UFT Scholarship Fund

Smiles all around from the winning quartet from the HS for Arts and Business: Nayeli Moronta (left), Arianna Carriel (second from left) and Chante Parker (second from right) and Mariya Asher (right), standing with their proud teacher David Yam (center).

AP biology teacher Isabel Hernandez spotted William Cullen Bryant HS senior Ryan Afreen’s talent right away.

New Utrecht HS twins Rabia (left) and Rimsha Ansar not only look alike, but they also share the same dream of becoming doctors.

Newcomers HS winner Minghuang Wang and school counselor Marie Theodoropoulou talk things over with UFT Queens High Schools Representative James Vasquez.

Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language Principal Siv Boletsis (top, right) and paraprofessional Nellie Turken are on hand to support winners Odris Infante and Madelyne Perez (right).

The all-girl winner’s circle from Staten Island is joined by UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left), Staten Island Borough Representative Analia Gerard and Special Representative Donna Coppola.

Brooklyn  winners fill the staircase  joined by President Michael Mulgrew (top, left) and Brooklyn Borough Representative Elizabeth Perez (top, right).

Females ruled in the Bronx, too, with support from President Mulgrew and (center) Bronx Borough Representative Mary Atkinson.

Queens winners line up with President Mulgrew (top right), Queens Borough Representative Amy Arundell (front row, second from right) and Queens High School Representative James Vasquez (back row).

Ahmad Malik of Aviation Career and Technical Education HS waves to family as UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds introduces him.

Cameras click as scholarship winners enter the hall.