By Adrienne Luce

The HMC Designing Futures Foundation awarded continuation scholarships to four outstanding seniors who attend La Sierra and Ramona High School. These students, all DFF College Prep Scholars, receive financial support beginning their junior year in high school and the funding continues through college graduation. Students have to meet annual GPA requirements to stay in the program. Students receive $500 per year as high school juniors and seniors and then once in college, $1,000 per for community colleges, $2,000 per year for state colleges or universities and $3,000 per year for private schools.

Marco Eacrett and Alex Parslow award continuation scholarships to Dirk Plunkett and Marlene Jimenez at the Ramona High School Senior Awards Night. Dirk plans to study orthopedic medicine at UC Riverside in the fall. Marlene will study law at Cal State Fullerton. Marlene is very grateful for the support she has received from the DFF and says, “HMC has given me the opportunity to pursue my college degree, which would have otherwise been very difficult.”

Patrice Langevin attended the La Sierra High School Senior Awards Night to award a continuation scholarship to Kevin Castaneda, who plans to study mechanical engineering at UC Riverside in the fall.

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