2008 Scholars
On Monday, June 2, 2008 BCF celebrated its First annual four-year High Hopes Scholarship awards ceremony at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley by honoring this extraordinary group of your graduates from Berkeley High School.
Berhan Bayeh
2008 Ask.com High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Riverside
Perseverance is the word I use when people ask what pushes me. I push myself…
Jia Chen
2008 Maggie Gee High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Riverside
Not only has raising money for charity shaped a…
Sandra Garcia
2008 Jessica Pers and Robert Stein High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Davis
I realized much earlier than most,…
Courtney Knott
2008 Berkeley Community Fund High Hopes Scholarship recipient
Berklee College of Music
I couldn’t focus that much, the only thing I knew how to do…
Zulma Munoz
2008 Shirley and Michael Traynor High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Berkeley
My mother and father have taught me to be strong and to always…
David Thompson
2008 Berkeley Community Fund High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Davis
This year I made an earnest effort to improve my work ethic. My grade…
Stephanie Phonvongsa
2008 Berkeley High School Class of 1951/Berkeley Community Fund
High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, San Diego
My siblings and I weren’t able to…