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WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation provides educational opportunities to public high school students with exceptional academic and leadership potential who may have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes; and
WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains student leaders nominated by their high school to form multicultural teams called "Posses" consisting of 10 to 12 Posse Scholars; and
WHEREAS, Posse Scholars undergo an intensive, eight-month, pre-collegiate training program to prepare them for enrollment at prestigious colleges and universities nationwide, in a welcoming campus environment that promotes understanding, collaboration and cross-cultural communication; and
WHEREAS, One ofthe most comprehensive and renowned college access and youth leadership development programs in the United States, the Posse Foundation partners with top-tier colleges and universities to provide each Posse Scholar with a four-year, full-tuition, leadership scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Since the Posse Foundation was established in 1989, its educational partners have awarded $806 million in scholarships to students nationwide, and $144 million in scholarships to Chicago students, to expand the pool of outstanding, diverse college graduates; and
WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation collaborated with all of Chicago's Public High Schools to identify its 2015 Posse Scholars. More than 2,500 bright young students were nominated by their high schools to receive this honor, and
WHEREAS, This year, 103 extraordinarily qualified Chicago Public High School students were selected to become Posse Scholars. These enormously talented students will continue to pursue personal and academic excellence at eleven top-tier colleges and universities across the Country; and
WHEREAS, All of Chicago is tremendously proud ofthe hard work and dedication of its Posse Scholars. They are the pride and future of Chicago; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this seventeenth day of June, 2015, do hereby congratulate the following Chicago Public School students named Posse Scholars: Daweed Abdiel, George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School; Baberich Abendan, Amundsen High School; Yasmin Affey, Friedrich Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center; Christian Avalos, Phoenix Military Academy; Luis Baez, Golder College Preparatory High School; Jada Beasley, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School; Jerold Beene, William H. Wells Community Academy High School; Christopher Bibat, Friedrich Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center; Rishard Bournes, Gary Comer College Preparatory High School; Ellington Bramwcll, William Jones College Preparatory High School; Libby Brothers, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. College Preparatory High School; Antionette Burgess, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School; Izabelle Bystrowicz, William Howard Taft High School; Martin Calderon, Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy; Christian Caldwell, Bronzeville Scholastic Institute High School, Jose Campos, George Washington High School; Joselyn Campoverde, Walter
Payton College Preparatory High School; Rocio Cardenas, Rauner College Preparatory High School; Matthew Carter, Stephen Tyng Mather High School, Heaven Chandler, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School; Gabriella Chavarria, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School, Mallory Cheng, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School; Juan Contreras, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School; Barbara Cruz, John Hancock College Preparatory High School; Janeya Cunningham, Perspectives - IIT Math and Science Academy; Brandy Darling, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School; Nathaniel Del Valle, Devry Advantage Academy High School; Javier Diaz, John Hancock College Preparatory High School; Travonte Ederenor, Urban Preparatory Academy for Young Men - Bronzeville Campus; Isabelle Eiden, William Howard Taft High School; Keronten Swings, William Jones College Preparatory High School; Crystal Farkaschek, Chicago International Charter School - Northtown Academy; Miguel Flores, Lincoln Park High School; Tamira Fuentes, William Howard Taft High School; Kristal Garcia, Carl Schurz High School; Lamar Gayles, Chicago High School for the Arts, Caliani Gaytan, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Marlen Gonzalez, Josephinum Academy; Jianbin Guan, Thomas Kelly High School, Enrique Guzman, Guidon S. Hubbard High School; Gisel Hernandez, Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy; Tatyana Hornof, John Hancock College Preparatory High School; Daniel Huerta, Rauner College Preparatory High School; Ariel Jordan-Zamora, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Jessica Krysik, Chicago International Charter School - Northtown Academy; Stacy Lam, Friedrich Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center; Endia Lawrence, Josephinum Academy; Lorenzo Lawson, Urban Preparatory Academy for Young Men - Englewood Campus; Jonathan Lesure, TEAM Englewood Community Academy High School; Clark Lewis, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School; QingQing Li, George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School; Amirah Lowry, William Jones College Preparatory High School; Keila Marte, Uplift Community High School; Ruben Martin, William Jones College Preparatory High School, Eduard Martinez Jr., Muchin College Preparatory High School; Geovany Martinez, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Jenna Mayzouni, William Howard Taft High School, Timothy McGill, Chicago Military Academy - Bronzeville; Amanda Medendorp, The Ogden International School of Chicago; Theresa Melo, Chicago Bulls College Preparatory High School; Milam Milhouse, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School; Terrence Mills, Perspectives - Leadership Academy Campus; Nikola Mizgier, William Howard Taft High School; Karina Mojica, George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School; Aliyah Muhammed, Chicago High School for the Arts; Lanhuong Nguyen, William Howard Taft High School; Jesse Nhan, Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy; Karla Nunez, Nicholas Senn High School; Argenis Olanda, Pritzker College Preparatory High School; Yessica Orduiio, Pritzker College Preparatory High School; Zafar Patel, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Karan Patel, Chicago International Charter School - Northtown Academy; Ravi Patel, Chicago High School for the Arts; Julia Pereira, DeVry Advantage Academy High School; Janiece Piolet, Kenwood Academy; Fabiola Ramirez, Pritzker College Preparatory High School; Gladys Recalde, William Howard Taft High School; Zyreel Claire Rigos, Roger C. Sullivan High School; Christian Rivera, Muchin College Preparatory High School; Nia Robinson, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Jonathan Roman, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Armando Roman, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Guadalupe Romero, Bogan Computer Technical High School; Sterling Rowe, Johnson College Preparatory High School; Sergio Ruvalcaba, John Hancock College Preparatory High School; Joana Salievska, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School; Lanna Sanchez, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School, Angelique Serrano, Chicago International Charter School -Northtown Academy; Ja'Iia Sheppard, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences; Lydia Silva, John F. Kennedy High School, Aimee Slupski, Lincoln Park High School; Crystal Stonewall, Chicago
High School for Agricultural Sciences; Rafal Szacilowski, De La Salle - Institute Campus; Kristma Terziyska, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School, Morgan Thomas, Golder College Preparatory High School; Melisa Topic, Lane Technical College Preparatory High School; Roxanna Torres, Edwin G. Foreman High School; DeAndre Turton, George Washington High School; Christian Vazquez, Lincoln Park High School; Binh Vo, Amundsen High School; Brandon Wafford, Gurdon S Hubbard High School; Le'Priya White, Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy, Nicole Williams, Johnson College Preparatory High School; Imani Wilson, George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School; Kaela Wright, Chicago Bulls College Preparatory High School; Melissa Zavala, De La Salle - Lourdes Hall Campus; Maria Zetina, Lake View High School; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies ofthis resolution be presented to each of these exemplary Chicago Public High School students as a token of our respect and of our best wishes for a bright and prosperous future.