HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) – Another dozen area high school students will see a dream of higher education realized, thanks to the Holland/Zeeland Promise.
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area has bestowed 12 new recipients with last-dollar scholarships to cover remaining costs of tuition, books, room and board when all other grants and scholarships have been applied. Among those earning this honor are: Isaak Nguyen, LayRay Paw, Amy Pedraza and Flor Sanchez, all from Holland Public Schools; Ellie Rizk of Holland Christian Schools; Kenya Garza, Betzaida Hidalgo, Kimberly Maldonado, Fernando Medina, and Giselle Roman, all from West Ottawa Public Schools; Lena Compian of Zeeland Public Schools; and Diego Felix-Trejo of Holland Early College.
Mike Goorhouse, President of the Community Foundation, said, “The Promise scholarship has a 96 percent graduation rate. These young people are unbelievable, and these are young people who are often the first in their family to go to college, so without these kinds of supports, college is a much harder uphill battle. It’s very cool for the Foundation to support them financially and to also walk alongside them.”
These dozen join 34 returning recipients who are on track to receive college degrees, as the Holland/Zeeland Promise Program is renewable for additional undergraduate years depending on the student’s academic standing and progress.
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