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Club Guadalupano of Elgin to award scholarships Saturday

Posted April 13, 2015 11:00 pm

Club Guadalupano of Elgin

Maly Aguilar

Club Guadalupano of Elgin will hold its 38th annual Latino Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 18, at Villa Olivia Country Club in Bartlett. The reception will be 6 to 7 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the program at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $60 per person.

All award recipients are graduating seniors. The students submit scholarship applications. A committee reviews the applications and selects the awardees based on academic excellence, school community involvement and personal essays.

Two adults/community groups are also recognized for their service to the Hispanic community.

This year, Club Guadalupano is recognizing Sharon Sauceda and the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) from Elgin Community College.

For information, call Judy Cabrera at (847) 624-7038.

The 16 scholarship winners are:

• Bartlett High School: Michael Martinez and Guadalupe Villagran

• South Elgin High School: Sergio Pedroza and Brandie Vera

• St. Edward Central High School: Andrea Teran and Giscela Carrillo

• Elgin High School: Elias Pacheco, Itzel Alamos, Maly Aguilar and Mari Luz Escamilla

• Streamwood High School: Alejandra Pineda, Beiya Sarmiento, and Samantha Harding

• Larkin High School: Yari Luna, Hernan Ramirez and Pricilla Torres.

Itzel Alamos

Giscela Carrillo

Mari Luz Escamilla

Samantha Harding

Yari Luna

Michael Martinez

Elias Pacheco

Sergio Pedroza

Hernan Ramirez

Beiya Sarmiento

Sharon Sauceda

Andrea Teran

Pricilla Torres

Brandie Vera

Guadalupe Villagran

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