2015 Delta Scholars

1. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter
2015 SCHOLARS

2. WHAT MAKES A
LOS ANGELES ALUMNAE SCHOLAR?
• Grade Point Average (G.P.A.)
• SAT/ACT Scores
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Community Service
• Personal Statement
• Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Interview

3. JARED APPLING

4. GPA: 3.93
Graduation Date:
June 11, 2015
FREDERICK K. PRICE III
SCHOOLS

5. Hobbies: cooking, playing the piano
and laughing
Personal Goal: “To build my skills in
business management and cooking
and to one day establish my own
restaurant.”
“P+O=S => When preparation meets opportunity
there is an explosion of success!”
Pastor Robert L. Cummings

6. Awards
•Principal’s Honor Roll (4 years)
Personal Qualities/Strengths
•Unique individual
•Gifted in the area of creativity,
•A nonconformist
•Overall a friendly & caring person
who loves to see people laugh.

7. School Activities
•Kappa League
•Midnight Mission – Volunteer
•University Christian Church Nursery – Volunteer
Community Service
•Elementary School Intern

8. He will be attending University California, Los Angeles

9. CHIBUNKEM EZENEKWE

10. GPA: 4.058
Graduation Date:
June 4, 2015
LOS ANGELES CENTER
FOR ENRICHED
STUDIES

11. Hobbies: reading, writing,
fundraising, and church work
Personal Goal: “My career goals
are to become a Civil Rights
attorney, teacher/volunteer , and
create my own foundation that
provides free and/or low legal aid
to immigrants in their native
tongues.”
Favorite Quotes:
“Remember your creator in the days
of your youth”. - Ecclesiastes 12: 1
“I planted one flower and it quickly died. I planted many
flowers and they kept each other alive”. Kyliegh Sioux

12. Awards
•LACES Black Parents Organization 4.0 GPA +
•Princeton Review Scholarship
•3rd
Place League in Impromptu Speaking
•1st
Place in Congressional House by Western Bay Forensics
League BAY
•Gates Millennium Scholar Award
Personal Strengths/Qualities
•Great public speaker
•Great leadership skills
•Extremely well read and well versed in
classic literature.

13. School Activities
•12th
Grade Class President LACES
•Mock Trail - President Black
•Student Union - Event Coordinator
Community Service
•Church of Carson – Volunteer & youth leader

14. She will be attending University California, Los Angeles

15. MATTHEW
GUILLORY

16. Graduation Date: 6/17/15GPA: 4.47
ROBERT A. MILLIKAN HS

17. Personal Goal: “As a Biomedical
Engineer, I plan designing artificial
limbs (prostheses) and artificial
organs to help people.”
Hobbies: running, hiking and
camping
FROM MIND GYM: AN ATHLETE’S GUIDE TO INNER EXCELLENCE
“Limits begin where vision ends”

18. Awards
•2014 Eagle Scout Recipient
•AP Scholar
•English Medal of Merit – California
Scholarship Federation.
Personal Qualities/Strengths
•Helping & making people feel
welcome.
•Personal perseverance
•Joyful personality
•hardworking character.

19. Community Service
•Church Youth Leader
•Boy Scouts of American – Patrol & Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
•UCLA SMARTS Program – Student Intern
School Activities
•Mathematics, Engineer, Science & Achievement –Member
•Millikan HS Varsity Cross Country – Captain
•Millikan HS Varsity Track – Captain
•Millikan HS Catholic Club – President
•Millikan HS JV Basketball - 10th MVP Player

20. He will be attending Harvey Mudd College

21. MICHAEL M. SIMPSON

22. GPA: 3.82
Graduation Date:
June 10, 2015
CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF MATH
AND SCIENCE

23. Hobbies: playing basketball, hanging out with
friends, stock trading, math, politics and eating
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in
my life and that is why I succeed.”
Personal Goal: Work for the city or an civil engineering firm to accumulate
wealth. While working, I will create a financial limited partnership. I will use
my wealth and investments to give back to my hometown of Compton,
various organizations, and my alma maters. Finally, when I make enough
money I will look to purchase a NBA team (preferably Los Angeles Lakers).
Michael Jordan

24. Awards
•1st
Place – MESA 2015 Team Math Competition
•1st
Place – 3 Times NSBE Try-Math-A-Lon Competition
•11th
Grade National Achievement Outstanding Participant
(PSAT) – Top 3% Scorer
•PERFECT SCORE – 36 on ACT Math Section
•10th
Grade NSBE Math-Athlete Contest
Personal Qualities/Strengths
•Intelligence
•A Servant Leader
•Hard-working
•Philosopher
•A sense of perseverance
•Strong sense of integrity

25. Community Service
•People for Community Improve – Volunteer
•Compton Job Fair and Christmas Toy Drive (SEIU Service Project) –
Volunteer
•Local Community Center – Volunteer
•NSBE “Walk for Education” – Participant
School Activities
•Solar Cup Club – 1st
place solar cells floatable boat
•MESA – President
•NSBE – Vice President
•Varsity Basketball – Member
•Math Club – Member
•Principal Advisory Board – Team Leader

26. He will be attending University of Dayton (Ohio)