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New Scholarship to Support Latina High School Students in Pasadena

Published on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 11:09 am
 

At least one Latina student from each of Pasadena’s four public high schools will be awarded scholarships under a new program announced by the Pasadena Educational Foundation on Tuesday.

The Latinas Inspired For Tomorrow, or LIFT, Scholarships will be presented each year to at least one Latina graduating senior at Blair High School, Marshall High School, Muir High School and Pasadena High School, according to a statement issued by the PEF.

“The scholarship will be awarded annually to Latina students who demonstrate a commitment to furthering their education and the potential to excel in college or by enrolling in a trade,” the statement said. “Founding members of the fund Katrina Ortega, Carolina Caro, Davah Donis, Sylvia Vega, Roxana Powell, Nancy Hernandez and Gina Lucille were moved to create the fund after seeing the devastating impact the Covid 19 pandemic has had on the educational opportunities for young women of color.”

The PEF will help manage the fund, according to the organization.

“For seniors inching towards their last days in high school, this year can be poignantly heartbreaking. There will be no prom, there will be no graduation parties and so on,” Caro said “The list of moments that they cannot recapture is long. That enough might compel you to want to raise their spirits. But then add to that the fact that this pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color.”

Donations to support the scholarship were being welcomed. Details are available online at weblink.donorperfect.com/LIFTScholarship.

The PEF distributed over $50,000 in scholarships annually, including ones based on specific fields of study, needs and academic achievements, according to the organization.

More information on the Pasadena Educational Foundation is available on the group’s website at pasedfoundation.org.

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