Tutor Corps graduates Jesus Brito, Riffordigno Registre and Aylin Gomez Melo received luggage provided by Mercato shopping center. Photo courtesy Guadalupe Center
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Graduation made sweeter
Education program proves exceptional in high-dollar award for IHS students
Congratulations are in order for the 30 graduating Immokalee High School seniors who have achieved a remarkable milestone. These students, who participated in Guadalupe Center’s college-preparatory Tutor Corps program, have been awarded a total of $3.23 million in external scholarships and university- specific awards. The Center reported that “seniors earned $403,000 in scholarship funds from Guadalupe Center and 19 separate donor-funded scholarships totaling $119,000, bringing the combined total to $522,000 through the Tutor Corps program.”