South Bay Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship For Leadership

SAN JOSE, CA — Witnessing inequities in the educational system compelled a South Bay High School student to make a difference, and it earned Daniel Cuevas Garcia a prestigious scholarship award.

The Lincoln High School of San Jose senior was awarded a $2,500 “See What’s More Scholarship” by the by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS).

Garcia was among nine students selected for the award from a pool hundreds of applicants.

“This scholarship recognizes graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities in their schools and communities, and who strive to do more and to be more,” the NSHSS said in a statement.

Garcia cites his own experience being part of an underserved community with inspiring him to help others.

“My passion for teaching math has developed through the years, mainly from seeing the inequities that our education system creates for students of color and underrepresented communities. This is my way of not only doing more but also being more, as I am one of those underrepresented students,” Garcia said in a statement.

“My background taught me compassion, empathy, and understanding of what my community goes through on a daily basis. By pursuing a career as a math teacher, it is my aspiration to create opportunities for students to see math as a vehicle for change and a pathway to college. I hope to do more in order for me and my community to be more than what society expects us to be.”

Garcia will attend the University of California, Merced in the fall of 2021.

The NSHSS is a premier international honors and scholarship program co-founded by Claes Nobel and James Lewis.

It offers a lifetime of benefits, pairing the highest performing students worldwide with high school and college scholarships, events, connections, internships, and career opportunities that begin in high school and carry on through college and careers. For more information, visit here.