On Monday morning, the Cubs Charities hosted a Cubs Scholars breakfast at Wrigley Field to recognize graduates and incoming Cubs Scholars from all across Chicago including the South and West sides, Little Village, Lawndale and more. The Cubs Scholars program, launched in 2013, offers high-potential Chicago students with demonstrated need for financial contributions and a team-sponsored mentorship program. Each recipient receives a $20,000 scholarship upon their enrollment in a four-year college or university and participates in a mentoring program with help from Cubs College Prep. The mentoring program helps prepare scholars for the transition from high school to college. Students who are a part of the Cubs Scholars program are also a part of the Chicago Scholar program. This year, Chicago Scholars is celebrating 25-years of serving Chicago’s talented young people.
Graduates recognized during the Cubs Scholars breakfast include:
• Cubs Scholars Class of 2016 – Malcolm Fox from Howard University, Kyle Larry from Bates College, Lamin Johnson from Cornell University, and Eva Martinez from Bates College.
• Cubs Scholars Class of 2015 – Daniel Collazo from Loyola University, Yaritza Escalante from Sewanee University, Michelle Navarro from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Amber Redmond, from University Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and Lorraine Smith from Albion College.
• Cubs Scholars Class of 2013 – Virginia Garcia-Rico from Chamberlain School of Nursing.
• Incoming Scholars this year include: Freddie Golden from North Lawndale College Prep Charter-Collins, Ania Green from Perspectives Charter Leadership Academy High School, Emily Guaman from Lake View High School, Angel Huitron from Thomas Kelly High School, Nicholas Lagunas from Walter Payton College Prep High School, Diana Mejia from Josephinum Academy, Neveah Sandoval from George Westinghouse College Prep, and Jennifer Vergara from Jones College Prep.
