El Clasificado Awards Southland Student with $5,000 Scholarship

“On Sunday, July 30th El Clasificado, the nation’s largest free weekly Spanish-language classified publication, awarded a local junior high school student with a $5,000 college scholarship at its first “Quinceañera Expo and Fashion Show.” The winner of the essay contest, Cindy Manriquez also received a quinceañera dress and a variety of prizes for a total value of $5,700.

Taking advantage of the increased interest in the quinceañera celebration, El Clasificado hosted an event that not only gives families access to the resources needed to plan for the celebrations, but more importantly, to motivate young girls to include college in their plans for the future. It was a difficult task to narrow all participants down to six finalists. The winner was chosen based on a number of factors but principally on the ability to convey a genuine interest in attaining a college education.”

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