BTS Chicago Hosts Inaugural Scholarship Brunch

On June 11th,  Beat The Streets Chicago honored 11 individuals with scholarships helping each of them climb the next step of their academic journeys. 

Our coaching staff chose the honorees based on their commitment to our program as well as on their ability to display our core values. Ron Garriques funded all the grade school, high school, and post-secondary scholarships awarded. The recipients include: 

Beat The Streets Chicago $1,000 Grade School Scholarship

1. Trinton Folarin
2. Mickey Gagen
3. Jordyn Vargas 

Beat The Streets Chicago $1,500 High School Scholarship

1. Aleksander Ramos 
2. Arkail Griffin-Edwards
3. Anapaula Cerna-Rivera 
4. Johnny Vega

Beat The Streets Chicago $2,000 Post-Secondary Scholarship

1. Nathaniel Sales
2. Michelle Kioltyka

The money donated by Garriques is meant to ensure these children obtain a great education allowing them to continue being upstanding models of the culture at Beat The Streets Chicago and in society. 

Sergio Calleros was awarded the Boyd Family Scholarship which assists an 8th grade student in attending a Catholic High School. Calleros is a stand-out wrestler as well as a straight A student and will be taking his talents to Marist High School this Fall. 

The Boyd Family Scholarship is funded by Phil Boyd, the brother of our Head Men's Wrestling Coach, Mike Boyd. Calleros is the third winner of this scholarship since it's creation in 2021. 

Our organization also awarded a scholarship to one of our coaches looking to pursue a professional degree.

The $100,000 Beat The Streets Chicago Educator in Residence Scholarship was awarded to Josh Contreras. Contreras is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois and plans get a masters in education from Aurora University. Contreras will continue to coach our programs while earning his degree. 

We are so proud of all these individuals and are looking forward to honoring more deserving individuals in years to come.