Washington alumni to award scholarships to grads from the Class of 2015

Alumni of Milwaukee Public Schools’ Washington High School awarded scholarships Wednesday, July 15, 2015 to more than 20 of their newest colleagues: graduates of the Washington High School of Information Technology Class of 2015.
Generous donations from alumni to the Washington High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation fund the scholarships.
State Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, a Washington alumna, delivered the keynote address at the event on Wednesday, July 15 at the Washington Park Library, 2121 N. Sherman Boulevard, Milwaukee 53208.
In all, 25 Washington grads received $1,000 scholarships: 23 from the Class of 2015 and two graduates from the Class of 2014 who applied for and earned a second-year scholarship after posting a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The winning students are:
Class of 2014
(second-year scholarship)
• Ismael Donzo,
University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Amani McClellan,
Lane College

Class of 2015
• Raneissa Baker
• Edward Becco
• Shameria Brooks
• Jehsen Darrough
• Startavia Davis
• Mahogony Ford
• Zalisha Foster
• Tsegaye Gebreyesus
• Dana Goodman
• Anthony Hanrahan
• Ralphanna James
• Jeremy Kearney
• Mo Aye La
• John Martin, Jr.
• Kevin McHenry, Jr.
• Makyle McIntyre
• Kamari Pearson
• Nicole Silas
• Elliott Stokes, Jr.
• Jaquila Thompson
• Niajah Walker
• Zariana Williams
•Chue Yang