Rose Scholars Launch

Back (L-R) PTOR President Amy Wainscott, Citizens Business Bank President/CEO David A. Brager, Celeste Edell. Second row; PUSD Chief Academic Officer Elizabeth Blanco, Nagma Shakur-Frank, Matthew Fowler, Sergio Gonzalez, Citizens Business Bank Senior VP LaVon Short. Front row: Cecilia Grane, Kennedy Hackett, Oswald Guerra, Gabriela Castillo (Photo – tournamentofroses.com)

Eight outstanding PUSD high school seniors have been selected as 2022 ROSE Scholars by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.

By News Desk

This year, the Tournament of Roses program awarded $20,000 in scholarships to eight students who submitted creative pieces that reflected their future dreams, goals, and aspirations. Instead of a minimum GPA requirement, each applicant was asked to obtain a recommendation from a teacher, coach, counselor, or community member. Their hard work and dedication have paid off – all have been accepted at excellent universities around the country.

We couldn’t be more #PUSDproud of these kids!

• Gabriela Castillo – John Muir High School
  Gabriela will be attending the University of California, San Diego.
• Celeste Edell – Pasadena High School
  Celeste will be attending the University of California, Santa Cruz.
• Matthew Fowler – John Muir High School
  Matthew has been accepted to eleven colleges and universities thus far.
  Still deciding which college to attend.
• Sergio Gonzalez – Rose City High School
  Sergio will be attending Pasadena City College.
• Cecilia Grane – Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
  Cecilia has been accepted to Fordham University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  Still deciding which college to attend.
• Oswald Guerra – John Muir High School
  Oswald will be attending either USC or UCLA in the fall.
• Kennedy Hackett – John Muir High School
  Kennedy has been accepted to Harvard University, Vanderbilt University, UCLA, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Northeastern University.
  Still deciding which college to attend.
• Nagma Shakur–Frank – Pasadena High School
  Nagma will be attending California State University, Sacramento.

Source: PUSD