Marshall Fundamental Senior Receives the Prestigious Posse Scholarship

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Manoj Bonam (Photo – Felita Kealing)

Marshall Fundamental Secondary School announced their 2020 Posse Scholar, Manoj Bonam.

By Felita Kealing

Manoj Bonam has been awarded the prestigious Posse Scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He’s one of approximately 100 students from the Los Angeles area receiving this award. This award will cover four years of full tuition, estimated at $148,000. Manoj plans to major in Engineering with an ultimate goal of earning his doctorate degree.

Manoj Bonam

In addition to his academic success, Manoj is a candidate for the AP Capstone Diploma, a member of the National Honor Society and the Asian Club, and is the founder of the Debate Club. He’s in the Marching Band and served as Band Manager in 2019. As an athlete, he has participated in Track & Field and Tennis as a singles and doubles player. He’s a member of Upward Bound and has completed internships at California State University, Los Angeles  in Biochemistry in 2017 and Mechanical Engineering in 2019.

The Posse Induction Ceremony

Manoj attended the Posse Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, meeting his new Posse Peers. In addition to being the recipients of full-tuition scholarships, Manoj and his Posse will participate in weekly pre-collegiate training with the Posse staff – a series of two hour workshops where they’ll work on academic excellence, team building and group support, cross-cultural communication, leadership, and becoming active agents of change.

Manoj Bonam joins an Elite Group of Marshall Fundamental Eagles and is one of 38 Posse Scholars over the past 14 years.

Posse Scholarship Awards Ceremony (Photo – Felita Kealing)

The Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits, and trains student leaders from area high schools to form multicultural teams called “Posses” of 10 Scholars. Posse is a four-year program designed to ensure “Scholars’ success” providing them support for competitive internships and other prestigious awards. Marshall’s 2020 Posse Scholar has optimized his time as a Marshall Fundamental Student being academically strong, actively involved, of solid character earning his Posse Scholar Nomination. Through the Posse Process he went through the “Posse’s Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP),  a unique evaluation method that identifies young leaders with great potential.” This process includes group and individual interviews with Posse Staff, College Partners, and Administrators. Through this process Manoj was successful in earning his Posse Scholarship.