SAN YSIDRO RISING SCHOLAR AWARD

In 2021 San Ysidro High School alumna, Julissa Muñiz, with the support of over 160 donors and former classmates, established the San Ysidro Rising Scholar Award, a scholarship dedicated to supporting first-generation, college-bound students of color from San Ysidro High School. In its inaugural year, they raised over $10,000, and three scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each were awarded. The remaining $4,000 was used to begin a scholarship fund to award an additional two scholarships in 2022. In addition to the financial support, students were paired with an SYHS alumni mentor and an institutional mentor who can help guide their journey to and through college. 

In 2021, three Latine/Latinx scholars were selected as the recipients of the inaugural San Ysidro Rising Scholar Award: Kimberly Gonzalez-Zelaya (Stanford University), Jacqueline Jimenez-Ayala (University of California, San Diego) and Brianna Martinez (University of California, Berkeley). To learn more about the San Ysidro Rising Scholar Award and our Rising Scholars, click on recipients.

If you’re a SYHS senior and are interested in applying, please be sure to look over the eligibility requirements and start meeting with your counselor early. The 2023 application cycle is now closed!