The Alamo Community College District awarded six Scholarships to the winners of the San Antonio Founders Day Essay Contest during the Morning Program October 22, 2005. Winning students ranged from 6th to 12th grade. No award was made for 8th grade. The scholarships will be used immediately after the students graduate from high school. See list of winners.
Roland C. DuBay, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement for ACCD made all the presentations.
Each winner received a $1,000 scholarship. The winners, along with the honorable mention students, received certificates, and the new book, San Antonio: Then and Now, autographed by its author, Paula Allen.
Sixth Grade Scholarship winner,
Donella Strom, along with her mother, receives her award and cogratulations before the Morning Program. Both Donella and Brianna Guerra (right photo) were unable to attend the Morning Program because they were scheduled for a Math Test downtown. Read her essay.
Seventh Grade Scholarship winner, Brianna Guerra, and her mother, receives her award before the Morning Program. Presenting the awards and congratulating the girls is Roland C. DuBay. Read her essay.
Honorable Mention Certificates and books went to (l to r) Dani Baird, Jonathan Hardcastle, Amy DeHoyos, and Erica Martinez. Other Honorable Mention winners who were unable to attend were: Karina Rojo, Erika Martinez, Robert Wagstaff, and Michael Maffei.
Ramiro Guerrero receives the 12th Grade
Scholarship Award. Read his essay.
Arthur Garza is the 11th Grade Scholarship winner. Read his essay.
The 10th Grade Scholarship winner is
Andrea Morton. Read her essay.
Ashley Guerra earned the 9th Grade Award. Read her essay.
Founders Day Essay Contest winners honored
