Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Two Kearny High Students Win Scholarships and Surprise

Two students from Kearny Educational Complex won scholarships this week and a night at the “circus” they’ll probably never forget. Winning $5,000 scholarships each were Priscilla Elizalde from Kearny Construction Tech Academy and Eric Jackson from Kearny Science Connections Technology. In an unusual twist, they were presented with their awards by acrobats. The students were surprised on March 18 by the announcement of their winning the Sun Life Rising Star Awards by Sun Life Financial Inc. Priscilla was nominated by Barrio Logan College Institute where she has been an active member since elementary school and has taken advantage of its wide variety of activities. Eric was nominated by Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego for actively participating in a variety of areas at the Linda Vista Teen Center. Priscilla and Eric were recognized publicly at a special VIP reception at the Cirque du Soleil show at Del Mar Fairgrounds on March 19. For more information, please contact Principal Laura Bellofatto at lbellofatto@sandi.net.