2018 Scholarship Recipients

On May 24th, the County hosted the Annual Jobs for Youth Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City. This Annual Breakfast funds the Al Teglia Jobs for Youth Scholarship Fund that was started in 2005. The Scholarship Fund provides vocational and college scholarships and this year the County awarded $30,000 in scholarships for 20 amazing students. The theme of the breakfast was superheroes of the future. 

Since its inception, the Al Teglia Jobs for Youth Scholarship Fund has awarded $229,000 in scholarships to resilient youth from marginalized communities. The Human Resources Department is excited to maintain the legacy of this program because it continues the County’s vision of developing, growing and supporting the next generation of talent.

Areeta Wong

Areeta Wong is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to study Computer Science and Business Administration at a four-year college. She is

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Brandon Marin Mares

Brandon Marin Mares is a junior at Pescadero High School who plans on studying Biology at UC Davis before medical school to become a Radiologist.

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Camilla Boyland

Camilla Boyland is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to take classes at the College of San Mateo before transferring to a

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Charlie Reyes Islas

Charlie Reyes Islas is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Business Accounting at San Jose State University, with an eventual goal

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Christian Wood

Christian Wood is a senior at Jefferson High School who will attend City College of San Francisco in the fall and plans to transfer to

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Elizabeth Cruz Antonio

Elizabeth Cruz Antonio is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Agroecology at a four-year California university. She works two part-time jobs

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Elizabeth Cruz Antonio

Elizabeth Cruz Antonio is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Agroecology at a four-year California university. She works two part-time jobs

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Haolin Zhu

Haolin Zhu is a graduate of Jefferson High School, current student at UC Berkeley, and aspiring Civil Engineer with a focus on building infrastructure in

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Joaquin Preciado

  Joaquin Preciado is a current student at the College of San Mateo and Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP) intern with the San Mateo

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Kevin Arriaga

Kevin Arriaga is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to attend a local community college before transferring to San Diego State University

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Matthew Morales

Matthew Morales is a senior at Jefferson High School who plans to cultivate his life-long love of technology with a Computer Science degree. He is

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Melanie Segura

Melanie Segura is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to attend the medical assistance program at Cañada College before transferring to University

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Natalie Siu

Natalie Siu is a junior at Westmoor High School who hopes to become an Environmental Scientist and work to protect animals from endangerment and extinction

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Rafael Navarrete Vargas

Rafael Navarrete Vargas is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Mechanical Engineering at a four-year universty. He takes classes at the

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Raul Gomez

Raul Gomez is a Nursing student at the University of San Francisco, volunteer with the San Mateo County Big Lift youth education program, and former

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Samantha Sandoval

Samantha Sandoval is a junior at El Camino High School who plans to attend a four-year university with a goal of becoming an Ecologist focused

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Sofia Betteo

  Sofia Betteo is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Marketing in college, where her goal is to help give a voice to underrepresented communities

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Stephanie Barillas

  Stephanie Barillas is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to study at Skyline College before transferring to a four-year university to

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Yajaira Orozco

Yajaira Orozco is a senior at Sequoia High School who plans to attend a four-year college focused on Environmental Studies. She has pushed herself to

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