garcia, Sonia Rosa Véler Memorial ScholarshipAlexa García García, Humberto Moore Cruz Memorial ScholarshipMount Vernon High School Perla Vásquez Garcia, Latino Student Alliance Club Scholarship South Lakes High School Maybelline Cruz, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Scholarship West Springfield High School Melanie Cuenca-Crosetto, Scholarship for LeadershipAndrew Gamboa Velásco, Scholarship for PerseveranceMelanie Jiménez, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics ScholarshipKeyri Rivas Garcia, Hispanic Student Association Club ScholarshipNahomy Vásquez Garcia, Keith Buchanan Memorial Scholarship. Westfield High School Fabrizio Bellido, Scholarship for BusinessAnderson Vásquez Vásquez, Keith Buchanan Memorial ScholarshipShantal Monico-López, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Scholarship