Monsignor Edward Pace High student Christopher Gonzalez was among nine Catholic high-school students awarded full tuition scholarships by St. Thomas University to help them further their education and be competitive in their respective job market field.
The new 2015 Catholic Education Continuum Scholarships are awarded annually to one student from each of the Catholic high schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, cover the complete annual tuition for up to four consecutive years of full-time study.
To qualify for the scholarship, Gonzalez and other applicants had to meet criteria that demonstrated a record of strong academic achievement and a dedication to higher education.
The scholarship is part of a greater collaboration with Catholic high schools that will also ensure that students not only graduate, but finish sooner and better prepared for today’s competitive marketplaces.
Also recognized as 2015 St. Thomas University Catholic Education Continuum Scholarship recipients and Presidential Scholars were St. Thomas Aquinas’ Antoun Chebat, Archbishop McCarthy’s Jason Alvaro Diaz, School of the Sacred Heart’s Nicole Diaz, Chaminade-Madonna’s Nicholas Izquierdo, St. Brendan High School’s Carlos Planchat, Cardinal Newman’s Kasey Rivera, Christoper Columbus High’s Alberto Rodriguez, and Archbishop Curley Notre Dame’s Darby Vilme.