○ VOL. 5 | ○ ISSUE 2 | ○ 2015 Union Bank Supports Lincoln Mentoring Program with $1,000 Grant Scholarship Newsletter A MEMBER OF LINCOLN HEIGHTS EDUCATION PROJECT, INC. May Kishiyama Kishiyama Scholarship Honors ESL Students This is the third year that the Kishiyama Scholarship has given out scholarships to Lincoln High graduates who have been in the ESL (English as a Second Language) program while in high school. It reaches out to deserving, needy immigrant students and honors them with a scholarship to advance their education. Paula Marroquin, pictured here, received a $1,000 scholarship this year and is attending Glendale College. Paula says that what stands out about college “is that I am more by my own. No one really is pushing me to do anything since they considered me mature enough to know what is beneficial or not to me.” She finds that higher education prepares her for the future by developing good habits to be “responsible, punctual, organized, systematic, efficient, analytical, and interpersonal.” Paula used her scholarship in the fall semester to register for classes, purchase books, pay parking fees and buy school supplies. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Union Bank has operated a branch office on the Lincoln High cam- pus for the last two years and extends its involvement with the school and community with a $1,000 grant to the Lincoln High Mentoring Program. The Mentoring Program and Kishiyama Scholarship are members of the Lin- coln Heights Education Project, Inc. Twelve student bankers under the supervision of Ms. Wendy Estrada, branch manager, and Grace Buenrostro, service officer, oper- ate the Union Bank Lincoln High branch. The branch carries out many functions of a full service bank and offers students the opportuni- ty to learn about bank- ing and finance while working at a bank. The Lincoln High Mentoring Program supports 10th thru 12th graders to maintain their aca- demic progress, prepare for college, investigate financial aid resources, and visit college campuses. This all-vol- unteer program recruits Lincoln High grads to mentor students. It has grown from a group of seven 10th graders in 2012-13 to thirty 10th through 12th graders in the current school year. Up to four students in each grade level are selected in the 9th grade for an oppor- tunity to earn a $2,000 or $500 scholar- ship upon graduation, but most of the students participate as volunteers. The Mentoring Program ap- preciates Union Bank’s grant. Mentor- ing Program activities incur printing, transportation, and food expenses. In the past, the mentors have absorbed all costs. The $1,000 grant will offset a large part of those costs. The Lincoln Heights Education Project welcomes contributions to the Mentoring Pro- gram. Another link between Union Bank and the Lincoln High Mentoring Program is that four 12th grade Mentor- ing Program students serve as Lincoln High Union Bank branch tellers. In the accompanying photo are (leſt to right) students Adriana Meza, Runrong Kuang, Wendy Estrada (Union Bank), Grace Buenrostro (Union Bank), and Bianca Lopez. Yvonne Liu is in the other photo. Paula Marroquin PAGE 1 of 2