Internship Cohort 2025 – Program Wrap-Up

As we officially wrap up the 2025 School Year Internship, we want to recognize the incredible contri

Their dedication, creativity, and hard work made a real impact—raising awareness of the La Lucha Las Vegas Community Scholarship and increasing the number of applications received. Their efforts also played a vital role in boosting our fundraising success, allowing us to provide even more scholarships to deserving students in the upcoming year.

✨ A special shout-out to our amazing interns:

Maria Claudia Prada Corrales
Christian Simental
Yosabeth Cabrera
Noemy Mendoza
Kimberly Angeles
Yoslin Hernandez
Jocelyn Solis
Stephanie Gonzalez Gamino
Iztli Cela Garcia
Isaac Loayza

We are incredibly proud of each of you and grateful for your commitment to serving your community.

📚 Wishing you all the best as you prepare for final exams and close out your senior year! May your next chapter be filled with greatness, growth, and success. The future is yours—go claim it! 💫

ABOut THE Internship Cohort 2025

Our Mission

To empower students with hands-on experience in community service, fundraising, and nonprofit management while advancing the mission of providing scholarships to local youth.

Program Goals

Empower Youth Leadership: Encourage students to take ownership of initiatives that create positive, lasting impact.
Build Professional Skills: Equip interns with experience in event planning, marketing, and nonprofit management.
Establish Sustainability: Lay the groundwork for transforming this private scholarship fund into a certified nonprofit organization or foundation.

Empowering Youth for Change and Success

The Internship Cohort 2025 will consist of motivated high school students from Equipo Academy working together to:

Explore Transformative Growth:

Research the potential of evolving the private scholarship into a foundation or nonprofit, ensuring its long-term sustainability.

Increase Scholarship Awareness:

Implement innovative strategies to promote the scholarship among high school students across Las Vegas.

Meet an Ambitious Fundraising Goal:

Spearhead initiatives to raise $50,000 to provide scholarships for 50 students entering college in Fall 2025.

This program is about more than just supporting scholarships—it’s about giving young leaders the tools to drive meaningful change in their community while gaining practical skills they’ll carry into college and their careers.