By Jessie Ferguson | Program Coordinator
Each year, the Posse Foundation awards four-year, full-tuition scholarships to a select number of students with outstanding academic and leadership potential. This year, Edu-Futuro is very proud to announce that three graduates of our Emerging Leaders Program are finalists for this prestigious award.
High school seniors Analit Chambi from Falls Church High School, Marisela Lara from Washington-Lee High School, and Edgar Payano from Yorktown High School are graduates of the Emerging Leaders Program: Part I (ELP I) and are currently enrolled in the Emerging Leaders Program: Part II (ELP II). ELP II is the second phase of our college prep and leadership development program; it is a more individualized approach to the college preparation process designed specifically for seniors in high school.
Marisela speaks about her first ELP I session the summer after her sophomore year, “undoubtedly the most important aspect of my experience that summer was the fact that someone believed in me. I was encouraged to attempt things, such as to apply to scholarships, which I had previously avoided for fear of failing. But my mentors supported me and helped me to understand that I have a deep well of potential.”
“With the help of my mentors in ELP I and now in ELP II, I am a competitive finalist for a full-tuition scholarship,” Marisela says. “I cannot put into words how significant this is for my mother and me financially. Thanks to the support and inspiration given to me via Edu-Futuro, I am now one step closer to accomplishing my professional goal of practicing medicine.”
Upcoming Events
Saturday, December 14, 2013 is a big day for Edu-Futuro! In the morning we will hold a small closing ceremony marking the end of the fall 2013 semester of our Escuela Bolivia Saturday Spanish School at Claremont Elementary School.
Later that afternoon, we invite you to help us celebrate the fall 2013 class of Emerging Leaders at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, VA from 12:30pm-3pm. Among other great workshops this fall, we have had the opportunity to visit Catholic University in Washington, DC, heard the stories of accomplished guest speakers at our career panels, and we held a car wash and food drive fundraiser where our students raised over $400 in monetary donations and non-perishable food items that benefitted AFAC and A-SPAN.
Edu-Futuro sends you our most sincere appreciation for the support that has helped make all of this possible!
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