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Adelante, Inc, a social agency that provides a variety of services in the Toledo community, hosts its third Chávez Humanitarian Awards. According to its director, Sonia Troche, “Nominations have been received honoring an adult individual who has shown excellence and that person will be recognized on March 31 at the Dana Center of the Medical University of Ohio Campus.”
The Cesar Chavez Humanitarian awards recognize ten outstanding Latino high school students from Northwest Ohio. The purpose of the recognition award is to highlight the youth’s achievements and contributions as upstanding Latinos their community.
Students can be nominated in the areas of academics, community involvement, leadership, and sports. Finalists for the recognition award will be announced on March 31, 2006 Adelante’s annual César Chávez Humanitarian Awards Banquet at the Dana Conference Center located on MUO campus. For tickets call Adelante 419 244-8440.
Also to be honored are students from Northwest Ohio. According to Adelante’s Andreanna Rivera, there are a total of 23 student nominations in the categories of Academics, Leadership, Community Involvement, and Sports. “Students may be nominated for more than one category, by anyone from the community such as teachers, principals, counselors, advisors, coaches, and clergy,” said Rivera.
Criteria for nominees include: application and essay written by the nominator explaining how the student exemplifies such recognition. To be eligible, students must be Latina/o 9-12th grade students from Northwest Ohio High School. Nominated students include:
Student Nominees Parent(s) School
Alecia Acero Corraine & Scott Vanderhoff Alliance
(for Sports and Community Involvement)
Alaina Costilla Lynore and Emilio Costillo Anthony Wayne
(for Academics)
Miguel Flores David and Tina Lambert Anthony Wayne
(for Academics)
Stepanie Rios Arthur and Kimberly Rios Bowsher
(for Academics)
Joshua Alfaro Angelo &Debbie Alfaro Cardinal Stritch
(for Leadership)
Raquel Pérez Jami Mysnski& Greg Perez Clay
(for Academics)
Brittany Komon Joe and Sandra Komon Evergreen
(for Academics)
Anthony Carrasco Juan and Stella Carrasco Fremont Ross
(for Academics)
Laticia Villarreal Caciana& Ramón Cook Libbey
(for Academics and Leadership)
Andon Duran Angela Duran St. Johns
(for Academics and Community Involvement)
Nicholas Vargas Sandra Vargas St. Johns
(for Academics)
Andrew Stachak Stanley and Mary Stachak, St Francis
(for Community Involvement and Leadership)
Sylvia Torres Gabrielle and Norma Torres Swanton
(for Leadership and Academics)
Melissa Ealy Eric and Rosa Ealy Scott
(for Academics)
Ilse Fernández Raquel Wright Whitmer
(for Academics)
Erma Love Guadalupe & Terrance Love Whitmer
(for Community Involvement)
Oriana Orozco Rueben and Sara Orozco Whitmer
(for Academics)
Joseph Plasencio Richard and Linda Whitmer
(for Sports)
Aretha Gilmer Teresa Allen & Mark Gilmer Woodward
(for Academics, Community Involvement, & Leadership)
Alicia Juárez Rita Mish/Martin Juárez Woodward
(for Sports, Community Involvement, & Leadership, Academics)
Angela Moreno Carol & Servando Moreno Woodward
(for Academics)
Daniel Sandoval Livorio & Marguerite Sandoval Woodward
(for Sports)
Stephanie Shipman Robert and Christine Shipman Woodward
(for Leadership, Academics, Community Involvement, and Sports)
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