Cinco de Mayo Siouxland 2010 will include the 7^th Annual Recognition of Outstanding Latino Students graduating from Middle School, High School and from a Siouxland Higher Educational Institution.

This special recognition will take place on Saturday, May 1st, 12:00 pm, at the Sioux City Long Lines Family Recreation Center.  Our purpose is to encourage Latino students to pursue higher education and excellence.

Each school will identify one graduating Latino (male) and one graduating Latina (female) to be acknowledged.  Each counselor at your school will receive this communication, so if there is more than one, please make a collective decision about the two (2) students selected from your school.

You are asked to consider the following criteria in making your selection:

• one male and one female
• students who would potentially benefit and succeed acquiring higher education
• students who show good study skills
• students who are involved in their community and practice good citizenship
• students who demonstrate motivation to learn

We need your assistance ensuring that the nominees will be present at the May 1st celebration, where they will be introduced and asked to come up on stage to receive their framed certificates and recognition. 

The newspapers Mundo Latino and Hispanos Unidos, will take pictures of each one of the students immediately after the ceremony for a detail article to be published. Pictures will also be featured in our website.

If the graduating senior has decided to go to College, Technical school or University next fall, please include that information in the nomination form.  That will also be announced.

Your school counselors, administrators, faculty, and staff are also invited to participate in the event. In addition, please announce to your student body they are all welcome to come and support the two students honored from your school. Parents will receive a special invitation from us.

Please contact us for further information. Return the enclosed form via e-mail or by regular mail; nominations should be postmarked by April 19, 2010. We greatly value your assistance and your support to the Hispanic youth in Siouxland.

Sincerely,

Sister Shirley Fineran

Board of Directors

Student Recogniton Chair

712-279-5438

shirley.fineran@briarcliff.edu

Download applications to participate in this event

• Scholarship Application 2010

• Student Recognition Nomination