Scholarship & Mentoring Program

Meet our 2024 Scholarship Winners

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For the 22nd consecutive year, Carnival Foundation purchased scholarships from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and awarded 15 of our students with four-year Florida College Plan scholarships. The students went through a rigorous application process and were chosen based on academic performance, leadership skills, community involvement and interviews. This was the 15th year Carnival Foundation presented these fully prepaid scholarships to college-bound high school seniors. The scholarships were presented at a Miami HEAT game with Carnival Corporation President and CEO Josh Weinstein handing out the awards.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

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For our last meeting in May, we celebrated our graduating seniors with a special visit that included awards for Toastmasters and grades, speeches from senior students, performances by select seniors, a visit from graduates of the program, video of the past year and slideshow that featured each of the grads. Congratulations to all of our graduates! We wish you every success as you embark on the next chapter of your lives.

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Congrats to the Class of 2023!

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Our final meeting for the 2022/2023 school year culminated with each senior “walking across the stage” and getting their personalized certificate. We gave everyone cords in the Carnival colors and Big Brothers Big Sisters colors. As as farewell gift, all of the seniors also received a graduation bear with a shirt that had their name on the back. We’re so proud of this group of outstanding students, and it’s been a privilege to watch them grow over the past four years.

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Meet our 2023 Scholarship Winners

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Recently the Carnival Scholarship & Mentoring Program presented our 16 scholarship recipients with their Dell laptops at the Miami HEAT game on center court. The halftime event is a highlight for these students and their families. Each student was awarded one of our scholarships after a rigorous application and interview process. This is the 14th year Carnival Foundation has presented these fully prepaid scholarships to college-bound high school seniors. In total, more than 211 students have earned the benefits of our scholarships. Congratulations to all of the recipients!

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Meet the 2022 Scholarship Recipients

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This past weekend, Carnival Scholarship & Mentoring Program awarded 15 college scholarships to graduating seniors. In addition to the scholarship, the students received new laptops courtesy of Dell. It’s been an amazing journey for these students, who began at the Miami Heat Academy and came through our program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.

Thank you to all of the students and their families for joining us, and thank you to Gale Nelson, president & CEO of BBBS; Michael McCullough, chief marketing officer for Miami HEAT; Hakim Benzit, systems engineering manager for DELL; and Vicky Rey, VP guest care & communications of Carnival Cruise Line for helping us celebrate our students.

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Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez Keynote Speaker During School-to-Work Visit

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Yesterday Carnival Foundation held the January school-to-work visit. The guest speaker was Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez, who was elected as Florida’s first Latina Lieutenant Governor in 2018. Born and raised in Miami, her ties to Carnival run deeper than her speaking engagement. Nunez’s sister Isabel works for Carnival and is a mentor in the program! The Lt. Governor spoke to the group about how she first got involved in politics and about the challenges she faces finding a balance in her life as a wife, mom and elected official. She told the group that whatever they set out to do in life, they should do with passion and a purpose. She also spoke about the benefits of having a mentor and using the opportunity to learn and grow. We also recognized our mentors for National Mentoring Month, and the students gave their mentor a picture frame with a photo of the duo.

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Holiday Party 2019

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Tis the season! Carnival Scholarship & Mentoring Program held its annual Holiday Party where we got to enjoy delicious food, great company and the incredible sounds of Carnival’s own DJ Spike! Our students brought their families to the party, and it was a great opportunity for some of the mentors to meet them for the first time. Everyone had a blast, dancing the night away and celebrating the holidays.

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End of School Year Celebration 2019

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May’s School-to-Work visit is always bittersweet. We came together to celebrate another fun school year. We also celebrated and said goodbye to our joyful graduating seniors. We will see our returning students and mentors in September! Congratulations Class of 2019!

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Career Showcase for Carnival Scholarship & Mentoring Program

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On April 25th, we hosted a Career Showcase with executives in the top fields our students are interested in pursuing. Students were able to ask our panelist questions about their studies, journey to the position they are currently in, and advice.

Thank you to Gary Eppinger, CISO for Carnival Corporation; Dr. Kaitlin Ross, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health; Rick Miguez, Esq., Deputy General Counsel at Carnival Corporation; Ben Clement, SVP of New Builds, Innovation & Product Development at Carnival Cruise Line; Tami Blanco, VP of Office of Shared Services at Carnival Cruise Line; Mark Jackson, SVP of Technical Operations at Carnival Cruise Line; Jennifer Tobias Alvarez, VP of Creative & Digital Marketing at Miami HEAT; and Dominick Froio, VP of Security Services at Carnival Cruise Line.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month with Teresa Rodriguez

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On March 21, 2019, Bigs and Littles had their monthly School-To-Work visit. We celebrated Women’s History Month with the first Hispanic woman to anchor a national newscast in the United States, Teresa Rodriguez from Univision. Seniors learned more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and UNCF scholarship opportunities.

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