PALMDALE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WINS $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP ASIAN-PACIFIC ACHIEVERS HONORED AT LUNCHEON.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Palmdale High School div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 2em; width: 20em; text-align: right; font-size: 0.86em; font-family: lucida grande, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> '''Palmdale High School senior Raoul Mendoza was the recipient of the Ronald McDonald House Charities/Asian Pacific Students Increasing Achievement scholarship. Mendoza, who has a 4.5 grade-point average and hopes to become a surgeon after majoring in neuroscience at University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , received a $1,000 scholarship and a $500 honorarium HONORARIUM. A recompense for services rendered. It is usually applied only to the recompense given to persons whose business is connected with science; as the fee paid to counsel. 2. he will donate to Desert Vineyard Christian Fellowship Youth Ministries. Born with a rare congenital liver disorder that required two surgeries when he was an infant, Mendoza was president two years for the school symphony orchestra, treasurer of its Academic Decathlon decathlon (dĭkăth`lŏn), in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. team and secretary for its Mathletes team. He was among 40 Asian-Pacific high school students honored at a recognition luncheon for their community service, leadership skills and academic merit. Each student received a $1,000 college scholarship and selected a community-based organization to receive a $500 honorarium from the program. On hand to congratulate the teens was California Assemblywoman Judy Chu Judy May Chu, Ph.D. (趙美心; pinyin: Zhào Měixīn) is an American politician and educator. She is member of the Democratic Party. She is the current Vice Chair of the California Board of Equalization, representing the 4th District. Education Dr. , D-Monterey Park, who delivered the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. . ``Each year, we are amazed by the caliber of students named to the RMHC/Asian Pacific Students Increasing Achievement scholarship,'' said Willie Cho, the McDonald's owner-operator who chairs the scholarship program. ``This year is no exception, as the young leaders The Young Leaders' Programme is run alongside the main Explorer Scout Programme. It is a formalisation of what was happening in many Groups and Districts across the country where older Scouts were returning to help the younger sections. we are honoring are not only well-rounded, driven students but also have a humbling respect for the lives of others and a passion for making a difference in the community.'' Supported locally by the McDonald's Operators' Association of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , KSCI (Channel 18), and Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc., the RMHC/Asian Pacific Students Increasing Achievement scholarship program has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships and honorariums. Scholarships and honorariums are jointly funded by a grant from the Global and Southern California chapters of Ronald McDonald House Charities This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . To be eligible, an applicant must have been a high school senior in the 2001/2002 academic school year, of Asian-Pacific heritage, and a resident of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura county. Each student was required to submit a completed application form, a 250- word essay describing his or her leadership skills and community involvement, and a letter of recommendation from a community organization representative. An advisory panel of educators and community leaders selected the applicants. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Raoul Mendoza, center, of Palmdale High School receives a scholarship from the Ronald McDonald House Charities/Asian Pacific Students Increasing Achievement program. From left: McDonald's owner-operators Steve and Donna Teck, KSCI-TV representative Melinda Ou, Mendoza, LEAP representative Gay Wong and Assemblywoman Judy Chu. |
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