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Scholarship 2006 (Hernández)

January 22, 2010 Leave a comment

14th scholarship from the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”

By Herman Santa

Dr. Enrique Ospina, President of the Spanish American Club, Inc. “S.A.C.l.”, Herman Santa, director of the Scholarship Program, William Preciado and Isa Bryson, members of the S.A.C.l. Scholarship Committee met Saturday May 20th to select to the winners of the 2006 scholarship.  Jessica Benitez, Mexican of Port St Lucie and Miriam Hernandez, Guatemalan of 1ndiantown were selected among a pool of six Hispanic candidates as the winners of the-SACI Scholarship this year.

S.AC.I raises funds throughput social activities such as: dances, cruises, golf, dominoes and bowling tournaments.  The scholarship funds are forwarded to the Indian River Community College to help students of limited economic resources. SA.C:L is a nonprofit Organization, founded 1992 to unite Hispanics and Americans of the Treasure Coast through cultural, recreational and fund-raising activities.

The Club awards its scholarship every year in the spring.  In order to qualify for it, the applicant must be a High School student of Martin or St. Lucie public High School, must have a minimum average grade of 3.0 and must speak, write and read Spanish.  I want to thank the members of the club, the Hispanic establishments and all of those who helped us raise funds for the scholarship.

Miriam Hernandez, scholarship winner 2006
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Scholarship 2006 (Benitez)

January 22, 2010 Leave a comment

13th scholarship from the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”

By Herman Santa

At the “Spanish American Club, Inc.” (SACI), we are extremely proud to once again donate a scholarship to a Hispanic student. The winner of the 2006 scholarship was Jessica Benitez, a Mexican from Port St. Lucie. Annually, the club awards these scholarships to assist Hispanic youth graduating from high school in Martin or St. Lucie counties.

Selecting the scholarship winners of the “Spanish American Club, Inc.” is not an easy task. For this reason, the selection has been entrusted to the Board of Directors. Each of the directors reviews the applications submitted by the students and then meets with them to ask a multitude of questions. The selection of the winning students is based on a series of questions posed to all students, covering topics from music and reading to art, which the scholarship committee then assesses based on their answers.

The committee also takes into account the academic achievements of each student. The scholarships are worth $500 each and are awarded to students after confirmation that they have been accepted by the university or college they will be attending. We are very proud of all the scholarship winners since the club was founded in 1992. To date, 12 students have received this scholarship. This year, four students applied for the scholarship, and two were selected. Our congratulations to all!

Jessica Benitez
Jessica Benitez
Categories: Español, Scholarship 2006 (Benitez)