CLU Upward Bound graduation is June 1

(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – May 30, 2008) California Lutheran University’s 2008 Traditional Upward Bound Senior Graduation Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in Samuelson Chapel.

The ceremony will recognize the achievements of the program’s 22 seniors. The graduates have enrolled at a total of 14 colleges including UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UCSB and are the recipients of prestigious scholarships.

Upward Bound is a college preparation program funded by the U.S. Department of Education for first-generation high school students from low-income families. The program provides tutoring, advisement, classes, college tours and parent workshops.

CLU’s Upward Bound programs, which also include Math/Science Upward Bound, have a 100 percent high school graduation rate and at least 85 percent of alumni graduate from a post-secondary education program.

Traditional Upward Bound Graduating Class of 2008

Student	High School	College/University
Jonathan Alcantar	Pacifica	Arizona State University
Cynthia Alcaraz	Pacifica	Oxnard College
Samantha Bartlett	Santa Clara	Dominican University
Christopher Dossin	Channel Islands	UC Santa Barbara
Rene Farfan	Channel Islands	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Aurelio Galvez	Adolfo Camarillo	South Mountain College
Jose Guzman	Pacifica	CSU Fresno
Maritza Guzman	Pacifica	CSU Northridge
Brenda Hernandez	Pacifica	UC Santa Barbara
Claudia Huizar	Channel Islands	San Diego State University
Citlali Medina	Adolfo Camarillo	Ventura College
Deyvonne Mondragon	Adolfo Camarillo	Univ. of the Cumberlands
Ramon Montejano	Adolfo Camarillo	UC Santa Barbara
Brizet Morales	Channel Islands	CSU Channel Islands
Juan Padilla	Pacifica	Arizona State University
Adriana Perez	Pacifica	UC Santa Barbara
Nikki Reyes	Channel Islands	UC Berkeley
Iliana Rocha	Adolfo Camarillo	Ventura College
Sbayde Siqueiros	Pacifica	CSU Northridge
Christina Torres	Pacifica	CSU Chico
Lorena Vasquez	Pacifica	Ventura College
Thalya Zapata	Channel Islands	UC Santa Barbara