b'SCHOLARSHIPSCHOLARSHIPAS PART OF OUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY AND OUR MISSION TOSUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES AND YOUTH, WERE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE TWO OUTSTANDINGALAMEDA COUNTY STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. THROUGH THE AEG OAKLANDCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WERE HONORED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT HELP EASE THEFINANCIAL BURDEN OF COLLEGE TUITION.STUDENTS WITH STRONG ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS APPLIED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TOOKPART IN INTERVIEWS WITH OAKLAND ARENA AND OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM TEAMMEMBERS, WHERE THEY SHARED PERSONAL STORIES FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCESAND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE. WERE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR 2025SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!MARELIZ MATIAS LORENZOMARELIZ MATIAS LORENZOMARELIZ MATIAS LORENZO, A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE FROMOAKLAND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND PROUD OAKLAND NATIVE, ISATTENDING UC BERKELEY. SHE INTENDS TO MAJOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH,WHILE ALSO EXPLORING POTENTIAL PATHS IN INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGYOR PSYCHOLOGY. AS A FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT,MARELIZ IS DRIVEN BY A STRONG COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITYWELL-BEING AND A DEEP PASSION FOR HEALTH. INSPIRED BY THISCALLING, SHE ASPIRES TO BECOME A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, AIMINGTO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. RODRIGO RODRIGUEZRODRIGO RODRIGUEZRODRIGO RODRIGUEZ GRADUATED FROM LATITUDE HIGHSCHOOL AND WILL BE ATTENDING CAL POLY HUMBOLDT THISFALL, WHERE HE PLANS TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY. HE IS DEEPLYPASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING ANIMALS IN NEED AND ISCOMMITTED TO PURSUING A CAREER IN VETERINARY MEDICINE.DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR, RODRIGO DEDICATED MUCH OF HISTIME TO VOLUNTEERING AT ROCKET DOG RESCUE. THISEXPERIENCE NOT ONLY ALLOWED HIM TO FOLLOW HIS PASSIONBUT ALSO HELPED SHAPE HIM INTO A MORE RESPONSIBLE ANDCOMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUAL. 14'