As this year's scholarship recipients are showcased in area newspapers, nine recent graduates from Papillion-La Vista Public Schools deserve special recognition.
 Brett, Emilia, Tai, Shasta, John, Sam, Ann, Shannon, and Frank participated in the College Bound Club (CBC) Program throughout their high school years. Through the support of the CBC Program, they planned and prepared for college and ultimately beat the odds, earning scholarships totaling more than $200,000 with firm plans for college this fall.
The following is a sampling of the scholarships received by the students: Goodrich Scholarship
– Susan T. Buffett Foundation Scholarship – Creighton University Scholarship – Gates Millennium
Scholarship – Dell Scholars.
Students in the CBC Program are offered daily guidance and instruction
geared toward college preparation, designed to help them not only succeed in high
school but to visualize a bright future beyond graduation. CBC programs
are geared towards students who have shown the potential to improve
their school performance and become the first in their families to attend college.
The CBC Program is managed by the AIM Institute through grant funding
from the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound program. Read more
about the impact of the CBC Program in AIM's latest research study.
“Successfully completing high school is not an easy thing, but here I
am today finishing my last couple of days with my goals fulfilled,”
said Emilia Chavez. “I cannot imagine how I would have gone through high school
without the help from CBC.”
“I am ready to pursue higher education, attending a college of my
choice…The College Bound Club program kept me on top of things and
even got me started early on things,” said Tai Hoang. “I can’t find the
exact words to say how much CBC has helped and impacted me.”
A combination of hard work, motivation and great attitudes helped the
students earn such strong scholarships, says Jennifer Kessler Stutte,
AIM's CBC grant manager.
Stutte also credits the CBC site coordinators, Pam Linke at
Papillion-La Vista and Angela Higgs at Papillion-La Vista South, for
providing the students great support. "The CBC Program is all about
giving back to the community — focusing on the leaders of tomorrow,"
Stutte says.
Seven of the nine students will attend schools in Nebraska: University
of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska - Lincoln and Creighton
University. The following chart identifies the postsecondary plans of the Papillion-La Vista CBC students and the scholarships they earned.
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CBC Students
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Plans for Fall 2009
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Scholarships
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Shannon Bargenquast
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Study Biology in Thailand
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Emilia Chavez
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Study Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Latino Center of the Midlands/U.S. Bank $500 - one year
Pinnacle Bank $500 - one year
LEN Union Pacific $1,000 - recurring
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools Foundation - $1,000 per year for 4 years
Dell Scholars - $5,000 per year for 4 years
Susan T. Buffett Foundation Scholarship - $3,200/semester plus $400/semester for books recurring 4 years
James M. Cox Foundation - $1,000 - one year
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John Frogge
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Study Bioinformatics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Teammates - $500 - one time
Susan T. Buffett Foundation Scholarship - $3,200/semester plus $400/semester for books recurring 4 years
Additional funding from Pell grant, College Bound Nebraska, Federal Work Study and other.
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Ann Hoang
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Study Pre-Medicine at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Creighton University Ignatian Scholarship - $1,000/year for 4 years
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Tai Hoang
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Study Pre-Pharmacy at Creighton University
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Creighton University Scholarship - $10,000 per year for 4 years
Gates Millennium Scholarship - Pays for needs not met by university's financial aid award, i.e. tuition balance, fees, books, and living expenses
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Brett Kinne
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Undeclared (possibly study Forensic Science) at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Susan T. Buffett Foundation Scholarship - $3,200/semester plus $400/semester for books recurring 4 years
Additional funding from Pell grant, College Bound Nebraska, Federal Work Study and other.
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Sam Wurok
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Following family to Denver, where he has applied at Community College of Denver to pursue a career in the medical field |
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Frank Zakrzewski
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Study Grazing Livestock Systems at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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College of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources - $1,000 one year
Additional funding from College Bound Nebraska
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Shasta Zakrzewski
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Study Secondary Mathematics Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Goodrich Scholarship - Full tuition and fees - multiple years
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In addition to the Papillion-LaVista High Schools, the CBC Program was implemented at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Council Bluffs Community School District in 2007. For more information about College Bound Clubs, click here or contact:
Jennifer Kessler Stutte
College Bound Club Grant Manager
AIM Institute
402-345-5025 Ext. 146
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