Principal Bass-Baylis: 4/18/10

We are so proud of our Champs students who have already been accepted to colleges! Special thanks goes to Anne Cochran, our college counselor, that has tirelessly worked with our students to complete applications. This year, 2,300 seniors in the greater Los Angeles area competed for the L.A.-based Posse Scholarships, and 80 students were chosen (10 at each of 8 colleges -- Tulane, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, U of Wisconsin, Dickinson, Kalamazoo, Grinnell and Bucknell) -- so CHAMPS won 2 out of 80 scholarships, which is a pretty stupendous accomplishment when one considers the intensecompetition from all of the large public schools in the greater L.A. market. Out of 17 CHAMPS candidates, about half of them made it to the second competition round. Three (Yvonne, Sharon and Chris)progressed to the third round -- and then Yvonne and Sharon were finally chosen as winners.

College Acceptances As Of April 16, 2010

1. American University, Washington, DC – Lindsay Strongin
2. American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Hollywood, CA – Kendal Evans
3. Baylor University, Waco, TX – Yvonne Payne
4. Boston University, Boston, MA – Stephanie Merlinsky, Aaron Stevenson, Lindsay Strongin,
Alec Engerson, Daniel Szumilas
5. California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA – Karina Tamayo, Stephanie Merlinsky, Sandy Lopez, Tatiana Erasme
6. California Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo – Tatiana Erasme
7. California State Univ.-Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA – Danielle Gang, Jessica Bloom, Max Rabinek, Mike Sobel
8. California State University-Dominguez Hills – Karina Tamayo
9. California State University-East Bay, Oakland, CA – Dawn Dobbs
10. California State University-Fullerton – Aaron Stevenson, Alec Engerson, Deena Edwards, Daniel Szumilas
11. California State University-Long Beach – Anna Kruszona, Deena Edwards, Aaron Stevenson, Kiara Artry
12. California State University-Monterey Bay – Mike Sobel
13. California State University-Northridge – Sandy Lopez, Emily Rivera, Ethan Pellegrini, Daniel Isler, Dillon Karaan, Salenta Baisden, Tal Rosenblum, Jessica Casteneda, Kristi Cha, Kendal Evans, Tina Tomassian, Jessica Bloom, Eli Salazar, Tamara Joseph, Gabby Villalobos, Coi Onyenah, Kyla Scoggins, Harris Winters, Mike Canon, Mike Sobel, Blake Hixson, Sean Benavi, Stephanie Merlinsky, Dennis Nevsky, Seth Meakin, Max Rabinek, Kate Collini
14. California State University-Stanislaus – Michael Sobel
15. Chapman University – Deena Edwards, Karina Tamayo
16. Columbia University, New York, NY – Diante Singley
17. Concordia University, Orange, CA – Kiara Artry
18. Drew University, Madison, NJ – Chris Wright
19. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA – Daniel Szumilas, Diante Singley, Alec Engerson, Aaron Stevenson
20. Duke University, Durham, NC – Diante Singley
21. Earlham College, Richmond, IN – Chris Wright
22. Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL – Michael Sobel
23. Emerson College – Lucy Orich, Alec Engerson, Lindsay Strongin
24. Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA – Mike Sobel
25. Goucher College, Towson, MD – Lindsay Strongin
26. Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT – Michael Sobel
27. Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA – Sharon Tan
28. Hiram College, Hiram, OH – Mike Sobel
29. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA – Jessica Bloom, Sandy Lopez, Kate Collini, Seth Meakin, Tamara Joseph, Emily Rivera, Mike Sobel
30. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN – William Nash
31. Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY – Lindsay Strongin
32. Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI – Danielle Gang
33. Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA – Diante Singley
34. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH – Christopher Wright, Alec Engerson
35. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA – Lindsay Strongin, Shawn Benavi, Tatiana Erasme
36. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD – Deena Edwards
37. Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA – Deena Edwards
38. McDaniel College, Westminster, MD – Diante Singley, Chris Wright
39. Menlo College, Atherton, CA – Danielle Gang, Shawn Benavi
40. Mills College, Oakland, CA – Jessica Bloom
41. Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA – Sandy Lopez, Kristi Cha
42. New York University – Diante Singley
43. Newbury College, Boston, MA – Danielle Gang
44. Northeastern University – Daniel Szumilas
45. Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA – Olivia Weissblum, Tatiana Erasme
46. Oklahoma City University – Lindsay Strongin
47. Otis College of Art and Design – Deena Edwards, Tamara Joseph
48. Pace University, New York, NY – Lindsay Strongin
49. Parsons School of Design, New York, NY – Tamara Joseph
50. Pomona College, Claremont, CA – Olivia Weissblum
51. Prescott College, Prescott, AZ – Michael Sobel
52. Reed College, Portland OR – Olivia Weissblum
53. Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ – Chris Wright, Danielle Gang
54. Ripon College, Ripon, WI – Diante Singley
55. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY – Tal Rosenblum, Rodion Malyshev
56. Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT – William Nash
57. San Diego State University – Lindsay Strongin, Stephanie Merlinsky, Daniel Szumilas, Dillon Karaan
58. San Francisco State University – Lindsay Strongin, Kate Collini, Stephanie Merlinsky, Max Rabinek, Tamara Joseph, Seth Meakin, Michael Sobel, Daniel Szumilas, Rodion Malyshev
59. San Jose State University – Anna Kruszona
60. Santa Clara University – Tal Rosenblum, Sarah Sabih, Dillon Karaan
61. School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Deena Edwards
62. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY – Tamara Joseph
63. Scripps College, Claremont, CA – Olivia Weissblum
64. Seattle University – Anna Kruszona
65. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA – Kiara Artry, Michael Sobel
66. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL – William Nash
67. St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM – Olivia Weissblum
68. St. Mary’s College of CA, Moraga, CA – Tatiana Erasme
69. Suffolk University, Boston, MA – Daniel Szumilas
70. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA – Diante Singley
71. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY – Lindsay Strongin
72. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX – Yvonne Payne
73. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA – Yvonne Payne, Olivia Weissblum, Diante Singley
74. University of California-Berkeley – Diante Singley, Olivia Weissblum, Lindsay Strongin
75. University of California-Davis – Chris Wright, Diante Singley
76. University of California-Irvine – Olivia Weissblum, Tatiana Erasme, Dennis Nevsky
77. University of California-Los Angeles –Olivia Weissblum, Tatiana Erasme, Kendal Evans
78. University of California-Merced – Shawn Benavi, Daniel Szumilas
79. University of California-Riverside – Aaron Stevenson, Salenta Baisden, Max Rabinek, Mike Sobel, Daniel Isler
80. University of California-San Diego – Sarah Sabih, Olivia Weissblum, Lindsay Strongin
81. University of California-Santa Barbara – Olivia Weissblum, Alec Engerson, Lindsay Strongin, Sarah Sabih
82. University of California-Santa Cruz – Chris Wright, Sarah Sabih, Shawn Benavi, Salenta Baisden
83. University of Denver – Anna Kruszona
84. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA – Alec Engerson
85. University of La Verne, La Verne, CA – Michael Sobel, Karina Tamayo, Salenta Baisden, Dennis Nevsky
86. University of Nevada-Las Vegas – Melissa Osser
87. University of Pennsylvania – Diante Singley
88. University of Redlands, Redlands, CA – Daniel Szumilas, Lindsay Strongin, Aaron Stevenson
89. University of San Francisco – Lindsay Strongin, Tatiana Erasme
90. University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA – Sarah Sabih, Lindsay Strongin, Tal Rosenblum, Karina Tamayo, Dillon Karaan
91. University of Texas, Austin – Daniel Isler
92. Utica College, Utica, NY– Michael Sobel
93. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA – Deena Edwards
94. Webster University, St. Louis, MO – Johnathan Olson
95. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI – William Nash
96. Whittier College, Whittier, CA – Mike Sobel
97. Willamette University, Salem, OR – Olivia Weissblum
98. Woodbury University, Burbank, CA – Karina Tamayo, Harris Winters