CLU Upward Bound graduation is June 1
First-generation college-bound students to be honored
(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – May 30, 2008) California Lutheran University’s 2008 Traditional Upward Bound Senior Graduation Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in Samuelson Chapel.
The ceremony will recognize the achievements of the program’s 22 seniors. The graduates have enrolled at a total of 14 colleges including UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UCSB and are the recipients of prestigious scholarships.
Upward Bound is a college preparation program funded by the U.S. Department of Education for first-generation high school students from low-income families. The program provides tutoring, advisement, classes, college tours and parent workshops.
CLU’s Upward Bound programs, which also include Math/Science Upward Bound, have a 100 percent high school graduation rate and at least 85 percent of alumni graduate from a post-secondary education program.
Traditional Upward Bound Graduating Class of 2008
Student | High School | College/University |
Jonathan Alcantar | Pacifica | Arizona State University |
Cynthia Alcaraz | Pacifica | Oxnard College |
Samantha Bartlett | Santa Clara | Dominican University |
Christopher Dossin | Channel Islands | UC Santa Barbara |
Rene Farfan | Channel Islands | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
Aurelio Galvez | Adolfo Camarillo | South Mountain College |
Jose Guzman | Pacifica | CSU Fresno |
Maritza Guzman | Pacifica | CSU Northridge |
Brenda Hernandez | Pacifica | UC Santa Barbara |
Claudia Huizar | Channel Islands | San Diego State University |
Citlali Medina | Adolfo Camarillo | Ventura College |
Deyvonne Mondragon | Adolfo Camarillo | Univ. of the Cumberlands |
Ramon Montejano | Adolfo Camarillo | UC Santa Barbara |
Brizet Morales | Channel Islands | CSU Channel Islands |
Juan Padilla | Pacifica | Arizona State University |
Adriana Perez | Pacifica | UC Santa Barbara |
Nikki Reyes | Channel Islands | UC Berkeley |
Iliana Rocha | Adolfo Camarillo | Ventura College |
Sbayde Siqueiros | Pacifica | CSU Northridge |
Christina Torres | Pacifica | CSU Chico |
Lorena Vasquez | Pacifica | Ventura College |
Thalya Zapata | Channel Islands | UC Santa Barbara |