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Seven High School Seniors Win National Honor; Winners of Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards to be Saluted on NBC Television Stations
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2001--Seven outstanding Hispanic high school students have been selected as recipients of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards.
The 2001 national winners were selected from among 84 regional winners in 12 U.S. cities. In late August they will travel to the nation's capital, where they will appear in the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Awards, a one-hour special which airs on NBC television stations on Saturday, Sept. 22. (7 p.m. ET/PT)
"The U.S. Census has shown increasing numbers of Hispanics participating in every facet of the American experience," said Raul R. Tapia, chairman of the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation. "Our Youth Awards celebrate the great contributions Latino youth are making in every community. We're proud to honor and support these Latino students who are poised to make a significant impact on our nation's future."
The national winners of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards are:
- Nilda Feliciano, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, IL, for
Literature/Journalism, sponsored by NBC Television Stations,
- Usbaldo Fraire, Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio, TX,
for Leadership/Community Service, sponsored by Fannie Mae
Foundation,
- Elisa Tatiana Juarez, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami,
FL, for Science and Technology, sponsored by Microsoft,
- Edward Leyba, Mesa High School, Phoenix, AZ for Academic
Excellence, sponsored by Chase and MasterCard International,
- Emanuel Pleitez, Woodrow Wilson High School, Los Angeles, CA,
for Sports, sponsored by Denny's restaurants,
- Gloria Romero, Polytechnic High School, Ft. Worth, TX, for
Mathematics, sponsored by Exxon Mobil Corporation, and
- Rodolfo Valadez, Thomas Jefferson High School, Los Angeles,
CA, for Arts, sponsored by Dr Pepper.
The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards began in 1998 under the leadership of the Fannie Mae Foundation and reached Hispanic youth in five cities. In the next two years, the program doubled its geographic reach to 10 cities. This year, the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation again expanded the value of its prizes to youth and added a new award, the "Hispanic Heritage Youth Award for Mathematics," sponsored by Exxon Mobil Corporation. In addition, the program was extended to two new cities in 2001, San Jose, CA and Washington, D.C.
Earlier this year, thousands of Hispanic high school seniors in 12 cities U.S. cities (Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, and Washington, D.C.) submitted applications to the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.
Local community leaders in each city selected seven regional winners, one in each of the seven disciplines of the awards. Winners were selected for their accomplishments in their chosen discipline, their potential for leadership, and for their commitment to community service. Winners were also selected for having shown strength and quality of character and for having demonstrated that their Hispanic heritage plays a significant role in their lives.
Based on the same qualities, the Foundation selected one student from each of the seven disciplines (Leadership/Community Service, Sports, Arts, Literature/Journalism, Academic Excellence, Science and Technology, and Mathematics) as ta national winner of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Youth Award.
Award ceremonies honoring the 84 regional winners were held during March, April, and May. Each regional winner received a $2,000 educational grant as well as a state-of-the-art laptop computer. The Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation also made a $1,000 contribution on behalf of each regional winner to the community service organization of his or her choice, further fostering community responsibility among Hispanic youth.
The seven national winners will each receive an additional $5,000 educational grant.
The 2001 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards are made possible by the generous participation of the following:
Chase and MasterCard International are sponsors of the "Youth Award for Academic Excellence;" Denny's is sponsor of the "Youth Award for Sports;" Dr Pepper is sponsor of the "Youth Award for the Arts;" Fannie Mae Foundation, the program's Founding Sponsor, is sponsor of the "Youth Award for Leadership/Community Service;" Microsoft is sponsor of the "Youth Award for Science and Technology;" and the NBC Television Stations Division is sponsor of the "Youth Award for Literature/Journalism."
In addition, Exxon Mobil Corporation has joined the program this year to sponsor the inaugural "Youth Award for Mathematics." Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's largest electric utilities, provided the 84 state-of-the-art laptop computers awarded to each of the regional winners.
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