{"id":142208,"date":"2023-01-19T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-mcdonalds-usa-hosts-virtual-mentorship-session-with-former-crew-member-turned-astronaut-katya-echazarreta-to-inspire-high-school-students-ahead-of-the-hacer-national-scholarship-fe\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T17:20:19","slug":"mcdonalds-usa-ofrece-sesion-de-mentoria-virtual-con-exempleada-del-restaurante-hoy-convertida-en-astronauta-katya-echazarreta-para-inspirar-a-estudiantes-de-la-escuela-secundaria-antes-de-la-fecha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mcdonalds-usa-ofrece-sesion-de-mentoria-virtual-con-exempleada-del-restaurante-hoy-convertida-en-astronauta-katya-echazarreta-para-inspirar-a-estudiantes-de-la-escuela-secundaria-antes-de-la-fecha\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s USA Hosts Virtual Mentorship Session with Former Crew Member Turned Astronaut, Katya Echazarreta, to Inspire High School Students Ahead of the HACER\u00ae National Scholarship Feb. 6 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Hispanic college-bound students nationwide can visit\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=1208928770&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2682559908%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhacertour.com%252Fregister%26a%3Dhacertour.com%252Fregister&amp;a=hacertour.com%2Fregister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hacertour.com\/register<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to sign up for the free virtual session.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 19, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; High school seniors, prepare for takeoff. With the application period for the\u00a0<b><span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=3195221129&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D79003627%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.mcdonalds.com%252Fus%252Fen-us%252Fcommunity%252Fhacer.html%253Fgclid%253DCjwKCAiAqt-dBhBcEiwATw-ggO30cW_HMF8ciZ0XdJV2K_JOOb-DtwAzCwrXsru1U5v6RtjjgoixlhoC0EQQAvD_BwE%2526gclsrc%253Daw.ds%26a%3DMcDonald%2527s%2BHACER%25C2%25AE%2BNational%2BScholarship&amp;a=McDonald%27s+HACER%C2%AE%C2%A0National+Scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0National Scholarship<\/a><\/span><\/b>\u00a0open for a few more weeks, there&#8217;s still time to explore the limitless possibilities of a college education with the help of astronaut <span class=\"xn-person\">Katya Echazarreta<\/span>. The McDonald&#8217;s crew alum is hosting a virtual mentorship session on\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, January 24<\/span> at 1:00 p.m. EST\u00a0<\/b>to inspire Hispanic students nationwide and instill in them the confidence that college is within reach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb628left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb628left\" title=\"McDonald's USA: McDonald's HACER\u00ae National Scholarship\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1986799\/HACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg\" alt=\"McDonald's USA: McDonald's HACER\u00ae National Scholarship\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>&#8220;After meeting with students face to face at local high schools across the country, I&#8217;m excited to connect with even more students virtually to let them know that their dreams of getting an education can be achieved,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Katya Echazarreta<\/span>, Electrical Engineer, STEM Content Creator, and first Mexican-born woman to go to space. &#8220;With resources available to them like the HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0scholarship, I encourage high school seniors nationwide to join me on <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 24<\/span>, so I can show them that if I could do it, they can too!&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During the session, Katya will share insights on how her perseverance and passion for learning helped shape her journey toward becoming a NASA electrical engineer as a first-generation college student. Students will be able to interact with Katya through a live chat. To participate, students everywhere can register by visiting\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=1208928770&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2682559908%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhacertour.com%252Fregister%26a%3Dhacertour.com%252Fregister&amp;a=hacertour.com%2Fregister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hacertour.com\/register<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship application period for the 2022-2023 academic year is open through <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 6, 2023<\/span>. Hispanic college-bound students and their parents are encouraged to visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=4089355377&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D3260524132%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.mcdonalds.com%252Fus%252Fen-us%252Fcommunity%252Fhacer.html%26a%3Dmcdonalds.com%252Fhacer&amp;a=mcdonalds.com%2Fhacer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mcdonalds.com\/hacer<\/a>\u00a0for additional college resources in English and Spanish and details on how to apply for the McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0National Scholarship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Making an Impact Across the Country with HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/b><\/div>\n<p>Katya&#8217;s partnership with the McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0National Scholarship is a full-circle moment for the engineer, as she considers her time at McDonald&#8217;s foundational to her approach of becoming an astronaut. Last fall, she reunited with the Golden Arches as a guest speaker in the annual\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=3052349232&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2641927718%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhacertour.com%252F%26a%3DMcDonald%2527s%2BHACER%25C2%25AE%2BEducation%2BTour&amp;a=McDonald%27s+HACER%C2%AE%C2%A0Education+Tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Education Tour<\/a><\/span>, inspiring Hispanic students to reach for the stars with in-person workshops and 1:1 mentorship sessions across select high schools. The education workshop series is hosted by\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=2881104335&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D462087482%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.coolspeakers.net%252F%26a%3DCoolSpeak&amp;a=CoolSpeak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CoolSpeak<\/a><\/span>, the leading youth engagement company in the country, to help students in different cities navigate the college application process. Katya&#8217;s final in-person appearance will take place today, <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 19<\/span>, at Bowie High School in <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso, TX.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0National Scholarship is one of the largest programs committed to college scholarships and resources for Hispanics, giving students the golden opportunity to receive up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> for their education. Since 1985, the program has awarded more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$33 million<\/span> in scholarships to more than 17,000 students. McDonald&#8217;s and its Hispanic Owner\/Operators are proud to continue its legacy for the 2022-2023 academic year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About McDonald&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s has always been committed to the communities it serves, and the people that make up those communities. Every day the brand takes steps to achieve a more equitable and inclusive future for our employees, Franchisees, suppliers, customers, and the communities we serve and foster.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to nearly 25 million customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald&#8217;s 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. Our global aspiration is that no matter where you are in the world, when you interact with McDonald&#8217;s \u2014 through the app, in a restaurant, by watching a commercial, working in an office setting or as a crew member \u2014 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are as evident and familiar as the Golden Arches. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=3859060244&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2600260218%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mcdonalds.com%252F%26a%3Dwww.mcdonalds.com&amp;a=www.mcdonalds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.mcdonalds.com<\/a>, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and Facebook.\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=957136362&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2251471500%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fmcdonalds%26a%3Dwww.facebook.com%252Fmcdonalds&amp;a=www.facebook.com%2Fmcdonalds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/mcdonalds<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Katya Echazarreta<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Katya Echazarreta<\/span> is a Mexican-American electrical engineer, STEM content creator, and civilian astronaut who at only 26 years old, became the first Mexican-born woman to fly to the edge of space as a member of <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeff Bezos&#8217;<\/span> Blue Origin&#8217;s NS-21 spaceflight mission. She was selected from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries as a Space for Humanity Ambassador based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry.<\/p>\n<p>Katya&#8217;s partnership with the McDonald&#8217;s HACER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0National Scholarship is a full-circle moment for the engineer, as she worked at her local McDonald&#8217;s as a partial breadwinner for her family when she was in high school. The first-generation college student earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from <span class=\"xn-org\">UCLA<\/span> while on a scholarship and is currently on the way to earning a Master&#8217;s degree at <span class=\"xn-org\">Johns Hopkins University<\/span>, all while inspiring and encouraging young Latinos across the country to pursue their dreams!<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Morelos<\/span><br \/><span><a href=\"mailto:erick.morelos@us.mcd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">erick.morelos@us.mcd.com<br \/><\/a><\/span>(708) 308-2963<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg23eeleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg23eeleft\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 218px;\" title=\"McDonald's USA: McDonald's HACER\u00ae National Scholarship\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1986800\/HACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg\" alt=\"McDonald's USA: McDonald's HACER\u00ae National Scholarship\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=3965790662&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1986799%2FHACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1986799%2FHACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1986799\/HACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg<\/a><br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=3020098705&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1986800%2FHACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1986800%2FHACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1986800\/HACER_PR_McDonald_s_Corporation.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  McDonald&#8217;s Corporation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Hispanic college-bound students nationwide can visit\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3761482-1&amp;h=1208928770&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3761482-1%26h%3D2682559908%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhacertour.com%252Fregister%26a%3Dhacertour.com%252Fregister&amp;a=hacertour.com%2Fregister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hacertour.com\/register<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to sign up for the free virtual session.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span><\/span>, &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142208"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142211,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142208\/revisions\/142211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}