SAN ANTONIO - Fifteen seniors graduating from San Antonio Independent School District high schools on Thursday received $1,500 scholarships from C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
The students were awarded the money at a luncheon at the company's corporate headquarters on Broadway.
C.H. Guenther began the scholarship program in 2001 and has extended it through 2015.
It requires that the students maintain a "B" average, have a 90 percent attendance record and participate in school, extracurricular and community activities.
The scholarship recipients also wrote a one-page essay about why a college education is important.
This year's honorees are:
Diana Karen Luna and Jeanette Zarely Parra of Brackenridge High School
Karina Martinez and MitziSarahi Torres of Burbank High School
Lauren Montoya of Edison High School
Emily Catrina Montoya and Gerardo Villegas Juarez of Fox Tech High School
Dulcie Maria Gomez and Christopher Roberson of Highlands High School
Samantha Ann Perez and Bria Marie Webb of Houston High School
Venus Ingrid Rich of Jefferson High School
Omar Rodriguez of Lanier High School
Carol V. Alavedra of Navarro High School
Brenda Maria Ruiz of Travis Early College High School
