zbeth luevanos’s mother, Luz Maria DeLoera, couldn’t contain her excitement, knowing her daughter from Indio is now a graduating high schooler. Still, that’s not the only thing, she’s also accomplished what the majority of east valley students of immigrant […]

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With tears in her eyes Lizbeth luevanos’s mother, Luz Maria DeLoera, couldn’t contain her excitement, knowing her daughter from Indio is now a graduating high schooler. Still, that’s not the only thing, she’s also accomplished what the majority of east valley students of immigrant parents aspire to reach, a full ride to Stanford.

“I’m the first one in my school to get the Quest Bridge Scholarship,” said Luevano. A prestigious scholarship, that is competitive and difficult to achieve. It grants admission to one of QuestBridge’s college partners with a full, four-year scholarship worth over 200 thousand dollars each.

However, the path to that achievement wasn’t easy. Without any means of transportation Luevano walked long hours to school and extracurricular activities that helped her apply to colleges.

It was on campus and inside the classrooms of the La Quin

East valley student earns full ride to Stanford and other ivy leagues