We are proud to announce the following recipients of the 2009 VESA Scholarship:

Amanda Moreno Bonilla, Wakefield High School, Arlington

Ana Julia Hernandez-Portillo, Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria

Sidra Kalsoom, JEB Stuart High School, Falls Church

Yonathan Kassaye, T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria

Fu Qing Li, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas

Marco Segura, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax

Ana Vasquez, Oakton High School, Vienna

This is the 8th year that VESA will offer seven (7) scholarships.

Each scholarship will be $1500.

Scholarships will be awarded to LEP students who are planning to continue their studies at an institute of higher learning.

ESL Teachers are encouraged to assist LEP students in gathering the required documents for the application.

All sections of the application must be complete for consideration.

Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Students must also have been enrolled in an ESL class at some point during their high school career.

The deadline for submitting a 2009 VESA Scholarship Application was April 20, 2009.

Due to the large number of applications submitted last year, the committee will not be able to follow-up on applications that are missing information.

We are no longer accepting Scholarship Applications.

Please check back next year.

If you have questions about VESA Scholarships, please contact Beth Boyd (VESA Scholarship Chairperson) by email at bboyd@culpeperschools.org or by phone at 540-825-0621 extension 2337.