Bienvenidos! The FOB Scholarship program is in its sixteenth year of operation, and we are proud to announce the acceptance of eleven new university students. The 2024 – 2025 school year scholarships are USD 850 per student. This amount covers about one-third of annual expenses depending upon the university attended and the curriculum pursued. Most curricula are four years in length plus a one-year internship. With these new students, FOB currently has 29 students on university scholarship.
If you’re interested in sponsoring Dayana or a student next year, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Richard McGuire at richardmcg@aol.com. He will be happy to guide you through the process.
Dayana is in her second year at the University of Sinaloa Mazatlán, studying International Commerce. She completed her first year of university with an 8.9 GPA. She likes to exercise, walk, and read, and she works in a Stone Island restaurant as a cook’s helper to supplement her educational expenses. Her career goal is to work in a customs house or with large companies involved in import/export. Her community project would raise money and volunteers to rehabilitate Barrón’s central plaza.
Sherlyn – Age 18 – Sponsored by Michael Lynch
Sherlyn is in her first year at the University of Sinaloa, Mazatlán pursuing a degree in nursing, a five-year program. She graduated from Villa Union High School with a 9.8 average. Sherlyn likes to play volleyball, read, and exercise. She works part-time as a cashier in a supermarket and will continue to work ten hours a week, earning about 1200 pesos a month towards her education. When she becomes a nurse, she wants to return to Barron and work with poor people in Health Education.
- Adilene – Age 18 – Sponsored by Jeff and Deb Astroth
She graduated from Barrón High School with a 9.8 grade point average and easily qualified to enter the University of the North Pacific dentistry program in Mazatlán. Dentistry is a five-year program. She will graduate in July of 2028. Adilene likes to play guitar, paint, and read. She has helped her community by working on the main road trash detail from EDM to the airport and also worked on clean-up crews along the river. She works part-time in Stone Island restaurants for about 16 hours a week, earning about 1000 pesos a month towards her education.
- Diana / Age 18 Sponsored by Joe Peters and Kelly Cosgrove
Diana graduated from the Technical Industrial High School in Mazatlán last July with a 9.5 GPA. She is enrolled in the University of Sinaloa Mazatlan in Civil Engineering, a four-year program. She will graduate in August 2028. She helps her community by working part-time as a literacy and math tutor for Barrón students needing extra help during after-school hours. Her father works in construction, and he was her primary motivation to pursue civil engineering. “I know construction and civil engineering are men’s fields, but my father encouraged me saying that a woman could also succeed in this field dominated by men.”
- Paolina Guadalupe Age 17 Sponsored by Kate and Bob Swindell
Paolina is 17 years old and enrolled in the Polytechnic University in Mazatlán. She is studying Logistics Engineering, a four-year program. She graduates in April 2028. She is a Barrón High School graduate with a 9.5 GPA. Paolina is an athlete who participates in all kinds of sports. She has worked on the beach clean-up program for her community, and she also works part-time as a waitress and cashier at local restaurants, earning about 1600 pesos a month towards her education. Her career goal is to work with a large company (DHL, Fed-Ex, Ford, Amazon) in operations specializing in supply chain issues.
- Irvin Alfredo Age 20 Sponsored by Bonnie & Harrison Wreschner
Irvin is in his second year at the Polytechnic University in Sinaloa, studying Energy Engineering, a four-year program. He finished his first year with an 8.2 GPA. He will graduate in August 2027. He likes to play soccer, and he exercises daily. He works as a waiter in Stone Island and a mason’s helper on construction projects around Barrón, contributing 2000 pesos a month towards his education. He wants to be the first in his family to earn a university degree. His career goal is to specialize in clean energy engineering, working for companies such as CFE or CEMEX. “My goal is to focus on problems associated with sustainable energy production in an environmentally sound manner.”
- Helen Anahi Age 18 Sponsored by Rob & Marjorie Wright
Helen is studying to be a Chef at the University of Sinaloa Mazatlán, a four-year program with a graduation date of June 2028. She is a Barrón High School graduate with an 8.1 GPA and likes to play soccer. She works as a waitress to supplement her educational expenses. Her initial career goal is to work as a chef in a restaurant or as a personal chef, but her ultimate goal is to have her own restaurant. She plans to volunteer in the new Barrón Community Center kitchen.
- Aylin Danae Age 18 Sponsored by David & Lindy Marvin
Aylin graduated from the Ruben Jaramillo High School in Mazatlán with a 9.4 GPA. She is enrolled at the University of North Pacific in Cosmetic and Image Design, a four-year program. She will graduate in July 2028. Aylin likes to dance and has worked in the local Barrón schools as a tutor for young kids. She works part-time as a delivery service for Stone Island restaurants and plans to work six hours a week during the school year, earning 1200 pesos a month towards her education. She is pursuing this career in cosmetics and image design because she realizes there is an equilibrium between personal aesthetics and good health. She says her chosen profession can positively impact personal happiness and good health. Her career goal is to work in hotel spas with dermatologists and other health professionals, and her ultimate goal is to create a center for cosmetic and image design in her community to treat problems such as acne and facial scarring and to provide training to prevent skin problems.
- Natalia Age 18 Sponsored by Ron and Janice Ohmes
Natalia is enrolled at the University of Durango,
Mazatlán campus. She wants to be a medical doctor. Medicine is a seven-year program. She would graduate in July 2031. Medical school in Mazatlan costs about 6000 pesos per month for tuition. Natalia is a top student graduating from Mazatlán Technical and Industrial High School with a 9.6 GPA. She likes to dance and read and works as a waitress and greeter in a Mazatlán hotel 16 hours a week, earning 2000 pesos a month towards her education. She speaks English well and helps the Barrón Catholic Church as a translator.
- Victor Adrian Age 18 Sponsored by Richard & Kristine McGuire
Victor graduated from the Ruben Jaramillo High School in Mazatlán with an 8.8 GPA. He is enrolled at the University of Sinaloa, Mazatlán in Engineering Information Systems, a four-year program that will have him graduating in July 2028. Victor is an athlete. He plays three different sports: soccer, basketball, and volleyball. One of Victor’s goals is to speak two foreign languages. He is a certified English speaker and is working on a second language. Victor loves computers and computer technology. His community project is to create a database for all Barrón students from Kinder to high school to track their education progress individually.
- Danna Paola Age 19 Sponsored by Rod and Terri Kaasa
Danna Paola is in her second year at the Polytechnical University of Sinaloa, Mazatlán, studying Biotechnical Engineering and Microbiology. She finished her first year of university with an 8.7 GPA. Danna loves to play softball and is on the Barrón Ladies Softball Team called “las Felinas de Barrón.” She works part-time as a waitress in Stone Island and a Barrón grocery store for about ten hours a week, earning 1500 pesos monthly. Her career goal is to work in hospital labs as a biomedical technician. Her community project is to volunteer with the Barrón Medical Clinic on campaigns for public health, such as hygiene and vaccinations. She also plans to volunteer to teach the secondary and high school classes of Barrón Public Health and laboratory techniques.
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