ACTION

Office of the Superintendent of Schools MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville,

June 11, 2019

MEMORANDUM

To: Members of the Board of Education

From: Jack R. Smith, Superintendent of Schools

Subject: Recognition of Distinguished Hispanic Scholars

WHEREAS, The Hispanic Alliance for Education recognizes Hispanic high school seniors who have been identified as Distinguished Hispanic Scholars through academic excellence, community involvement, and leadership; and

WHEREAS, The Hispanic Alliance for Education has awarded scholarships to Distinguished Hispanic Scholars from each of our 26 high schools in Montgomery County Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, Montgomery County Public Schools honors and supports the many contributions of Hispanic American students to our schools, our community, our state, and our country; and

WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Board of Education continually celebrates Montgomery County Public Schools for holding a high standard of academic excellence and recognizing the outstanding achievements of Hispanic American students; now therefore be it

Resolved, That on behalf of the superintendent of schools, staff members, students, and parents/guardians of Montgomery County Public Schools, the members of the Montgomery County Board of Education congratulate the recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Hispanic Scholars Awards.

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2019 Distinguished Hispanic Scholars

Jackelyn Alfaro Vasquez, Sherwood High School Dinora Blanco Villatoro, Marissa Branham Rodriguez, Northwest High School Andrea Campos, Clarksburg High School Emilio Cano Rentería, Walt Whitman High School Kelly Coripuna Camones, Albert Einstein High School Paloma Delgado, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Emily Feigen, Winston Churchill High School María (Maxwell) Fuentes, Thomas Edison High School of Technology/ Col. Zadok Magruder High School Rony García-Vivas, John F. Kennedy High School Britney Gómez, Jairo Huaylinos Lozano, Poolesville High School Kate Huaynate, Ana Lizama Gamarra, Seneca Valley High School Diego López Morales, Montgomery Blair High School Juliana Melgar, Rockville High School Samantha Miranda, Northwood High School Diana Pérez, Ariana Rivas-Hernández, Col. Zadok Magruder High School Camila Robles Ruiz, Walter Johnson High School Ana Rodríguez, Marlee San Sebastián, Richard Montgomery High School Alejandro Simón, Thomas Theyer, Thomas S. Wootton High School Kayla Tomás, James Hubert Blake High School Adalia Yañez Lemus, Quince Orchard High School