Yale University

Congratulates these outstanding students from

James Hillhouse High School, New Haven.
Chosen by their high school, these students exemplify what is
best and brightest in the young people of our community.

Jazael Gutierrez Cervantes

Mark Anthony Garcia

Dazjia Green

Son of Venancio Gutierrez andJosephine Cervantes

Son Herminio Garcia and Maria Benitez

Daughter of Cornell and Wanda Green

Will attend the University

of Connecticut
G.P.A. 4.0 Class Rank 6 out of 214
National Honor Society
Top 10 Students
Soccer Team
Golf Team
Jobs for American Graduates
Yale English Language Institute
Volunteer tutor of ESL students
Major: Architecture
Career Goal: Architect

Will attend the University

of Connecticut
G.P.A. 3.7 Class Rank 3 out of 214
S.C.A.S.A. Superintendent Award
SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month
JROTC Superior Cadet Award
Connecticut American Legion
Boys State
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Major: Structural Biology/Biophysics
Career Goal: United States Army
Family Medicine Physician

Will attend the University

of Connecticut
G.P.A. 3.8 Class Rank 2 out of 214
Gates Millennium Scholar
Shafer Scholar
National Honor Society
Harvard Book Award, recipient
College Before College Program
Aspirations for Higher Learning
Program
JROTC
Major: Nursing
Career Goal: Anesthesiologist

Zakeya Herring

Keyla Valeria Higa

Ayana Powell

Daughter of Dashonda and Alfred Herring

Daughter of Triliana Dewi and Hilman Regina

Daughter of Juanita Powell

Will attend the University

of Connecticut
G.P.A. 4.0 Class Rank 1 out of 214
National Honor Society
African American Affairs Commission
Youth of the Year
Jobs for Americas Graduates,
president
South Central Area Superintendents
Association Certificate of
Achievement
Major: Nursing
Career Goal: Nurse specializing
in pediatrics or labor and delivery

Will attend Lawrence University

G.P.A. 3.2
Outstanding High School Senior
Program, University of New Haven
Spanish Honor Society
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment
Yale World CLASS, Japanese and
German
New Haven Department of
Transportation, volunteer
Major: International Studies
Career Goal: United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)

Will attend Providence College

G.P.A. 3.9 Class Rank 10 out of 214

National Honor Society

NAACP Book Award
French Honor Society
Academic Excellence Award
New Haven Fund Scholarship
IMAGINE Community Event,
Edgewood Park
Winter Wonderland
Major: Sociology/Criminal Justice
Career Goal: Lawyer/Law
Enforcement

Student
photos by:

Photo credit: Michael Marsland

Creating Jobs in New Haven

Yale University hires New Haven residents
for campus construction projects, boosting
the local economy by creating many jobs
and more than $25 million in permit fees
over the last 5 years.
Yale University has 7 major construction projects underway that employ many New
Haven residents, including the men and women pictured above who are currently
helping to build the two new residential colleges.

Contributing to a Strong New Haven

onhsa.yale.edu