By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer
The Urban League of San Diego County in partnership with Grossmont College, hosted the 2024 Annual Golden Pyramid Scholars Awards Ceremony for 250 students in grades 8 through 12, last Sunday, May 19th at Grossmont College.
Family members, friends, community leaders, and board members participated in a salute of the student power players with high scholastics. The Urban League designed this program to identify, recruit, cultivate and support students striving to achieve academic and economic excellence.
The college venue exposed students to a college campus and reinforced the perception of college as a viable and achievable option. “The Urban League of San Diego County understands that by openly acknowledging our youth in a public forum, we make it clear to them and the community that we believe in and support their achievements,” said Larry Reed, Board Chair.
The Urban League also used the ceremony to celebrate students receiving college scholarships from the Urban League of San Diego in partnership with Hologic, San Diego Delta Foundation and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Scholarships were distributed on Sunday to support Black and Brown youth’s college dreams. The confirmed Scholarship Presenters were: The USS Midway Museum, San Diego Delta Foundation, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Mu Sigma Zeta Chapter and the Urban League of San Diego.
Organized in 1953, the Urban League of San Diego County (ULSDC) is a community-based, direct-service, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) and an affiliate of the National Urban League that focuses on empowering underserved communities. There is a strong focus on policy, practice, and protest regarding youth, education and family support services through employment, housing, elderly health outreach, and women’s re-entry programs.
