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Fort Bend Independent School DistrictNEWS RELEASE |
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **
A 2010 Dell Scholar is Named at Willowridge High School
FORT BEND ISD ― Amilda Medina, a graduating senior at Willowridge High School, has been named a 2010 Dell Scholar. She is one of 300 graduating seniors in the U.S. honored in the scholarship program, which is funded by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. As a Dell Scholar, Medina will receive $20,000 to continue her higher education for the next six years. The Dell Scholars Program will also provide her with technology, resources and mentoring to ensure she has the support she needs to obtain a college degree.
Most of the Dell Scholars are first-generation college students and are chosen because they participate in an approved college readiness program and maintain at least a 2.4 grade point average on a 4.0 scale while dealing with personal responsibilities at home or in their communities. In addition to GPA and college readiness program participation, Dell Scholars requirements also include graduation from an accredited high school, demonstrated financial need and intent to enter a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited higher education institution in the fall.
Medina is a participant of the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program at Willowridge. AVID is a college preparatory program that provides students with academic instruction, tutorial support and motivational activities to guide them into a four-year university. More than 70 percent of AVID seniors attend college, and to date, 15 have been Dell Scholars.
Medina will graduate as the valedictorian of Willowridge this year, and plans to attend St. Thomas University in the fall to study biology. Her career goals are to become a pediatrician and someday open her own health clinic.
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