As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 164,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 19,234 employees including 10,500 teachers in 218 schools.
19 Oct 2001
Panel to discuss college admissions process, financial aid and scholarships for Hispanic students
DALLAS—The Hispanic Scholarship Fund will host a panel presentation on college admissions and financial aid for Hispanic students and their families Tuesday, October 30, at Adamson High School from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attendees will hear from experts about the college admissions process, financial aid and how to apply for scholarships ranging from $1,250 to $3,000 each.
Adamson High School is located at 201 East 9th Street. This presentation is free of charge and open to the public. Information will be made available in Spanish. Food and refreshments will be served. For more information, including directions, call Armando Ojeda at 214-676-9038.
Historically, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $151,150 to 68 Hispanic Dallas Independent School District graduating seniors. Last year, 14 DISD seniors received awards totaling $33,150. In the 2001-2002 academic year, the organization will award approximately $65,000 in scholarships to graduating DISD students.
"Hispanics constitute America's fastest growing population. However, they continue to be acutely under-represented in the nation's colleges and universities," said Gloria Ramos Hubbell, program coordinator for the DISD. "The main goal of the town hall meeting is to promote the benefits of post-secondary education and to inform Hispanic students and their families about higher education and financial aid resources."
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides scholarships based on merit, with consideration of financial need, to Hispanic-Americans of Spanish speaking descent. Qualified applicants are at least half-Hispanic (one parent fully Hispanic or both parents half Hispanic), a United States citizen or legal permanent resident, planning to attend an accredited college or university in the United States or Puerto Rico on a full time basis, and meet a minimum General Point Average requirement.
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nation's leading Hispanic educational organization. It was founded in 1975 based on a vision to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans. Today the Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides more college scholarships to the Latino community than any other organization, in support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees.