Notre Dame seniors get special scholarships

NDP seniors Kyle Conroy, left, and Carmen Aranda earned college scholarships sponsored by the Ric Gonzalez Memorial Foundation. They will formally receive their scholarships at a special dinner held Nov. 11

Notre Dame seniors Carmen Aranda and Kyle Conroy were awarded college scholarships sponsored by the Ric Gonzalez Memorial Foundation. It is the tenth consecutive year that Notre Dame students have earned the annual scholarship.

The Ric Gonzalez Foundation, which since 2004 has been providing college scholarships, including to many NDP alums, was formed after the passing of Ric Gonzalez, co-founder of automotive- and aerospace-supplier Gonzalez Design Group, based in Madison Heights. The foundation has granted more than 100 scholarships to date totaling more than $345,000.

The Ric Gonzalez Memorial Foundation was formed after the passing of Ric Gonzalez, co-founder of automotive- and aerospace-supplier Gonzalez Design Group, based in Madison Heights.

Last year, then-seniors Rodolfo Aguilar-Fernandez and Daniella Cabral were awarded the 2016 Ric Gonzalez Memorial Foundation scholarship, the ninth consecutive year at least one NDP student had earned the scholarship.

A celebration and awards ceremony for Aranda and Conroy has been planned for November 11, 2017, at Palazzo Di Bocce in Lake Orion.

Since the scholarship was established, the RGMF has been providing scholarships to deserving Hispanic youth in southeast Michigan planning to attend a college or university of their choice. Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria: academic record, strength of application essays, community service and personal qualities.

Check the foundation’s website at www.rgmf.net or call 248-548-3160 for more information.

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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.