Two Monarch Graduates Receive Diplomas at June Commencement

Summer graduation was a proud day for two Monarch seniors. Roberto Cortez said goodbye to Monarch after seven years, while Jessika Valenzuela leaves after nearly a year. Both grads have been awarded scholarships and will continue their education at San Diego City College.

Roberto Cortez has attended Monarch since September 2004 and many Monarch staff members have had the pleasure of watching him grow into a fine young man who has continually strived to achieve academic excellence. Roberto will apply this inner drive and determination toward a career in professional wrestling and during his quest to reveal wrestling for the art form that it truly is. Roberto is currently enrolled at San Diego City College and will be taking courses for a degree in business management. Roberto qualified for the Monarch School Project Scholarship and has received the Beason Scholarship.

Jessika Valenzuela came to Monarch in September 2010 and quickly made Monarch her new home. She immediately demonstrated a drive to fulfill graduation requirements and a determination to do whatever necessary to achieve her goal of attending college. Jessika’s warm personality proved to be an asset in the classroom environment and she has supported Monarch by volunteering her time to do interviews and, of course, photo shoots! Jessika has enrolled at San Diego City College with plans to pursue a career in forensics and modeling. She is currently taking Summer Readiness classes and plans to transfer to a four-year university to complete her studies. Jessika qualified for the Monarch School Project Scholarship and has received the following scholarships: the Citizen’s Scholarship, the Price Scholarship, the Soroptimist Scholarship and the Words Alive Scholarship.