{"id":59718,"date":"2018-02-08T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-36-high-schoolers-vie-to-be-the-lls-2018-student-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2018-02-08T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T20:58:03","slug":"38-estudiantes-de-secundaria-compiten-para-ser-el-estudiante-del-ano-de-2018-de-la-lls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/38-estudiantes-de-secundaria-compiten-para-ser-el-estudiante-del-ano-de-2018-de-la-lls\/","title":{"rendered":"36 High Schoolers Vie to be the LLS 2018 Student of the Year"},"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.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JOSE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 8, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society (LLS) will announce the winners of the second annual Students of the Year campaign (SOY), on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, February 24, 2018<\/span> at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Jose, CA.<\/span> This Grand Finale Gala will celebrate the accomplishments of the area&#8217;s young philanthropists committed to cancer cures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf55dleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf55dleft\" title=\"Leukemia_and_Lymphoma_Society_Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Leukemia_and_Lymphoma_Society_Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/639724\/Leukemia_and_Lymphoma_Society_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>LLS&#8217;s Students of the Year is an exciting leadership development and philanthropy program in which local high school students raise fund to invest in research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures for blood cancer patients. The Candidate Team who raise the most money at the end of the seven-week competition earns the title, &#8220;Student(s) of the Year&#8221; and receives a <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,000<\/span> scholarship to a college or university of their choice. This year, 21 Candidate Teams, comprised of 36 local high school students are in the running.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Festivities begin at <span class=\"xn-chron\">6 p.m.<\/span> Speakers include cancer survivor, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ethan Pope<\/span><\/b>, age 10, who is in remission from Very High Risk Acute Lymphomblastic Leukemia, <b>Sienna Pope<\/b>, age 8, who was a 100% match to be Ethan&#8217;s bone marrow donor, and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kate Berardo<\/span>, Head of Leadership Development at Facebook<\/b>, who will illustrate the importance of the dollars raised for LLS in correspondence to leadership qualities in the workforce. <\/p>\n<p>The evening will include a silent auction, plated dinner, awards, a reveal of the grand total raised by all Candidate Teams, and dancing. Tickets to the Grand Finale can be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/events.lls.org\/svmb\/SVMBSOY2018\" rel=\"nofollow\">purchased here<\/a> by selecting &#8220;Shop Our Store&#8221; and are <span class=\"xn-money\">$100<\/span>\/adult and <span class=\"xn-money\">$50<\/span>\/Ages 18 and under.<\/p>\n<p>Media interested in covering the event should contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Pooja Trivedi<\/span> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:pooja.trivedi@lls.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">pooja.trivedi@lls.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the event, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/events.lls.org\/svmb\/SVMBSOY2018\" rel=\"nofollow\">donate<\/a>, or to support the Candidate Teams, please visit: <b>studentseries.org\/SOY-SVMB<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTableee86\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>2018 Students of the Year Candidates<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Silicon Valley &amp; Monterey Bay Area Chapter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Visit the candidate&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studentseries.org\/content\/meet-our-2018-students-of-the-year\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">fundraising pages here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Beat It<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team ProCURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Abigal Shamelashvili, Homestead High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Nicole Gou, St. Francis High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Elizabeth White, Homestead High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Zainab Nasir, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jacqueline Beaufore, Homestead High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team ProHealth<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Cancer conCUREors<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Rosheni Kandaswamy, Silver Creek High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Alden Gu, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team reMISSION<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Can-cer Vive<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Silpa Ajjarapu, Monta Vista High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Christina Vo, Silver Creek High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Meera Bambroo, Monta Vista High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team CUREblood<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Thrive<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Amy Kumar, University Preparatory Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Karan Singh Ratra, Moreau Catholic High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Meghana Chintala, University Preparatory <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Together for the Cure<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Tanvir Sandhu, University Preparatory Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Amelia Gleixner, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team CUREnation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Tumorators<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Aditi Rao, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ishani Malipatlolla, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Thishitha Vaikuntam, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Shruthi Shyam, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team CUREosity<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Vikings<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Amy Zhang, Monta Vista High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Vatsal Gupta, Irvington High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Wenyu Chen, Monta Vista High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Vitae<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Cut Out Cancer<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Aayushi Jani, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Anoushka Dave, University Preparatory <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Lauren Ho, Lynbrook High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Arnav Verma, University Preparatory Academy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team &#8220;Wheel&#8221; Find a Cure<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Emilie Erickson, Scotts Valley High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Fight Strong<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kanika Khemka, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>The Impacters<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sanya Shah, Presentation High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Layla Yassin, Granada High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Tatum Hayes, Granada High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Lifeline<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Aarya Gupta, Homestead High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>The Purifiers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Anoop Dhindsa, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team Love Boat<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Harleen Judge, Notre Dame High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jacob Isaacs, Los Gatos High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Trevor Ross, Los Gatos High Schoola<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/639724\/Leukemia_and_Lymphoma_Society_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/639724\/Leukemia_and_Lymphoma_Society_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society&#8217;s 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