Friday, June 14, 2013

NEWS RELEASE: The LSF Celebrates Another Successful School Year at its Annual Showcase of Scholars

For Immediate Release            Contact: Maria Fernanda Borja, Executive Director
Washington, D.C.                      (202) 244-3438

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 PreK-12 LSF Scholars
Washington, D.C. - June 10, 2013 – The Latino Student Fund (LSF) annual Showcase of Scholars was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Fannie Mae Conference Center, to celebrate the accomplishments of students participating in the LSF Scholars Program

Sending off the 12th grade LSF Scholars
For the 2012-2013 academic year, the Scholars Program provided nearly $100,000 in financial aid and education-related support to 96 grade Latino students representing over 50 independent and parochial schools in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.  The LSF offers continued support from the time students are accepted into the program until they graduate from high school.  At the Showcase, each PreK-12 Scholar received a certificate of completion and three high school Scholars were given special awards for Academic Achievement, Community Service and Leadership.  The LSF would like to honor its six 12th grade Scholars from the graduating class of 2013.  This fall, the seniors will attend: Carnegie-Mellon University, St. John’s University, St. Mary’s College, University of Maryland-College Park and West Virginia University.  The LSF is proud to report that 100% of its Scholars have graduated from high school and have been accepted to institutions of higher education since the program was established in 1994.

Keynote speaker Chris Simmons,
Managing Partner of PwC, meeting
1st grader Madeleine 
In attendance at the Showcase were several influential corporate and community leaders: Mario Acosta-Velez (Verizon); Montez J. Anderson (Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation); Nelson Ayala (Caucus SalvadoreƱo Empresarial); Carlos Carmona (Capital One); Rolo Duartes (Entravision Communications Corporation); Nathan Graham (Procter & Gamble); Clayton Lawrence (Lawrence Executive Alliance of Professionals); Carlos Vasquez (New York Life) and others.  Chris Simmons, Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), delivered the keynote speech, inspiring students to challenge themselves and embrace diversity.  

The LSF would like to recognize its corporate sponsors that have been instrumental in providing support for the Scholars Program, including: The Bancroft Foundation, Children’s Charities Foundation, Freddie Mac Foundation, Mattress Warehouse, Procter & Gamble, Fannie Mae, New York Life.

To view more photos from the 2013 Showcase of Scholars, please visit our website or Facebook page.


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About the LSF

The mission of the Latino Student Fund (LSF) is to provide opportunities for a strong academic foundation for PreK-12th grade students of Hispanic descent to promote higher education and professional leadership.  For further information, please contact us at (202) 244-3438 or communications@latinostudentfund.org, or visit www.latinostudentfund.org