Always great to hear of companies that are helping young college kids attain their goals.
This Friday May 15, a group of local college-bound students -- children of Paramount Agricultural Companies -- will be recognized with scholarships. The 2009 College Bound Scholarship Awards Banquet will be held at the Doubletree Hotel. A similar event was held the previous week.
Paramount's College Bound Scholarship Program began in 1994, and the farming company, with operations in Kern and other parts of the San Joaquin Valley, has invested more than $1.5 million in Paramount employee children bound for college.
Local honorees include:
Cassandra Arguelles
Employee: Juana Arguelles
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.42
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,575
Psychology ~ CSUN
Recognized Teacher: Arturo Gonzalez
Melinda Baldelomar
Employee: Leonila Baldelomar
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.21
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,250
Psychology ~ CSUSB
Recognized Teacher: Nagib Obeid
Ymorjay Borja
Employee: Luzviminda Borja
Delano High School, GPA: 2.80
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Nursing ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Aaron Estrada
Alfonso Cisneros
Employee: Leobardo Cisneros
McFarland High School, GPA: 3.66
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000 + Computer
History ~ CSUC
Recognized Teacher: Kim Whealy
Christina Ramirez
Employee: Ernesto Ramirez
Garces Memorial High School, GPA: 2.86
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,350
Nursing ~ CSUB
Recognized Teacher: Kathleen Bears
Fabiola Sanchez Employee: Martin Sanchez
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.00
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Nursing ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Balbina Sanchez
Bruno Reyes
Employee: Jacoba Reyes Perez
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 2.83
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Criminal Justice ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Alma Aceves-Torres
Cynthia Mejia
Employee: Gabriel Mejia
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 2.89
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,500
Medicine ~ CSUB
Recognized Teacher: Arturo Navarrete
Jaime Pina
Employee: Avelino Pina
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 2.80
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Computer Engineer ~ San Jose State Univ.
Recognized Teacher: Darryl Bellis
Carolina Pimentel
Employee: Angelina H. Pimentel
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.00
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Criminology ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Patricia Salinas
Brianda Ponce
Employee: Maria Ponce
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.44
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,225
Education ~ CSUB
Recognized Teacher: Balbina Sanchez
Elizabeth Garcia
Employee: Juan Garcia
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.03
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,250
Nursing ~ Pacific Union College
Recognized Teacher: Evelyn Gutierrez
Neil Granada
Employee: Magdalena Granada
Delano High School, GPA: 2.80
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Culinary Arts & Fashion Design ~ COS
Recognized Teacher: Ernest Ruiz
Jesus Gonzalez
Employee: Carmencita Francia Gonzalez
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.00
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,350
Computer Engineer ~ UC Merced
Recognized Teacher: Geno Garza
Rocelyn Macabuag
Employee: Jocelyn Macabuag
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.11
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Undecided ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Nagib Obeid
Liset Rivera
Employee: Bertha Montes
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.88
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,150 + Computer
Engineering ~ UC Santa Barbara
Recognized Teacher: Nagib Obeid
Nathan Ketelhut
Employee: Brian Ketelhut
North High School, GPA: 4.28
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,600 + Computer
Exercise Biology and Nutrition ~ UC Davis
Recognized Teacher: Aaron Dutto
Lori Morales
Employee: Ramon Morales
Delano High School, GPA: 3.01
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Psychology ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Steve Bsharah
Griselda Rivera
Employee: Bertha Montes
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.79
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,150 + Computer
Environmental Engineer ~ UC Davis
Recognized Teacher: Nagib Obeid
Sergio Rodriguez
Employee: Sergio Rodriguez
Foothill High School, GPA: 3.34
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,250
History ~ CSUB
Recognized Teacher: Gordon Shuppert
Lizbeth Fuentes
Employee: Luis Fuentes
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 2.88
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Nursing ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Irma Prado
Rosa Castillo
Employee: Reyna Acosta
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.00
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,525
Pediatrician ~ CSUB
Recognized Teacher: Balbina Sanchez
Haley Clark
Employee: Alfred Carter
North High School, GPA: 3.25
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Speech Pathologist ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Robert Polski
These star kids were honored May 8 in Visalia:
Leidi Felix
Delano High School, GPA: 3.68
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Accounting ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Elias Renteria
Cecilia Gomez
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 4.34
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3000
Mathematics ~ UC Los Angeles
Recognized Teacher: Joanna Campbell
Nathalie Gomez
Shafter High School, GPA: 3.61
4-Yr Schoalrship ~ $3,000
Education ~ CSU Fresno
Recognized Teacher: Martha Gomez
Gustavo Morfin
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.68
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Human Biology ~ UC Merced
Recognized Teacher: Merrilee Desatoff
Miguel Ceja
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 4.00
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3000
Pre-Medicine/Biology ~ USC
Recognized Teacher: Alex Gonzales
Jesus Corona
Delano High School, GPA: 3.81
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Mathematics ~ UC Riverside
Recognized Teacher: Jose Maldonado
Jose Gomez
Shafter High School, GPA: 3.56
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Chemistry ~ CSU Fresno
Recognized Teacher: Kevin Ellis
Guadalupe Rios Cortes
McFarland High School, GPA: 3.43
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Spanish ~ UC Santa Cruz
Recognized Teacher: Terry Nugent
Astrid Zamora
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 3.77
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Nutritional Sciences ~ UC Davis
Recgonized Teacher: Jennifer Aufforth
Andrew Zaninovich-Cavalli
McFarland High School, GPA: 3.20
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Political Science ~ UC Santa Cruz
Recognized Teacher: Kim Whealy
Vanessa Ocampo
Wasco Union High School, GPA: 4.18
4-Yr Scholarship ~ $3,000
Pediatrician ~ Los Angeles
Recognized Teacher: Darryl Bellis
Brenda Rivera
Cesar Chavez High School, GPA: 3.35
2-Yr Scholarship ~ $1,250
Child Development ~ Bakersfield College
Recognized Teacher: Joanna Campbell
Person Jesus Gonzalez
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2 comments:
My mom works there and a few years back my sisters got a couple of those scholarships. :) It's a great company!
Yea it's pretty neat. Paramount also has a mentoring program at BC. They assign a college professor or counselor to mentor a student of an employee that is attending there. I've been able to participate as a mentor, too. Pretty neat program. Great kids.
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