See who participated in the first ever College and Career Senior Challenge and who went home with scholarships!
Ballou High School
Winner: Triony Valdivia-Cazzol
Coolidge High School
Winner: Jasmine Bolding
Banneker High School
Winner: Benjamin Acquah
Runner up: Alexis Vivar
Bell High School
Winner: Rahiel Gebre
Runner up: Jose Lopez
Eastern High School
Winner: Daesean Evans
Runner up: Kiara Hill
McKinley Tech
Winner: Fayo Aiyetan
Runner up: Malik Arbertha
View video highlights from the last Challenge.
Here's the full list of seniors and their topics presented at last year's Senior Challenge!
McKinley Tech
Shannon Mann, Picking a College Roommate
Fayo Aiyetan, Rising College Tuition Costs
Yazmeen Kelly, Wage Equality for Women
Oliver Borris, Paying College Athletes
Malik Arbertha, Value of a College Degree
Daniel Lynch, Paying College Athletes
Banneker
Ashley Roberts, Expanding Federal College Grants
Alexis Vivar, Opportunities for Undocumented Students
Benjamin Acquah, Financial Aid for Undocumented Students
Michael Hudson, Benefits of Community College
Sherri Daniels, College Tuition
Columbia Heights Educational Campus
Rahiel Gebre, Sexual Abuse on College Campus
Jose Lopez, Cyber Security
Evelyn Figuereo, Global Effects of Destroying the Rainforest
Joseline Flores, Legalizing Marijuana and the Economy
Eastern
Daesean Evans, College Hazing
Kiara Hill, Balancing College Social Life And Academics
Coolidge
Jasmine Bolding, Multiculturalism And Its Relation To A College Education
A special thanks goes out to the business and education leaders in our community who agreed to be a part of this exciting event.