Annual Report 2011-12 | Page 23

Encouraging Students to Dream Big On June 14th the School celebrated the key milestones of 300 graduates from classes including Nurse Aide Training, Culinary Arts, Computer Support Specialist, Customer Service, ESL Level 8, GED, and Citizenship. Over the 2011-12 school year our school community raised more than $26,000 in scholarship funds. At the graduation we awarded 21 scholarships to students pursuing higher education. Robert E. Lesher Scholarship: Carlos Rosario faculty member, Sheryl Sherwin, and family awarded a $3,000 scholarship in honor of her father, Robert E. Lesher. Hotel Association of the District of Columbia Scholarship: The Hotel Association of DC awarded a Carlos Rosario student with a $500 scholarship. Joanna Gray & Perry Wayne Hitchcock Scholarship: Carlos Rosario faculty member, Sherrie McKenna, awarded a $2,000 scholarship in honor of her parents, Joanna Gray and Perry Wayne Hitchcock. Carlos Rosario Staff/Faculty Scholarship: The Carlos Rosario Staff/Faculty Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $11,390 to six Carlos Rosario students. Sixteen staff and faculty members donated to the fund. Edna Frazier Cromwell Scholarship Fund: The Board of the Edna Frazier Cromwell Scholarship Fund awarded a Carlos Rosario student with a $2,000 scholarship. Tempo Bookstore Scholarship: The owner of Tempo Bookstore, Eugene Lesmez awarded a $3,000 scholarship to a Carlos Rosario student. Luis & Olga Torres Scholarship: President & Founder of the Carlos Rosario School, Sonia Gutierrez, awarded a $1,000 scholarship in honor of her parents, Luis & Olga Torres. Maria Antonia Ortiz-Haddock M