Students join scholar program

The Schuler Scholar Program will induct 23 Round Lake High School students into its scholarship program with a ceremony today.

The Scholar Program is funded by the Schuler Family Foundation, started by former Abbott executive Jack Schuler and his wife Renate. It provides a $5,000-per-year scholarship for students who enroll in a four-year college and meet certain criteria. Students must continue to meet them throughout high school and college.

The 23 freshmen students will join 28 sophomores and 18 juniors already participating in the program. A ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the high school's auditorium, 800 N. High School Drive, Round Lake.

The freshmen students are: Samantha Danguilan, Steven Balog, Kevin Vargas, Erin McNeely, Maria Acosta, Krystal Pitts, Jennifer Sotelo, Dana Myers, Anthony Fernando, Ted Hultman, Timothy Elliott, Guenevere Figueroa, Angel Velazquez, Nataly Castro, April Barroso, Jonathan Gonzalez, Valeri Kolze, Anthony Davies, Grace Kalume, Daisy Tinajero, Hannah Driscoll, Kianna Martinez and Brenda Uribe.

To date, the Schuler Family Foundation has committed to $4,960,000 in scholarships to Lake County residents. Students from Waukegan and St. Martin de Porres high schools also are involved in the program.

Students are automatically readmitted into the scholar program each semester if they meet the requirements, which include maintaining a minimum grade-point average; attending program events and workshops; remaining in good standing with their high schools and community and working toward a degree from a highly selective college.

For information, call Alda Licis, the Scholar Program Director, at (773) 631-9020 or visit www.schulerfoundation.org.