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San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students in the Class of 2020 faced a number of challenges in the final months of the school year, but despite everything 1,275 graduates earned $10,791,888 in scholarships and grants.
A total of 315 Cajon High School seniors earned $3,163,659, which includes $1.5 million in military academy scholarships and enlistment bonuses. San Gorgonio High School seniors also showed their academic chops with 158 graduates earned $2,564,023 in scholarships, including more than $880,000 in military scholarships and enlistment bonuses.
A full 100% of Middle College High School‘s 62 graduates earned $930,032 in scholarships and grants. Of Arroyo Valley High School‘s 571 graduates, 308 earned $1,504,032 in scholarships and grants, and 203 of San Bernardino High School‘s 271 graduates earned $1,738,328 in scholarships and grants.
Rounding out the scholarship and grant numbers are $32,382 earned by 29 Indian Springs High School graduates, $719,132 earned by 135 Pacific High School graduates, $108,825 earned by 49 San Andreas High School graduates, $8,025 earned by 8 Sierra High School graduates, and $23,450 earned by 8 Inland Career Education Center graduates.
“I’m proud of the amazing Class of 2020. The graduates have worked very hard for every one of those scholarships,” said Executive Director of Community Engagement Ginger Ontiveros. “I’m also proud of our District for creating systems specifically designed to support our outstanding graduates in their pursuit of higher education. The District’s Making Hope Happen Foundation awards $3,000 mentor-supported college scholarships to approximately 100 graduates each year. The District also has a long-standing partnership with the non-profit San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association, which coordinates local donors who have created scholarships just for SBCUSD graduates.”
For more information or to donate to the Making Hope Happen Foundation, visit https://makinghope.org/. To create your own scholarship or donate to one of the many existing Association-managed scholarships, contact Susan Zavala, Communications/Community Relations Department secretary, at susan.zavala@sbcusd.k12.ca.us.
