On Monday, June 14, 20
10, at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, we had the pleasure of presenting High Hopes Scholarship awards to the following outstanding Berkeley High School graduates.
2010 Wilkins Duignan High Hopes Scholarship recipient
Amherst College
As I began my junior year, my family’s emotional and financial stress finally caught up with me. It was difficult…
2010 Ask.com High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Santa Cruz
Although I have received solid academic preparation in high school, my non-academic learning in the past few years…
2010 High Hopes for the Future Scholarship recipient
University of California, Santa Cruz
After my first quarter of middle school, I received an “F” in my English class. I…
2010 High Hopes for the Future Scholarship recipient
San Francisco State University
There came a point when I questioned the reason of being on the Field Hockey team when…
2010 Nancy and Steven Oliver High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Berkeley
My mom suffered the most. She had to take care of us, her two boys, all…
2010 High Hopes for the Future Scholarship recipient
Sarah Lawrence College
Growing up in East Oakland, California was not always appealing, well at least not to me. My first…
2010 BCF High Hopes Scholarship recipient
San Francisco State University
The obligations that come with being part of an Ethiopian family is that education is what determines one’s life,…
2010 BCF High Hopes Scholarship recipient
Humboldt State University
Before I ever thought of college, I was a wild young boy, getting in trouble left and right. I always…
2010 BCF High Hopes Scholarship recipient
San Francisco State University
In the beginning of junior year, I started working at a medical office as a receptionist. I got this…
2010 Ethel Wall High Hopes Scholarship recipient
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
I have always been a child with good marks, but I used to struggle constantly with homework.…
2010 BCF/BHS Class of 1951 High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Davis
That fact that my parents could conquer their fears when fleeing Vietnam, coupled with the feelings…
2010 Brosgart/Gross Family High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Santa Cruz
An example of my dedication to school is when I gave up basketball, the sport I loved…
2010 Katie Harrick/BHSDG High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Davis
I realized that all people encounter problems on their way to success. It occurred to me that I…
2010 Gerald L. Pixley High Hopes Scholarship recipient
University of California, Riverside
I moved to the U.S. from Mexico my sophomore year, not knowing much English but just the…
2010 High Hopes for the Future Scholarship recipient
University of California, Santa Cruz
I was born into a Tibetan family in exile, and have experienced an unusual life in…