Fourteen Garland ISD AVID students are vying for a chance to receive $20,000, a laptop and ongoing educational support. The high schoolers were recently named Dell Scholar semifinalists due to their academic rigor, ambition and perseverance.
“This is great news for our AVID students, their teachers and families,” said GISD AVID Director Janice Howard. “To be recognized as a Dell Scholar semifinalist involves a rigorous process and is a tremendous honor.”
The Dell Scholar Program is an initiative of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which has gifted more than $60 million to highly motivated, underprivileged high schoolers since 2004. The Dell Scholar Program considers students who are enrolled in an approved college readiness program, hold a minimum 2.4 GPA, demonstrate a financial assistance need, and will enroll as a full-time college student in the fall.
“Dell Scholars are students who demonstrate their desire and ability to overcome barriers and to achieve their goals,” the program’s website states. “These scholars serve as positive role models and change the trajectories for their families, friends and communities.”
Dell Scholars will be named April 10. The following GISD students are in the running to earn the esteemed title.
- Yarely DeLeon – Garland High School
- Adriana Diaz – North Garland High School
- Katherinne Estrada – Lakeview Centennial High School
- Uriel Granados – North Garland High School
- Thomas Hall – South Garland High School
- Bianca Herrera – South Garland High School
- Ashley Hilario Ramirez – North Garland High School
- Jershayla Johnson – Lakeview Centennial High School
- Jo’el Kilgore – Garland High School
- Tiye Moore – Garland High School
- Betzy Mundo – Garland High School
- Jennifer Nguyen – Lakeview Centennial High School
- Esbeyde Romero – Lakeview Centennial High School
- Ramiro Rosas – North Garland High School
