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2009 Chicagoland "your turn behind the wheel" Scholarship Recipient $1,000 Scholarship
Colleen Carrillo OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH
“I have noticed the health and educational perception problems due to the health of my fellow students and have an immense propensity to help these people make better choices in how they take care of themselves that therefore affect how they study. Issues in my school are STDs, pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, and an achievement gap between whites and minorities that I believe is directly related to these health issues... I want to graduate college with a doctorate’s degree in medicine as a general practitioner... so that I may help people of all...”
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