200 Seniors Win $500 Times Grants

The Los Angeles Times Fund has again awarded $100,000 in educational grants-in-aid to 200 graduating high school seniors throughout Southern California. The grants will help the students continue their education next fall.

The $500 awards were presented this month at ceremonies conducted at public and private schools in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.

The grants-in-aid program, started by the Times Fund in 1967, provides grants to students whose high school grade point average is 2.9 or lower, but whom schoolteachers or counselors designate as having high potential for academic success. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than 6,000 grants totaling $2.3 million.

The grants may be used at trade or technical schools, colleges or universities.

“The grants-in-aid program provides many underprivileged students with the encouragement they need to pursue their dreams of higher education,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of The Times and president of the Times Fund.

“These students have demonstrated a desire to get the schooling necessary to become productive, contributing members of their communities. The Times is proud to help turn that drive for advancement into reality.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by the proceeds of various Times-sponsored events. Two upcoming events are the AmericaFest, a July 4 fireworks extravaganza to be held at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, and the 43rd annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 25.

The following students are grant recipients in the Los Angeles area this year:

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AMELIA EARHART--Eric Nakano BANNING--Alejandro Soria, Kristie Wyrick BELL--Hilda Careaga, Elena Delgado BELMONT--Oscar Corado, Helmer Hillton Gonzalez BIRMINGHAM--Walter Lopez CANOGA PARK--Melissa M. Phipps CARSON--Teila Robertson CHATSWORTH--Rashanda Youngblood CLEVELAND--Jose A. Arias CRENSHAW--Frank Auston, Candy Denis DORSEY--LeRoy Gorman, Althea L. Lewis DOWNTOWN BUSINESS MAGNET--Margarita Cardenas EAGLE ROCK--Juan Valdivia EL CAMINO--Jennifer Marie Herrea FAIRFAX--Shonda Lanora Chaney FRANKLIN--Rolando Alas, Jacqueline Andria Stinnett FREMONT--Adalberto Hernandez, La Sonya Navarre GARDENA--Kandiss M. McCune GARFIELD--Karla I. Asencio, Ismael Mesta GRANADA--Sonia E. Palma GRANT--Thu Duong HAMILTON--Erica Ellis, Salina Gray HOLLYWOOD--Salvador Antonio Cortez, Maria Guadalupe Mendoza HUNTINGTON PARK--Raul Oregel, Guillermina Terrazas INDEPENDENCE--Dena Gomez, Dia L. Richardson JEFFERSON--William Morales, Norma Ramos JORDAN--Adriana I. Astudillo, Gilberto Hernandez KENNEDY--Cesar Guzman KING/DREW MEDICAL MAGNET--Anthony Mantock, Amelia Robles LINCOLN--Pablo Lopez, Ana Montane LOCKE--Don E. Blackston, Guy Ollison LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR ENRICHED STUDIES--Salvador Davila, Justine Middleton LOS ANGELES--Emeka Ikpa, Vicenta Mercedes Perez MANUAL ARTS--Daniel Aguilar, Jesse Cuevas MARSHALL--Angelica Hernandez, Antonio Sanchez MONROE--Simon Medina NARBONNE--Imelda Barba NORTH HOLLYWOOD--Esther Kung PALISADES--Kimberley Harris POLYTECHNIC--Jason L. McComb RESEDA--Mario Cristales ROOSEVELT--Celso Manuel Arreola, Beatriz E. De La Cruz SAN FERNANDO--Frances Negrete, Manuel Ramirez SAN PEDRO--Maria Lina Torres SOUTH GATE--Carlos Cuellar, Diana Gonzalez SYLMAR--Jennifer Erickson TAFT--Violeta Rodriguez VAN NUYS--Maria Cervacio VENICE--David J. Salas VERDUGO HILLS--Rebecca Brown, Raul Romo WALT WHITMAN--Christopher R. Hanuscin WASHINGTON PREPARATORY--Larry Anderson, Aaron Rennard Knowles WESTCHESTER--Corinthia O. Crawford WESTSIDE ALTERNATIVE--Kim Wooten WILSON MEDICAL/HEALTH PROFESSIONS MAGNET CENTER--Baudelio Martinez WOODROW WILSON--Gustavo Chavez, Blanca Patricia Orellana LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCHOOLS ALHAMBRA--Cynthia Lorey Armijos ANTELOPE VALLEY--Kristy Maryann Palmer ARCADIA--Carlo Nicastro ARROYO--Laura Carbajal ARTESIA--Lorena A. Gonzalez, Emilia M. Rios AZUSA--Ruben Christopher Calderon BASSETT--John Paul Rivera BELL GARDENS--Richard Garcia, Marcos A. Granda, Sarai Mora, Maria DeJesus Padilla, Lilia Ramirez, Gina Velasquez BLAIR--Sandra Bernice Lahaie CALIFORNIA--Gloria Montanez, Guadalup Ochoa CENTENNIAL--Mario E. Fosha CENTURY--Susan Kimberly Wilson CERRITOS--Lien Kim Quach CULVER CITY--Barbie Lynn Boodram EL MONTE--Olga Guerrero GAHR--Anna Campos GLENDORA--Shawn Michael Daley, Michael Thomas Parry GLEN WILSON--Teresita Cerrillo HILLCREST--Tamesha L. Parker HOOVER--Noura Avedian, Rafik Avedian, Raimound Haroutonian INGLEWOOD--Darius Troy Gordon LA PUENTE--Juan G. Ortiz LYNWOOD--Leticia Hernandez, Maria L. Nunez MARSHALL--Bryant K. Vaughns MONTEBELLO--Beatriz Gonzalez MONTEREY--Heather Tabatha Goodwin MORNINGSIDE--Leticia Irma Gallegos MOUNTAIN VIEW--Angelina Castellanos NORWALK--Alejandra E. Beanato PALMDALE--Erick Ray McBride PARAMOUNT--Patrick Pieters, Clifford J. Parks PASADENA--Juan Martin Aponte SAN GABRIEL--Armida Miranda SCHURR--Alang Huot, Song Thai Gi SOMERSET--Ann Elizabeth Madrigal SOUTH HILLS--Guadalup Weil VAIL--Jerry B. Romero WHITCOMB--Michael Anthony Jaramillo LOS ANGELES PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ALEMANY--Ricardo Rogero BISHOP MORA SALESIAN--Juan C. Uc DAMIEN--Robert Dale Kinne HOLY FAMILY--Mary Barnett, Sophia D. Diaz LA SALLE--Rafael Lopez OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS--Rafael Garcia, Edgar Ortega, Sean Tansey PATER NOSTER--Francisco Zermeno ST. ANTHONY--Carlos Pfister, Adrienne Marie Stover ST. JOHN BOSCOE--Christopher Rodriguez ST. PAUL--Gina Bonetati VERBUM DEI--Brian Davis LONG BEACH SCHOOLS LAKEWOOD--Shannon Sue Hooper, Ka Vang LONG BEACH POLYTECHNIC--Jenie Balais, Wesley Antonio Stukes LONG BEACH SCHOOL FOR ADULTS--Deicola Jiro MILLIKAN--Paola Andrea Guzman, Thaiheng Lock, LaShaun M. Pitman REID--Bret J. Hayden WILSON--Christopher P. Damron, Louis Alexander Foy