Congratulations!

Saint Joseph Ballet Class of 2006

This past June, all 18 seniors in Saint Joseph Ballet’s class of 2006 graduated high school, and every one has enrolled in college for the fall – most the first in their families to do so.  At this pivotal point in their lives, many of these young adults are seizing an opportunity not available to their parents – one of a higher education.

Saint Joseph Ballet nurtures youth in this pursuit, knowing a higher education can open doors to bright and healthy futures.  Making a commitment to the youth it serves, Saint Joseph Ballet ensures its students have access to programs that will help them be well-informed, competitive college applicants. 

Students who participate with Saint Joseph Ballet for all four years of high school may also be eligible to receive Saint Joseph Ballet college scholarship awards of up to $2,000 per year for four years of college.  

At a time when nearly half of all Hispanics fail to graduate high school, and of those that do, only 16 percent are college ready¹, Saint Joseph Ballet students are beating the odds. 

Congratulations to:

Stephanie Bruschini, Concordia University**

Marbel Calderon, San Francisco State University*

Gabriela Garcia, Cal Poly Pomona*

Brittney Jennings, Cal State Fullerton*

Linda Lomeli, Cal State Dominguez Hills*

Jannina Lopez, Concordia University*

Alicia Luna, Orange Coast College*

Crystal Morales, Orange Coast College

Palmyra Moreno, Santa Ana College*

Andrea Nowak, Orange Coast College

Jamie Ojeda-Gaona, Cal State Fullerton*

Adriana Portillo, Orange Coast College*

Lorena Reyes, Orange Coast College*

Jennifer Rodriguez, Cal State Los Angeles*

Stephany Salza, Orange Coast College

Daphne Texeira, Santa Ana College

Jessica Tovar, Cal State Fullerton*

Adrian Veloz, Fullerton College

Stephanie Bruschini and Jannina Lopez are also recipients of Concordia University’s Saint Joseph Ballet Scholarship.

*Graduated high school with a 2.5 GPA or higher, qualifying for a four-year Saint Joseph Ballet Achievement Award scholarship (up to $1,000 per year)

**Graduated high school with a 3.6 GPA or higher, qualifying for a four-year Saint Joseph Ballet Excellence Award scholarship (up to $2,000 per year))

¹Green, Jay P.; Forster, Greg.  “Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States” Manhattan Institute for Policy Research