High School Students Receive Scholarships to Young Scholars Program
July 14, 2008
College Park, MD - The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has awarded scholarships to six high school students for the 2008 Discovering Architecture - Young Scholars Program. Five of the scholarships were awarded to students from the Washington/Baltimore metro area.
Young Scholars Award Recipients
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Eber Escboar is a 2008 graduate of Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, MD. Since childhood he has had the dream of becoming an architect and is excited for this opportunity. "During the Discovery Architecture course I hope to take advantage of this great opportunity and learn as much as possible and use this program to continue working toward future career." |
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Gabrielle Iwunze is a rising senior, at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, in Greenbelt, MD. She is certain that she wants to pursue a career in design, whether it is in graphic, industrial, interior, or architectural design. "During the Discovering Architecture course I hope to further explore architecture as an art, and a possible profession. Through this program I wish to truly validate that architecture in particular, is the career for me." |
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Ashleigh Lamb is a rising senior at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, MD, where she is being introduced to the engineering field, with an emphasis on architecture."I'm excited about architecture because there are so many ideas in design waiting to be brought to life and illustrated, which is why I'm honored to attend the Young Scholars Program at University of Maryland." |
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Oscar Lucero is a rising senior at East Haven High School in East Haven, CT. A recent finalist in the Redesign Your School Contest sponsored by the American Architectural Foundation and Target, Oscar also takes courses at the Educational Center for the Arts, an arts magnet school for the artistically gifted. "I'm excited about architecture because I like to build models and work with my hands. The challenge of designing structures is like a puzzle." |
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Ileana Orellana a rising senior at Tuscarora High School in Frederick, MD. She plans to major in Architecture and minor in Structural Engineering. Ileana's scholarship was sponsored by the Frederick Affiliate ACE Mentor Program."During the Discovering Architecture course I hope to learn more about the history of Architecture and the basic concept of the beautiful art of Architecture." |
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Patrick Sullivan is a rising senior at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, VA. Inspired by his teacher, Mr. Martin, Patrick has aspirations of becoming a residential architect. His scholarship was sponsored by the Washington DC Affiliate ACE Mentor Program."I'm excited about architecture because of new innovations such as Green Technology and would enjoy learning more about how to incorporate this very important aspect into designing homes and other buildings." |
"This is just a start," states Garth Rockcastle, Dean of the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. "It is hoped that these Young Scholars Awards generate a response from area firms to provide future scholarships, allowing us to expand this effort in years to come."
Young Scholars Program
Designed to attract the brightest and best students from this and other regions, Young Scholars is a pre-college program for rising high school juniors and seniors that allows students the opportunity to earn college credit, pursue academic interests, discover career opportunities, and learn about university life.
ARCH 150: Discovering Architecture is a hands-on course designed to provide a design studio experience to assist students in making intelligent decisions about their academic future and a possible study of architecture. Students learn about the discipline of architecture and potential paths to professional careers in architecture, landscape architecture, real estate development, historic preservation, urban design, and urban planning. Students are introduced to local architects, take tours of regional architectural landmarks and are taught basic design principles in the studio that are used to complete weekly design projects throughout the course.
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation's Young Scholars Awards are provided by the Dean's Circle Fund.