Senior Isaec Valencia of L.A. Salesian High receives $125,000 Chic Evans Scholarship after becoming a caddy and now has hopes of becoming a doctor.
Two years into his high school football days as an offensive lineman at Los Angeles Salesian High, Isaec Valencia changed plans. He gave up football and focused on caddy school.
With a single mother, Judith, who came here from Mexico and worked and studied to become an accountant, Valencia said he is grateful he’ll be able to attend college thanks to the scholarship. “I really love helping people and being useful,” Valencia said. “Being able to make such a huge difference in communities would make a positive impact on future generations.”
He came in as a shy teenager but learned to feel comfortable holding conversations with golfers to make the rounds enjoyable.
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