{"id":3543,"date":"2015-05-04T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T18:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2015-05-04T18:15:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T18:15:05","slug":"camarillo-earns-prestigious-gates-millenium-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=3543","title":{"rendered":"Camarillo Earns Prestigious Gates Millenium Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3544\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium.jpg\" alt=\"150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/150421-Clarissa-Gates-Millenium-405x203.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Fresnos High School senior Clarissa Camarillo has been selected from a pool of 52,000 candidates as a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar.<\/p>\n<p>The GMS is considered one of the most prestigious and lucrative scholarships in the nation. With the GMS, all of Camarillo&#8217;s college expenses are covered for her undergraduate education. The scholarship also covers graduate studies in the fields of mathematics, sciences and public health.<\/p>\n<p>Camarillo, ranked among the Top 10 students in the Class of 2015, has been chosen into a short of 1,000 awardees for her academic achievement, leadership skills, and commitment to community service.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, the GMS selects top minority students in the U.S. to receive good-through-graduation scholarships. The GMS supports of the cost of education by covering unmet financial need and providing self-help aid.<\/p>\n<p>Camarillo was recommended by Digital and Interactive Media teacher Esther Cantu-Castillo and nominated by Physics teacher Misty Heredia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to have been selected,&#8221; Camarillo said. &#8220;At the beginning, I was unsure if I would apply because I knew there were so many applicants. I would feel worse not trying than having tried and failed, but at least I knew I had tried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Camarillo had to write eight essays to apply for the scholarship. She had two previously written for other scholarships applications that she had to tweak.<\/p>\n<p>She plans to attend The University of Texas at Austin and major in Public Health, and hopes to be an optometrist.<\/p>\n<p>Camarillo is the third LFHS student in four years to be awarded the scholarship. Deborah Sandoval, a 2012 graduate, now attends Princeton University (N.J.). Diana Cabrera, a 2013 graduate, now attends Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Fresnos High School senior Clarissa Camarillo has been selected from a pool of 52,000 candidates as a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar. The GMS is considered one of the most prestigious and lucrative scholarships in the nation. With the GMS, all of Camarillo&#8217;s college expenses are covered for her undergraduate education. 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