Written by Bill Freeman
The Fontana Exchange Club is proud to continue it’s legacy of support forFontana youth with the announcement of the 71 Fontana high schools’ 2025 graduates who will each receive $750 scholarships for their post-secondary education, for a total of $53,250 in financial assistance for these deserving students. In addition, Jurupa High School graduate Cecelia Huape has been chosen as a California/Nevada District Exchange Club scholarship recipient and will receive $2,500. She will continue to compete for the Exchange Club national awards.
And finally, Summit High School graduate Ella Antekeier, daughter of Fontana Exchange Club members Vanessa and Adam Antekeier, was awarded the Legacy Scholarship, also in the amount of $750.
The $750 scholarship recipients are:
A.B. MILLER HIGH SCHOOL: Eduardo Cortes, Aaliyah Quintero, Dulce Ceballos, Jocelyn Lopez Morales, Judith Villalpando, Ramon Aguilar, Axl Cajal, Sophia Lopez, Gabriel Mendoza, Moises Aguilar, Nadine Sanchez and Mariana De Loera De lara
CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL:
Joshua Moreno Gonzalez and Alexis Freeman
ENTREPRENEUR HIGH SCHOOL:
Marco Merida, Anjelika Izel Larrreta and Emily Padilla Solis.
FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL:
Frank Perez, Andy Contreras, Lesley Buenrostro, Ethan Gonzalez, Jose Chi, Jonathan Lopez, Kathrine Llamas, Abigail Valencia, Jarred Martinez, Sherlyn Gutierrez, Nathan Pena, Jorge Gallo and Daniel Villasenor
JURUPA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL: Michael Cervantes, Sabina Mendez, Eunice Reyes Conteras, Marsy Serrano, Lluvia Rodriguez-Basillo, Eduardo Gomez, Adriana-Rene Humber, Ariana Bernal, Cecelia Huape, David Diaz, Aaron Gonzalez and Destiny Padilla.
KAISER HIGH SCHOOL:
Kailana Mihaila, Santiago Iniguez, Eric Contreras-Perez, Bryan Lopez, Valeria Garcia Ruiz, Joel De La Cruz Lara, Sophia Chin, April Garcia, Eunisse Ayala, Axel Jiminez, Melissa Alvarez, Armando Sandoval and Sarai Ramos.
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH:
Beatriz Razo and Rafael Negrete
SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL: Faustina Okeke, Sophia Solomon, Ella Antekeier,
Meghan Stewart, Joshua Gonzales, Sesbastion Sánchez, Te’ariah Ruff, Edwin
Trujillo, Zoie Allen, Yvette Negrete, Kaori Williams and Justin Zavala.
The Fontana Days Festival, sponsored by the Fontana Exchange Club, is the sole source of revenue that allows the club to provide this year’s $53,250 in
scholarships.
