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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

From the Fields to the Farm

An excerpt from USA Today -

Meet the farmworker's daughter who just landed a $350K scholarship to Stanford
By Cristian Ponce

SALINAS, Calif. — Everett Alvarez High School's valedictorian will attend Stanford University this fall, and one of the world's richest couples will be picking up the $350,000 tab.

Salinas-native Angela Gomez, 17, is just one of two Monterey County students to receive the Gates Scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this year.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/26/gates-foundation-farmworkers-daughter-stanford-scholarship/737077002/

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