Times Fund Gives $100,000 in Grants to 200 Seniors

The Los Angeles Times Fund this year has awarded $100,000 in grants-in-aid to 200 graduating high school seniors throughout Southern California to enable them to pursue their education.

The $500 awards were presented to the students during ceremonies at public and parochial schools in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.

Started by The Times in 1967, the grants-in-aid program has awarded more than 6,000 grants totaling more than $2.3 million. The annual grants, for attendance at colleges, universities and trade schools, are distributed on the basis of merit and ability; grades are not necessarily the primary consideration.

“Through the grants-in-aid program, needy students are given the opportunity to pursue their personal and academic goals,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of The Times and president of the Times Fund.

“They have demonstrated the desire and determination to be productive members of the community. The Times is pleased to be able to assist them in their desire to excel.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by proceeds from various events sponsored by Times Special Events. Two upcoming events are the 43rd annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 13 and the Volvo Los Angeles professional tennis tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Sept. 17-25.

The following students are grant recipients in the Los Angeles area this year:

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Banning--Roxanne Somera,

Eduardo Martin Del Campo

Bell--Delia Escudero, Mario Rodriguez

Belmont--Joseph Montenegro, Evelin Santos

Birmingham--Chang Suh

Boyle Heights--Joaquin Bustamante

Canoga Park--Bonnie A. Morris

Carson--Daniel Acosta

Chatsworth--Lisa A. Sewell

Cleveland--Norma A. Balcazar

Crenshaw--Eldridge Monie, Kimberly Whitfield

Dorsey--Armand Davis, Vanessa Howard

Eagle Rock--Malana D. Long

El Camino--Michael A. Wilson

Fairfax--Primerosse Marroquin, Karen L. Currie

John H. Francis--Ruben Martinez

Franklin--Carlos Del Cid, Gabriela Crowe

John C. Fremont--Paula Rodriguez, Wayne Abney

Gardena--Guillermo Bautista

Garfield--Miguel M. Moran, Araceli Favela

Granada Hills--Agueda Aguilar

Grant--Robert Foye

Alexander Hamilton--Angelita Fisher

Hollywood--Anissa Koh, Jesus Orendain Jr.

Huntington Park--Javier F. Valenzuela,

Jenny M. Parra

Thomas Jefferson--Juan Elizarraras, Esther Quintero

John F. Kennedy--Homa Qudrat

Jordan--Michelle D. Anderson, Felipa M. Esqueda

King/Drew Med. Magnet--Jose Platero

Lincoln--Cecilia Muniz, Edilberto Santos

Locke--Isaac Zambrano, David Lowe

L.A. Center for Enriched Studies--Alonzo Bryant

Los Angeles--Geovanni Chavez, Alan M. Blandon

Manual Arts--Felix Lopez, Carlos Menjivar

John Marshall--Marni Haggstrom, Lorena Terrazas

Monroe--Michael A. Wells

Metropolitan--John A. Faulkner

Narbonne--Raul Jara

North Hollywood--James D. Crump

Palisades--William Crawford Jr.

Ramona--Elizabeth Hernandez

Reseda--Senuhe Garrett

Roosevelt--Hung Le, Flor Aguilar

San Fernando--Ramiro Vasquez, Richard Frazier

San Pedro--Kim Tsan

Sherman Oaks--Danielle Shine

South Gate--Mary Harrison, Alexander Avila

Sylmar--Shannon Banghart

Taft--Alma Lucatero

University--Baldemar Garcia

Van Nuys--Consuelo Munoz, Grace Gonzales

Venice--Dorisela Murga

Verdugo Hills--Joanna Bricker, George Vergara

Walt Whitman--Luz Maria Loya

Washington--April Anderson, Tyrone Lee

Westchester--Kiana Williams

Westside Alt.--Donnetta Hicks

Wilson--Pamela Jordan, Thomas Hernandez

Wilson Med. Magnet--Jesus Bocanegra

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCHOOLS

Alhambra--Bun Tran Dang

Antelope Valley--Steven Leggins

Arcadia--Robert B. Cleary

Artesia--Olga Gonzalez

Azusa--Armando L. Ayon

Baldwin Park--Marco A. Gonzalez

Bell Gardens--Amelia Garcia, Gloria Marin,

Anel V. Raj

Blair--Magdali M. Duarte, Patricia L. Garner

California--Delia Dovalina, Veronica Macias

Century--Sandra L. Vasquez

Cerritos--Antonio Salas

Culver City--Truc T. Tranvo

Duarte--Coronado Haro

El Monte--Vickie Lemuz

El Rancho--Laura R. Calvillo

Ganesha--Betty M. Sanabria

Gladstone--Christina Regalado

Glendale--Shake Awanes, Tina Grigorian,

Armine Ovsepyan

Hillcrest--Chandria L. McCaskill

Inglewood--Antoine Shamlee

John Glenn--Camille Hunt

La Puente--Maria E. Herrera

Lynwood--Latrice Bradley, Noel Montepeque

Mark Keppel--Justo Castellanos

Montebello--Maria E. Valdez

Mountain View--Georgina L. Lugo

Northview--Cecilia K. Anonas, Evelyn P. Bustos

Norwalk--George M. Gaxiola, Tomoaki Hayashi,

Rocio Magana, Phu H. Nguyen,

Bang Phi Trinh

Palmdale--Raquel L. Gratton

Paramount--Robert J. Armijo, Saul D. Hinojosa,

Jose L. Sanchez

Pomona--David C. Grahl

Quartz Hill--Rebecca M. Morales

Saugus--Steve M. Combest, Ken J. Goodman

Schurr--Thai T. Ngo

Somerset--Lisa R. Fitch

Whitcomb--Jose A. Calderon

Workman--Pedro J. Cevallos

LOS ANGELES PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

Alemany--Maria Lomeli

Bellarmine-Jefferson--Jeffrey Thomas Strasser

Bishop Mora Salesian--Ruben Guerrero,

Danny Miranda

Daniel Murphy--Jason R. Foster, Eric B. Oyama

Holy Family--Meredith J. Descalzi,

Michelle I. Villamarin

Our Lady Queen of Angels--Hector Hernandez

Pater Noster--Erik Valdez

Sacred Heart--Maria E. Tiscareno

St. Anthony--Gina Ann Tetsch

St. Matthias--Dulce M. Fuentes

St. Michael’s--Patience Jaryenneh

Verbum Dei--Remy Garcia

LONG BEACH SCHOOLS

Jordan--Cassandra Arnold

Millikan--Pedro Barajas, Lezette Doss,

Sherisse Ellis, Sy Chann, Bunbanith Thuy

Wilson--LaShell Allen, Leon Bowles, Tasha Croom,

Shan Duroncelay, Erik Johansson