Gates Awards for BISD Trio

Three talented BISD seniors have been selected for the 2012 Class of Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS). Congratulations to Cynthia Ibarra, Pace High School; Paloma Rodriguez, Brownsville Early College High School; and Rodrigo Fernandez, Rivera High School, on this outstanding achievement. GMS annually selects 1,000 students nationwide to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at the college or university of their choice. Recipients are also provided with personal and professional development through leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career. The GMS Program, established in 1999, was initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A total of 96 students were selected from Texas.