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San Bernardino Grads Earn Over $7.2 Million in Scholarships and Grants

By Corina Borsuk, Community Writer
June 22, 2015 at 11:01am. Views: 88

Indian Springs High School graduated its first class of 250 students this year, and just as noteworthy is the $411,890 that San Bernardino City Unified School District students earned in college scholarships and grants. Arroyo Valley High School had the most scholarship and grant recipients, with 362 of 556 graduates earning a total of $752,000. Cajon High School’s 572 graduates earned $963,822, including two Gates Millennium Scholars who earned full-ride scholarships to the colleges of their choice. All but two of Middle College High School’s 51 graduates were awarded college scholarships or grants, totaling $781,009. Of the 445 graduates of San Gorgonio High School, 10 received $667,272 in GI Bill funding. Including the GI Bills, San Gorgonio graduates received $1,608,873 in scholarships and grants. San Bernardino High School’s 368 graduates earned a total of $2,290,629 in college scholarships and grants, the most of any San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) high school. Pacific High School’s 305 graduates earned $354,819 in grants and scholarships. San Andreas High School graduated 170 students, who earned $39,250 for college. Sierra High School’s 158 graduates earned $7,350 in scholarships and grants. And, the San Bernardino Adult School’s 116 graduates earned $8,950 to continue their education. In total, SBCUSD graduated 2,991 students. Over half of the Class of 2015, 1,512 graduates, earned a total of $7,218,592 to continue their education. Anyone interested in helping members of the Class of 2016 pay for college is encouraged to donate to an existing scholarship fund or create a new scholarship through the San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association. The Association provides about $250,000 in scholarships every year to SBCUSD graduates.

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