MVC MLK Chavez

MLK and Chavez Events Bring the Community Together to Support Scholarships

MLK and Chavez student scholarships

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Ceremony marked its 10th anniversary in 2023. The event celebrates the achievement, social justice, and community. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Ceremony has provided thousands of dollars in student scholarships. Meanwhile, the Dolores Huerta and César E. Chávez Scholarship breakfast event, which began in 2014, was developed to honor the legacy and work of Dolores Huerta and César E. Chávez. Through a high school essay and collegiate art competition students earn scholarship funds.

MLK Scholarship Winners:

Moreno Valley College - Deazjah Green and Ursula Martin Isabel
Moreno Valley Unified School District - Noe Soto, Canyon Springs High School; Audrey Thomas, Valley View High School
Val Verde Unified School District - Hansel Orellana, Rancho Verde High School; Bill Tran Phan, Rancho Verde High School
Honorable Mention - Ariana Sicairos, Vista del Lago High School

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Ceremony Recap

Huerta/Chávez Scholarship Winners:

Lucia Gutierrez Sanchez • Moreno Valley High School
Sofia Covarrubias • Moreno Valley Online Academy
Jiovanni Fernandez • Rancho Verde High School
Xitlali Franco • Orange Vista High School

Artemis Jahansooz • for her piece, Woman, Life, Freedom
Mariana Barrera • abstract piece of the Grimke Sisters
Andrea Lara Jara • for her poem which you can hear here

Dolores Huerta and César E. Chávez Scholarship Recap