2008 Mikva Scholarship Winners

The Community Leadership Scholarship was created by Mikva Challenge in 2003 to recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding civic leadership in their communities.  This year, Mikva awarded scholarships worth $2,500 to eleven high school juniors who plan to pursue college or other post-secondary education.  Scholarship winners will also participate in college prep workshops led by Scholarship Chicago, a partner of the Mikva Challenge.

This year's winners are:

Mario Bledsoe, Global Visions Academy
Andrea Carabajo, Josephinum High School
Kelly Chen, Whitney Young High School
John Contreras, Curie Metro High School
Gleidy Flores, Big Picture High School
Marc Ford, South Shore High School
Christopher Frills, North Lawndale College Prep
Elsa Gomez, Big Picture High School
Mara Jimenez, Big Picture High School
Victoria Kelly, Taft High School
Kevin Ng, Whitney Young High School