Champions of Diversity Program at Skagit Valley College Honors 99 Local High School Students

Targeted News Service

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash., Dec. 28 -- Skagit Valley College issued the following news release:

Five hundred community members attended the 12th annual Champions of Diversity Awards ceremony, which honored 99 area high school students for their contributions to diversity in their schools and communities. On November 30, 2011, educational nstitutions, local businesses, and community organizations awarded $182,094 in scholarships to 57 seniors who have shown exemplary service in leadership, community service, as well as academic and educational activities. In addition, the North Cascades Institute provided nominees with an early application opportunity to participate in either a free North Cascades Wild or Cascades Climate Challenge program. Students will have the opportunity to spend next summer canoeing, hiking, and completing service projects in North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

The November event was sponsored by Skagit Valley College's (SVC) Multicultural Student Services and held at McIntyre Hall on SVC's Mount Vernon Campus.

Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Skagit Valley College, The Evergreen State College, University of Washington-Bothell, University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington State University, and Western Washington University honored high school students from Skagit and Island counties.

The Champions of Diversity Awards Ceremony is airing on Comcast channels 10 and 26 playing on TV10 at midnight, 9:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. It will air on TV26 (in Spanish) at 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Viewers will be able to find the new schedule at the city website:

http://www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us/tv_10_schedule

2012 Champions of Diversity Award Winners:

Anacortes High School

Michael Kim

Catrina Pelletier

Maribel Rodriguez

Ulises Yanez

Burlington-Edison High School

Elizabeth Alvarado

Annaly (Annie) Aviles

Guadalupe Ayala

Emiliano Barajas-Farias

Karen Ceja

Margaryta Dubrava

Angelina Feskova

Nike Garcia

Jacqueline Gonzalez

Rolando Hernandez

Dara Johnson

Melania Marban-Zamora

Griselda Martinez-Bautista

Matilde L. Martinez

Kalisha Miles

Diana Orozco-Pulido

Nancy Soto

Annabel Torres

Carmen Ruby Torres

Liborio Vasquez

Stephanie Villanueva-Vivanco

Jennilyn Vinluan

Elena Vivar

Burlington Edison North

Maritza Acevedo

Zeyna Dever

Liliana Guzman

Selina Huerta

Emerson High School

Yesenia Duarte

La Conner High School

Anna Cook

Marilu Fernandez Silva

Landelin (Landy) James

Priscilla Ponce-Venegas

Dianne Quintasket

Mount Vernon High School

Marchael Acode

Evelyn Alaniz

Miguel Alaniz

Brian Arellano

Juan Arreguin

Fernando Aviles

Juan Aviles

Allen Box

Javier Camerena

Melissa Figueroa

Omar Gallardo

Victor Garcia-Diaz

Jazmin Garza

Cecily Gubitosi

Priscilla Hernandez

Marcelina Hilaro

Candy Lopez

Liliana Maldonado

Yelicsa Martinez

Indira Mejia

Leticia Mendoza

Francisca Ortiz-Lopez

Felisha Palomera

Esmeralda Perez

Maria del Carmen Rangel

Azucena Rodriguez

Ryan Roque

Diego Sanchez

Adrian Santiago-Flores

Hugo Santiago-Ruiz

Elizabeth Santos Hernandez

Rosa Torres

Travis Van Camp

Stefan VanDenkooy

DeiFilia Vasquez

Cleotilde Velasco

Oak Harbor High School

Joyce Abides

Christina Alexander

Giordan Dolan-Umipig

Chelsey McKenzie

Jessica Taylor

Shelby Woodward

Sedro-Woolley High School

Jealisa Aguilar

Victoria Aguilar

Tania Alvarez

Ivette Cerpa

Elany Corado

Erica Gilland

Lorenzo Gregory

Nancy Guillen Lara

Jiyeon Jeong

Luis Lopez

Alisa Manley

Carissa Mason

Benjamin O'Reilly

Isaiah Padilla

Catherine Sanchez

Shelby Schlittler

Taylor Schmidt

Nycole Snyder

Ming Wagoner

Melissa Wilkerson

2011 Scholarship Recipients

Central Washington University

Benjamin O'Reilly SWHS $3,000

Maria del Carmen Rangel MVHS $3,000

Elizabeth Santos Hernandez MVHS $3,000

Travis Van Camp MVHS $3,000

Eastern Washington University

Jealisa Aguilar SWHS $8,422

Diana Orozco-Pulido BEHS $8,422

The Evergreen State College

Maribel Rodriguez AHS $5,000

Stefan VanDenkooy MVHS $5,000

DeiFilia Vasquez MVHS $5,000

University of Washington - Bothell

Chelsey McKenzie OHHS $10,000

Ming Wagoner SWHS $10,000

University of Washington - Seattle

Fernando Aviles MVHS $5,000

Karen Ceja BEHS $5,000

Washington State University

Emiliano Barajas-Farias BEHS $1,500

Catrina Pelletier AHS $1,500

Carmen Ruby Torres BEHS $1,500

Rosa Torres MVHS $1,500

(more . . .)Western Washington University

Margaryta Dubrava BEHS $6,000

Luis Lopez SWHS $6,000

Indira Mejia MVHS $6,000

Leticia Mendoza MVHS $6,000

Adrian Santiago-Flores MVHS $6,000

Skagit Valley College

Maritza Acevedo BENHS $1,000 - $4,000

Victoria Aguilar SWHS $1,000 - $4,000

Miguel Alaniz MVHS $1500

Tania Alvarez SWHS $1,000

Brian Arellano MVHS $1,000

Javier Camerena MVHS $1,000

Zeyna DeVer BENHS $1,000

Angelina Feskova BEHS $1,000

Melissa Figueroa MVHS $1,000

Victor Garcia-Diaz MVHS $1,000 - $4,000

Jazmin Garza MVHS $1,000

Jacqueline Gonzalez BEHS $1,000

Lorenzo Gregory SWHS $1,000 - $4,000

Liliana Guzman BENHS $1,000 - $4,000

Selina Huerta BENHS $1,000

Landelin James LCHS $1,000

Jiyeon Jeong SWHS $1,000

Dara Johnson BEHS $1,000 - $4,000

Candy Lopez MVHS $1,000

Liliana Maldonado MVHS $1,000

Alisa Manley SWHS $1,000 - $4,000

Griselda Martinez-Bautista BEHS $1,250

Matilde L. Martinez BEHS $1,000

Yelicsa Martinez MVHS $1,000 - $4,000

Esmeralda Perez MVHS $1,000

Catherine Sanchez SWHS $1,000

Diego Sanchez MVHS $1500

Hugo Santiago-Ruiz MVHS $1,000 - $4,000

Shelby Schlittler SWHS $1,000

Anabel Torres BEHS $1,000 - $4,000

Cleotilde Velasco MVHS $1,000

Stephanie Villanueva-Vivanco BEHS $1,000 - $4,000

Jennilyn Vinluan BEHS $1,000

Elena Vivar BEHS $1,000 - $4,000

Ulises Yanez AHS $1,000

High Schools

AHS - Anacortes High School

BEHS - Burlington-Edison High School

BENHS - Burlington-Edison North High School

LCHS - La Conner High School

MVHS - Mount Vernon High School

OHHS - Oak Harbor High School

SWHS - Sedro-Woolley High School

(more . . .)Champions of Diversity Donors

College and University Donors

Central Washington University

Eastern Washington University

Skagit Valley College

The Evergreen State College

University of Washington, Bothell

University of Washington, Seattle

University of Washington, Tacoma

Washington State University

Western Washington University

Community and Agency Donors

BECU - Boeing Employees Credit Union

Calling All Colors Club SVC

Change Systems for Educators LLC

Catholic Community Services

Community Wellness Council

Farmers Insurance Group

Farm Worker Solidarity Committee

Frontier Communications

Immigrant Rights Council

KSVR Radio Bilingie

La Iglesia de la Resurreccion

Latino Advisory Committee SCCAA

North Cascades Institute

North Cascades National Park

Pacific Northwest University

People for a Peaceable Planet

Sauk-Suiattle Tribe

SBCTC Opportunity Grant

Sea-Mar Community Health Center

Shell Puget Sound Refinery

Skagit County Community Action Agency BOD

Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Skagit Valley College Science Faculty

Skagit Valley College Foundation

Skagit Valley College Office of the President

Soroptimist Int'l of Mount Vernon

Swinomish Tribal Community

Individual Supporters

Janita Aalto

Jorge Aguirre

Arden Ainley

Jim Allen

Letty Alvarez

Francis Ambrose

Celina Angulo

Joseph and Billie Arellano

Keri Arnold

Beth Ashley

Brian Asuncion

Krishan Atkins

Kristopher Baier

Sara Bangs

Janie Beasley

Josefina Beecher

Sophia Beltran

Dan Berard

Devin Berg

Kenneth Bergsma

Cindy Bjorklund

Elaine Blackmore

Julie Blazek

Charlie Boon

Jill and Daniel Boudreau

Michael Brandstetter

Rose Brierley

Manuel Brito

Roy and Linda Broadgate

Laurel Browning

Gail Bruce

Carl Bruner

Laura Cailloux

Laurel Ringler

Thomas Caldwell

Christina Castorena

Andrea Chavez

Lynn Christofersen

Nancy Clark

Melanie Horowitz-Coyne

Donald Crump

Brenda Cunningham

Ken Dahlstedt

Aaron Darragh

Gregg Davidson

Sara Detzer

Greg and Doreen Dunton

Deana Elliott

Marc Estvold

Lindsay Fiker

Jim Ford

Alix Foster

William Freitas

Visakan Ganeson

Alex Garza

Nancy Gerena

Miguel Gonzalez

Abraham Gonzalez

Melanie Graham

Kenneth and Lisa Gray

Margo Grothe

Consuelo Guandique

Nicholas Gubitosi

Charles Guildner

Tom Harker

Heather Hernandez

Lynn Highet

Anne Hodgin

Tim Holloran

Donna Horne

Maria Hortencia de Alba Hernandez

Christine Howard

Mark Hulst

Steve Hunter

Juan Ibarra

Norman Iverson

Roger and Barbara Johnson

Pola Kelley

Donnie Keltz

Kendziorek Family

Paul Kerley

Joann & Aaron Kirby

Ronald "Aldi" Kllogjeri

Sherry Kness

Denise Kozsey

Lisa Krivanek

Frank Krook

Kathy Kuba

Linda Kuller

AJ Kuntze II

Jere LaFollette

T.J. Larrick

Jay & Jennifer Larson

Jeanne & Manny Lawrence

Kerry Leatherman

Debra Lisser

Sophia Lucatero

Jean Lungren

Bob Malphrus

Tim Manns

Lois and Chal Martin

Mary Lou Martinez

Barbara Martinez-Griego

Lezlie and Matthew McDaniel

Virginia Meindl

Rod Merrell

Estevan Mesa

Alison Miller

Elizabeth Mills

Darlene Mindrum

Diana Morelli-Klima

Diana Morton

Alan Muia

Wilma Murdock

Brenda Naish

Kathy Nansel

Timothy Newall

Kim Olander

Rita Ordonez

Anita Ordonez

Jose Ortiz

Larry Otos

Colleen Pacheco

Sandi Paciotti

Tamara Page

Claudia Palomera

Karen and Gary Parnell

Krista Paulson

Pedro Perez

Sinead Plagge

Jeffrey Pleet

Matthew Purcell

Paula Plumer

Dave and Allene Quall

Dale & Susan Ragan

Ellen Rak

Gustavo Ramos

William Reichardt

Jose Reyes

Donna Rieper

Tom Rizzo

Margie Rodriguez

Margaret Rojas

Esmeralda Romero

Sheri Sager

Ryan and Yolanda Sakuma

Michael Sampson

Benito Sanchez

Ricardo Sanchez

Wende Sanderson

Natosha Scheenstra

Corin Schneider

Gary Shand

Jason and Nicole Shappart

Sarah E. Skinner

Brad Smith

Laurel Smith

Michael D. Smith

Brian Soneda

Donneta Spath

Lori and Wayne Stiles

Thomas Streit

Gary Tollefson

Dina Townsend

Ernest Tutt

Henry Van

Mike Van Berkum

Francisco Velasquez

Krysta Walia

Don Wick

David Wilder

Kathleen Willins

Anthony Young

Carl Young

David and Patricia Young

Joan and Wayne Youngquist

Daja Zboril

Stacie Zinn

Anne Ziomkowski

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