Congratulations, Rosalia!

For the past few years my office has partnered with Belmont High School to present a Cash for College workshop to help local students access financial aid for college. At these workshops, trained volunteers give students and their families one-on-one assistance with completing the federal student financial aid application. State and federal funding to help college students goes unused every year simply because their families can't figure out how to properly complete the complicated form.

All students who participate in a Cash for College workshop also become eligible to win a Cash for College scholarship through a random drawing. Last week, I got to surprise one lucky Belmont student -- Rosalia Sebastian -- with a scholarship to help her pay for her studies next year.

Congratulations, Rosalia!