Richard Barrera, left, San Diego Unified School District Board of Education President, is joined by scholarship winners Anthony Martinez, Alan Hurtado, Mariana Diestra, Dorcus Banjeny.
Dorcus Bangenyi faced incredible challenges when her family fled the Congo, lived in a refugee camp and eventually came to the United States. She began her academic career in the United States as a freshman and was the first in her family to graduate from high school. Dorcus graduated from Crawford CHAMPS plans to study nursing at San Diego State University.
Bangenyi is one of 13 high school students and 5 adults chosen by the Cox Kids Foundation as a recipient of a 2010 Cox Heroes Scholarships presented by Mission Federal Credit Union. She will receive a $2,500 Cox Heroes Scholarship to continue her education at San Diego State University.
This year, $52,500 in Cox Heroes scholarships has been awarded to San Diego-area high school students and adults who are continuing their educational goals. The winners were honored on the baseball field at Petco Park prior a recent Padres game.
Winners from San Diego Unified schools include: Bangenyi from Crawford Champs; Mariana Diestra, Kearny School of International Business; Alan Hurtado, Clairemont High; Anthony Martinez, San Diego High School of Business; Joshua Morse, Pt. Loma High; Ereca Nguyen, Hoover High; Ly Nguyen, Hoover High.
Cox Heroes Scholarships recognize the hard work and commitment of high school seniors and adults re-entering school who have had to overcome personal challenges while pursuing educational advancement at a San Diego-area vocational school or university.
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