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THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY PROUDLY PRESENTS THE WINNERS
OF OUR "SAVE ME A SPOT IN COLLEGE" SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST!

The "Save Me a Spot in College" youth scholarship contest gave 6th- to 12th-grade students across the state of California the opportunity to express themselves to California leaders through various media to highlight the importance of college opportunity.

The theme of the contest was: Why should California leaders save you and your peers a spot in college?

An unprecedented 9,000 California youth from every region in the state responded with written word, poster and TV ad entries that call on California leaders to keep the promise of college opportunity for all qualified students as stated in the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. In total the Campaign is awarding $70,000 in scholarships to 107 winners from across California.

Please click here to view top vote-getters in the written word, poster and TV ad categories. All of the winning entries can be found online at http://www.savemeaspot.org. 

AND THE WINNERS ARE......

Nadine Allan, Pomona, Poster, 11th grade, Diamond Ranch High School
Christie Ambos, Santa Clarita, Poster, 12th grade, Saugus High School
Thalia Arredondo, Brentwood, Written Word, 6th grade, Bristow Middle School
Robert Backman, Westminster, TV Ad, 11th grade, La Quinta High School
Cristina Bautista, Union City, Poster, 11th grade, Moreau Catholic High School
Jerusalem Biangco, Buena Park, Written Word, 12th grade, Fullerton Union High School
Wendy Calderon, Los Angeles, TV Ad, 7th grade, D.W. Griffith Middle School
Ruben Canedo, Calexico, Written Word, 11th grade, Calexico High School
Angelica Cano, Los Angeles, Written Word, 11th grade, Woodrow Wilson High School
Courtney Carreiro, Lemoore, Written Word, 12th grade, Lemoore High School
Chris Chien, Irvine, Poster, 12th grade, Northwood High School*
Melody Chung, San Jose, Poster, 11th grade, Lynbrook High School
Christopher Cien, Lemon Grove, Written Word, 12th grade, Helix High School
Robert Clampett, Los Angeles, TV Ad, 12th grade, John Marshall Gifted Magnet High School
Justin Cole, Santa Cruz, TV Ad, 12th grade, OASIS
Victoria Marie Conlu, Antioch, Written Word, 11th grade, Deer Valley High School*
Isidro Cornejo, Long Beach, TV Ad, 11th grade, Cabrillo High School
Jeren Cuevas, Los Angeles, TV Ad, 7th grade, D.W. Griffith Middle School
Julian Diaz, Aptos, TV Ad, 10th grade, OASIS
Jonathan Distor, Santa Ana, Poster, 12th grade, Los Amigos High School
Jesse Dominguez, Oceanside, TV Ad, 8th grade, Jefferson Middle School
Matthew Donovan, Stockton, Written Word, 12th grade, Lincoln High School
Aliitai Elisara, Oceanside, TV Ad, 7th grade, Jefferson Middle School
Summer Elliot, Orangevale, Poster, 7th grade, Carnegie Middle School
Sara Enciso, Los Angeles, Written Word, 8th grade, Hollenbeck Middle School
Stephanie Esquibel, Orange Cove, Written Word, 12th grade, Reedley High School
Quinn Forman, Palm Desert, Written Word, 8th grade, Palm Desert Middle School
Chrystal Gaither, Long Beach, Written Word, 12th grade, Long Beach Poly High School*
Julio Garcia, Huntington Park, Written Word, 12th grade, Huntington Park High School
Jasmin Garibay, Costa Mesa, Poster, 8th grade, TeWinkle Middle School
Alexandra Gibbs, TV Ad, 6th grade, Georgetown Middle School
Alyssa Gutnik, Fresno, Written Word, 8th grade, Rio Vista Middle School
Jazemin Hart, Los Angeles, TV Ad, 7th grade, D.W. Griffith Middle School
Iris Hernandez, San Diego, TV Ad, 12th grade, San Diego High School (SciTech)*
Danbi Hong, South Pasadena, Poster, 12th grade, South Pasadena High School
Michael Houston, Spring Valley, Poster, 8th grade, Nazareth School Mission de Alcala
Chloe Hsia, South Pasadena, Written Word, 8th grade, South Pasadena Middle School*
Jorge Jimenez, Costa Mesa, Written Word, 8th grade, TeWinkle Middle School
Hyo Kim, Beverly Hills, Written Word, 10th grade, Beverly Hills High School
Chanel Kyles, Fort Irwin, Written Word, 11th grade, Silver Valley High School
Justyne Lewallen, Riverside, TV Ad, 12th grade, John W. North High School
Krista Lopez, Santa Cruz, TV Ad, 11th grade, OASIS
Michael Lu, Fullerton, Written Word, 8th grade, D. Russell Parks Jr. High School
Mary Luc, Sacramento, Written Word, 11th grade, West Campus High School
Josue Brian Luna, Lemon Grove, Poster, 8th grade, Keiller Leadership Academy
Dannylyn Joy Manabat, Long Beach, Written Word, 10th grade, Jordan High School
Raveena Martin, Monrovia, Written Word, 7th grade, Santa Fe Middle School
Felipe Martinez, Los Angeles, TV Ad, 7th grade, D.W. Griffith Middle School
America Martinez, El Cajon, Written Word, 11th grade, El Cajon Valley High School
Britney McCarthy, Fresno, Written Word, 11th grade, Clovis West High School
Nathaniel McKee, Stockton, Written Word, 9th grade,  Middle College High School
Rudy Menendez, San Diego, Written Word, 8th grade, The Preuss School UCSD
Kohar Minassian, Cupertino, Written Word, 7th grade, St. Joseph of Cupertino
Jaymi Moore, Sacramento, Written Word, 10th grade, Visions in Education
Betsy Moreno, Tustin, TV Ad, 12th grade, Academic Center of Tustin
Johanna Moreno, Huntington Park, Written Word, 12th grade, Huntington Park High School
Saranjit Moundi, Modesto, Poster, 7th grade, Teel Middle School
Kristen Murdoch, Cypress, Written Word, 12th grade, Oxford Academy
Rachel Nevares, Modesto, Written Word, 8th grade, Mae Hensley Jr. High
Kim Nguyen, Escondido, Poster, 12th grade, San Pasqual High School
Mindy Nguyen, Irvine, TV Ad, 8th grade, Academic Center of Tustin
Dylan Olson, Redding, Written Word, 12th grade, Stellar Secondary Charter School
Damir Omic, Cameron Park, TV Ad, 12th grade, Ponderosa High School
Matthew Pacheco Kerman, Written Word, 11th grade, Kerman High School
Erica Park, Canyon Country, Poster, 7th grade, La Mesa Jr. High
Christopher Pham, Santa Ana, TV Ad, 11th grade, La Quinta High School
Daniel Pisano, Rancho Palos Verdes, TV Ad, 12th grade, Palos Verdes High School
Jarrett Powell, San Jose, Written Word, 10th grade, Lincoln High School
Jessica Pullen, Riverside, Written Word, 12th grade, Norco High School
Gabriela Quintero, Livingston, Written Word, 8th grade, Livingston Middle School
Amanda Rios, Sacramento, Poster, 11th grade, Sheldon High School
Cai Roberts, Tracy, Poster, 11th grade, Merrill F. West High School
Ryan Rodriguez, San Diego, TV Ad, 6th grade, Finney Elementary
Britney Rossman, Cameron Park, Written Word, 12th grade, Oak Ridge High School
Sara Ruiz, Rancho Cucamonga, TV Ad, 12th grade, Rancho Cucamonga High School
Merilou Salazar, Buena Park, TV Ad, 11th grade, Savanna High School
Justin Salvador, Colma, TV Ad, 12th grade, Archbishop Riordan High School
Riley Scott, Bakersfield, TV Ad, 9th grade, Garces Memorial High School
Gabriela Sibrian, Lake View Terrace, TV Ad, 12th grade, Discovery Prep
Leah Smiley, Watsonville, TV Ad, 11th grade, OASIS
Megan Sobosky, San Luis Obispo, Written Word, 12th grade, San Luis Obispo High School
Ashley Soo, Irvine, TV Ad, 12th grade, Northwood High School
Dominique Teixeira, Stockton, Written Word, 9th grade, Cesar Chavez High School
Alex Tesfamicael, San Diego, Written Word, 7th grade, Preuss Middle School
Lindsey Thompson, Moorpark, Written Word, 12th grade, Moorpark High School
Consuelo Tolentino, Costa Mesa, Written Word, 7th grade, TeWinkle Middle School
Louis Tomimbang, Salinas, Written Word, 11th grade, Alisal High School
Anh Tran, San Jose, Poster, 11th grade, Del Mar High School
Kim Tran, Santa Ana, TV Ad, 11th grade, Santiago High School
David Valdovinos, Santa Ana, Written Word, Los Amigos High School
Anthony Valladarez, Los Angeles, Written Word, 8th grade
Amanda Varanasi, Irvine, TV Ad, 11th grade, University High School
Isaac Villegas, Oceanside, TV Ad, 7th grade, Jefferson Middle School
Jimmy Vo, Garden Grove, TV Ad, 11th grade, Garden Grove High School
Catherine Vu, Orange, TV Ad, 12th grade, El Modena High School
Shea Wallace, Moreno Valley, Written Word, 12th grade, Calvary Chapel Christian School Moreno Valley
Neil Watson, Modesto, Written Word, 11th grade, Fred C. Beyer High School
Haley Weiner, Chatsworth, Written Word, 12th grade, Grover Cleveland Humanities Magnet
Andre Welles Jr., Sacramento, Written Word, 6th grade, Regency Park School
Robert White, Oakland, Written Word, 12th grade, Castlemont
Chelsie Wiget, Soquel, TV Ad, 11th grade, OASIS
Andrea Wong, Kingsburg, Written Word, 12th grade, Kingsburg High School
Kang Yang, Fresno, Poster, 11th grade, Fresno High School
Victoria Yee, Westminster, TV Ad, 9th grade, Fountain Valley High School
Juventino Yniquez, Lennox, Written Word, 12th grade, Morningside High School
Seungyearn "Susie" Yoo, La Palma, Written Word, 12th grade, Oxford Academy
Laura Zhang, San Diego, Written Word, 10th grade, Rancho Bernardo High School

 *Grand-prize winner

HELP THE CAUSE - MAKE A DONATION

The Campaign has recently launched an effort to raise $100,000 to support this round of the "Save Me a Spot in College" contest. Each donation of $10, $25 or more will be doubled through a generous grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Your donation can give these students a jumpstart on their college careers, help highlight their entries in their communities and publicize the need and demand for expanded college opportunity for our young people.

We need your help to raise money for:

-  $20,000 for additional scholarships: We initially received $50,000 from the Education Financing Foundation of California to fund scholarships to more than 40 winners across the state, but because of the tremendous response from the young people of California, we have decided to award 40 additional $500 scholarships.

-  $40,000 to send materials to each of the more than 8,000 students who entered the contest: Each entrant will receive a certificate of participation, a guidebook about college, financial aid information to help them go to college, as well as information on how they can remain involved as a voice for college access.

-  $20,000 to print posters, publish a book of selected entries, and make DVD copies of TV ads: These materials will be distributed to legislators, statewide officials, colleges, high schools, community organizations and others for outreach and educational purposes.

-  $20,000 for a newspaper ad and radio ads: This will help the Campaign publicize the "Save Me a Spot in College" message to Californians.

We need your help California!

DONATE NOW!

THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY

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