Several Washington, D.C.-area high school students are getting the chance to study cooking at the college level.
The Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) awarded more than $340,000 in scholarships and cash to a group of 21 high school students in the Washington, D.C., region, the group announced.
The scholarships ranged in value from $1,000 to more than $100,000, the group said; at least three students received full-tuition scholarships to culinary schools. C-CAP also gave cash awards to help pay for books, supplies, housing and other expenses.
The Careers through Culinary Arts Program says it "prepares at-risk high school students for college and careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry."
The 2015 scholarship winners in the Washington, D.C. area are:
- Amaya Newman, Gwynn Park High School, Monroe Boot Camp Junior Award
- Todd Jenkins, Oxon Hill High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Sean Stunton, High Point High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Kenndo Batson, Bowie High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Kevin Cupido, Parkdale High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Nathaniel Edwards, Parkdale High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Toni Elias, Parkdale High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Soraya Gadson, Charles Herbert Flowers High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Elmer Ramirez, Charles Herbert Flowers High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Velarie Velasquez, Oxon Hill High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Zion Buckmon, Gwynn Park High School, C-CAP Education Scholarship
- Jonathan Hernandez, Duval High School, Mark Kuller Memorial Scholarship and The Meatless Monday Scholarship
- Rafel Rosier II, Gwynn Park High School, Richard Sandoval Scholarship
- Kayla Saulsbury, Gwynn Park High School, Hallmark Family Scholarship
- Shanequa Sam, Bowie High School, Monroe College Scholarship
- Desiree Joyner, Bowie High School, Art Institute of Washington, D.C. Scholarship
- Shantel Jones, Parkdale High School, Art Institute of Washington, D.C. Scholarship
- Gregory Brow, Bowie High School, Johnson & Wales University Scholarship
- Kyra Green, Oxon Hill High School, Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Scholarship
- Desha Bennett, Bowie High School, New England Culinary Institute (NECI)
- Mazi Bowen, Crossland High School, Culinary Institute of Virginia (CIV)
