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Schuler Scholar Program assists under-resourced students
05/16/2013By Beth Kramer, Lake County News-Sun WAUKEGAN — Without the Schuler Scholar Program, Karina Sabala of Waukegan doesn’t know if her two gifted daughters would be able to pursue a higher education at prestigious schools. One of her daughters, Kiara Quinonez, 17, is a Waukegan High School junior who was accepted into Schuler as a freshman. The program has exposed Quinonez to cultural experiences like museum trips, college visits and summer enrichment opportunities. “I could never give her all the things that Schuler is giving her. I am so…Read more
Round Lake pupils see problems, offer solutions
11/02/2012By Bob Susnjara, Daily Herald Four Round Lake High School students went on a soapbox before elected officials and administrators and touched on issues such as bullying and their school’s image. Sophomores Lluvia Chavarria, Alex Munoz, Ariana Melesio and Becky Guo made the presentations as members of the Schuler Scholar Program and a summer writing workshop called Project Soapbox. The program is operated by the privately funded Schuler Family Foundation. Round Lake Area Unit District 116 Superintendent Constance Collins and board President…Read more
College-prep program helps students be ‘best person they can be’
10/11/2012By Tracy Gruen, Pioneer Local PARK RIDGE -- Kids in the Schuler Scholar Program will be the first in their families to proudly walk across the stage to receive their college diploma. The Schuler Scholar Program at Maine East High School chooses two-dozen high-achieving eighth-graders each year to participate in the program. Chosen students are the first in their families to attend college and those who wouldn’t be able to go to college without financial assistance. The goal of the program is to prepare the eighth-graders for admission and…Read more
First generation advocate sees fruits of her labor
09/10/2012By Karen Berkowitz, Pioneer Local DEERFIELD — Commentators have lamented that young people today may never attain the lifestyle or economic security enjoyed by their parents. But Candace Browdy can rightly say she’s helping some deserving teenagers gain advantages their parents never had in pursuit of the American dream. The Deerfield mother of two is executive director of the Lake Forest-based Schuler Scholar Program, which identifies teens early on who would be the first in their families to attend college. Browdy’s organization then…Read more
Round Lake Schuler Scholar to attend Tufts University
By Beth Kramer, Lake County News-Sun As the first person in his family to graduate from high school, Jose Caballero-Ortega, 18, thought his college options were limited. He wasn’t sure how to finance community college, let alone go away to a four-year institution. Being a Schuler Scholar opened Caballero-Ortega’s eyes to a world of possibilities. He just graduated from Round Lake High School and will attend Tufts University, Mass. this fall. He plans to be a doctor. “Schuler is not just a scholarship — it’s a family. They’re there…Read more
Schuler Scholars partnering with District 187
10/12/2011By Judy Masterson/Lake County News-Sun Schuler Scholars, a program that prepares low-income, highly motivated high school students for admission to the nation’s top colleges and universities, is coming to North Chicago. When it opens at North Chicago High School next fall, Schuler, which began at Waukegan High in 2001, will be operating in six schools in Lake County, including Warren Township, Round Lake, Highland Park and St. Martin de Porres in Waukegan. Schuler Executive Director Candace Browdy said the decision to partner…Read more
RLHS Scholars Visit St. Columbanus
Round Lake High School Schuler Scholars kicked off the year’s Social Awareness and Action initiative with a trip down to the St. Columbanus Parish Food Pantry in the Park Manor neighborhood of Chicago. Nineteen Scholars and three Scholar Coaches pitched in to help prepare dry goods bags for the 500 families St. Columbanus currently serves each week. Scholars unpacked palates of food, set up assembly lines, and shuttled bags to the drop-off station; their energy and strong muscles combined to pack 409 bags! Many Scholars expressed interest in returning…Read more
Scholar Spotlight: Gustavo Ruiz
Round Lake High School, Class of 2009
Pomona College, Class of 2013
At Round Lake High School, Gustavo maintained excellent academics while pursuing a variety of extracurricular activities. He served as assistant to the choir director and led the marching band as Drum Major. In the summer of 2008, Gustavo spent time in the Navajo Nation with the Experiment in International Living, an opportunity provided by the Schuler Scholar Program. He was ranked 7th in his graduating class. At Pomona, in addition to singing with the Pomona College Choir, Gustavo helped establish a new A Cappella group on campus.… Read more
Scholars compete for the Schuler Cup