2013 Scholars

2013 ScholarsOn Monday, June 10, 2013 we had the pleasure of presenting a record 20 High Hopes Scholarship awards to the following outstanding Berkeley High School graduates.

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Van Tran

Van TranVan Tran
2013 Gilbert Family High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Davis

Van is a hard working young woman who has managed to maintain a 4.0 grade point average even …

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Willie Scott

Willie ScottWillie Scott
2013 Meckfessel Tippett High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Los Angeles

Willie started his high school career as the Freshman Class Leadership President. He has also been involved …

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Jeannel Poyaoan

Jeannel PoyaoanJeannel Poyaoan
2013 Companion Group High Hopes Scholar
San Francisco State University

Jeannel participated in the R.I.S.E.  after school, college prep program and the IB program at Berkeley High. She …

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Lychou Phey

Lychou PheyLychou Phey
2013 Alafi Family High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Riverside

Lychou came to the US from Cambodia in the ninth grade and is part of the student senate …

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Meriem Osman

Meriem OsmanMeriem Osman
2013 Marion Marshall High Hopes Scholar
Cal State University, Long Beach

Meriem has been active with Berkeley High’s Associated Student Body and with the UC Berkeley Youth Outreach …

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Jalena Keane-Lee

Jalena Keane-LeeJalena Keane-Lee
2013 BCF/BHS Class of 1951 High Hopes Scholar
Wellesley College

Jalena is active with the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and is the Vice President of the Berkeley …

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Sienghuy Hort

Sienghuy HortSienghuy Hort
2013 Pure Dana High Hopes Scholar
San Francisco State University

Sienghuy moved from Cambodia as a middle-schooler and worked hard to learn English and become successful in school. …

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Evan Ho

Evan HoEvan Ho
2013 Maggie Gee High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Berkeley

Evan loves animals and volunteers at the local animal shelter by walking and training the dogs there. He …

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Daniel Hernandez-Tijero

Daniel Hernandez-TijeroDaniel Hernandez-Tijero
2013 Ask.com High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz

Daniel has been an active participant in the Y-Scholars and Youth and Government programs through the YMCA. In …

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Miguel Guiza

Miguel GuizaMiguel Guiza
2013 BCF High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Merced

Miguel is a proud graduate of the Y-Scholars program and served as co-President of the Minorities for a Change …

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Semhal Gessesse

Semhal GessesseSemhal Gessesse
2013 Shirley and Michael Traynor High Hopes Scholar
New York University

Semhal enjoys giving back to her community. She has been a Bridge tutor, participated in the Y-Scholars …

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Negar Esfandiari

Negar EsfandiariNegar Esfandiari
2013 High Hopes Arts Scholar
George Washington University

Negar has served as Chair of Events with the Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Teen Council and participates in the Young People’s …

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Yoseline Escalante-Buendia

Yoseline Escalante-Buendia Yoseline Escalante-Buendia
2013 Sheila Duignan & Mike Wilkins High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Irvine

Yoseline has been active in the Y-Scholars program and has been vice-president and co-president of …

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Aisha Eisenberg

Aisha EisenbergAisha Eisenberg
2013 Battle Family High Hopes Scholar II
University of California, Santa Barbara

Aisha will be the first person in her family to attend college. In addition to working …

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Colleen Sparks

Colleen SparksColleen Sparks
2013 BCF High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz

Colleen is a graduate of the Communications Arts and Sciences (CAS) small school at Berkeley High. She is …

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Elizabeth Cho

Elizabeth ChoElizabeth Cho
2013 Tubach-Singhal High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Berkeley

Elizabeth has been an active volunteer with many programs including the Young People’s Program for Academic Development, Open Door …

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Yenenesh Belachew

Yenenesh BelachewYenenesh Belachew
2013 Richard K. Lashof High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Davis

Originally from Ethiopia, Yenenesh volunteers at Oakland Children’s Hospital and participates in the Y-Scholars program. She was …

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Anais Arias-Aragon

Anais Arias-Aragon

Anais Arias-Aragon
2013 Upwards High Hopes Scholar
Boston University

Anais grew up in a household of visual artists having moved with her parents from Lima, Peru to the San …

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Paola Alonso Franco

Paola Alonso FrancoPaola Alonso Franco
2013 Battle Family High Hopes Scholarship I
Boston University

Paola has been a part of the Y-Scholars program, the Berkeley High Crew team, and Berkeley’s “District English …

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Mohammed Aledlah


Mohammed AledlahMohammed Aledlah

2013 BCF High Hopes Scholar
University of California, Merced

As a toddler, Mohammed moved from Yemen with his family to the United States. Throughout high school he has …

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