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2023, Continued from page 9 fier, Scholar Athlete. I earned varsity Competitive Scholarship Qualifier. Madison Rose Sullivan - Plans
letters for academics, cross country Played 2 years of Varsity Tennis and to attend Grand Valley State Univer-
Diego Garcia - Plans for Next and marching band. I am a Scholar Athlete. sity.
Year: I will continue to work toward Area of study: Nursing
all the goals I have set for myself. In Kenneth Huynh - Plans to attend Jocelyn Mendoza - Plans to at- Parents: Timothy Sullivan and
my first year of college, I hope to Michigan State University. tend The University of Notre Dame. Kathleen Sullivan
learn more about myself and make Area of study: Human Biology Area of study: Business Manage- Notable High School Accomplish-
great memories. I am very excited Parents: Nancy Le and Kim ment & Organizations ments: President of Student Senate,
about all the possibilities and oppor- Huynh Parents: Gonzalo Mendoza and National Honors Society executive
tunities that the next year will offer. Notable High School Accomplish- Cira Mendoza board member, Honor Roll for 4
Area of study: Cellular and Mo- ments: Dell Scholar winner of Notable High School Accomplish- years, KLAA Representative, Scholar
lecular Biology $20,000, chosen for Wayne High ments: Class President. University Athlete with 2 years on the Varsity
Parents: Beatriz Cervantes Schools Alumni Association Scholar- of Michigan-Ann Arbor acceptance, Volleyball team, Dr. and Mrs. Komi-
Notable High School Accomplish- ship, Wayne Rotary Foundation Boston University acceptance, and nars Scholarship.
ments: Valedictorian, 12th Grade Scholarship and Jerome H. Sleicher University of Notre Dame accept-
Literary Excellence Award, Student Memorial Scholarship. Involved in ance. Ladies Literary Club - Frances Santray Steven Trottier - Plans
Senate, Interact Club and a Scholar Student Senate and Upward Bound. Blain Hilts Scholarship and Wayne to attend Michigan State University.
Athlete, playing 3 years of Varsity Rotary Foundation Scholarship. Area of study: Accounting
Soccer. Received the Student Senate Rowan Norelle Knape - Plans to Scholar Athlete with 3 years on Var- Parents: Jennifer Trottier and
Scholarship, the Wayne Rotary Foun- attend The College for Creative Stud- sity Swim and 2 years on Varsity Ten- Shontellis Pearson
dation Scholarship and the Wayne ies. nis. Notable High School Accomplish-
Westland Federal Credit Union Area of study: Game Design ments: Member of Upward Bound,
Scholarship. Parents: Wendi Knape and War- Griphen Hunter Wyatt Smith - Senate, and National Honor Society,
ren Knape Plans to attend Oakland University. 4 years on Honor Roll, Scholar Ath-
Alaiyah Marie Gordon - Plans to Notable High School Accomplish- Area of study: Physics lete, 4 Year Varsity Bowling letter, 3
attend Eastern Michigan University. ments: Charles Attwood Foundation Parents: Andrea Smith and Ray- year varsity baseball letter, 2023
Area of study: Nursing Scholarship, President of the Art mond Cogswell High School Bowling State Champi-
Parents: Christopher Gordon club, has taken AP classes since Notable High School Accomplish- ons, All Conference Team(Bowling
and Candice Cannon sophomore year, has never been late ments: Recipient of Academic Letter and Baseball), 2023 Homecoming
Notable High School Accomplish- to class once, one of my art pieces all 4 years of high school, named a King. Recipient of the Mike Melcher
ments: Maintaining honor roll was selected and displayed at a show member of the National Technical Memorial Scholarship, the Wayne
grades throughout my high school in the DIA. Honor Society, being named a Salu- Rotary Foundation Scholarship and
years, being chosen for the French tatorian. State of Michigan Competitive Schol-
Department Award, and becoming a Emily Tiffany Lemus - Plans to Overcoming the adversity that arship Qualifier.
Valedictorian. Received the Wayne attend The University of Michigan. came with AP courses. My first two
Westland Building Administrators Area of study: Computer Science years of high school, I wrestled at the Jesus Velasquez Cervantes -
Association Scholarship and the Parents: Pedro Lemus and Gra- varsity level, and was a student men- Plans to attend The University of
Harold and Pat Bower Scholarship. ciela Lemus tor for the incoming members of the Michigan.
Notable High School Accomplish- team. I learned how to accept myself Area of study: Nursing
Alan Hernandez - Plans to at- ments: Studied Computer Science and apply myself to achieve what Parent Names: Patricia Cer-
tend The University of Chicago. in a pre-college summer experience benefits me. vantes Ramos and Jesus Velasquez
Area of study: Computer Science at Brown University with the scholar- Getting accepted into my school Notable High School Accomplish-
and Philosophy ship I got from the Joyce Ivy Founda- of choice, with a near full-ride, re- ments: Junior Homecoming King,
Parents: Maite Alcantara and tion. Was awarded the Amazon flects my dedication, commitment, Scholar Athlete with 4 years of Var-
David Hernandez Future Engineer Scholarship, the Eq- and hard work. Regardless of how sity Soccer, 1 Year Varsity Track,
Notable High School Accomplish- uitable Excellence Scholarship, the others may have tried to define me, KLAA All Conference Award in Soc-
ments: QuestBridge Scholar, Gates Mary Trupkovich Memorial Scholar- the most important lesson I learned cer, Top goal scorer 2023. Recipient
Scholarship recipient, State of Michi- ship, the Student Senate Scholar- was to only listen to the definition I of the Ron Mason Cross
gan Competitive Scholarship Quali- ship and I am a State of Michigan gave myself. Country/Track Scholarship.

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