Local student given UCLA honor

Cayman Rojas, a senior at Los Alamitos High School, will be attending UCLA this fall as a National Alumni Scholar. The Alumni Scholarship at UCLA is one of UCLA’s oldest, and most prestigious and competitive merit scholarship.

UCLA received a record 119,000 applications this year making it the most applied to for a four-year university in the nation. Approximately 3,700 students were selected to apply for the scholarship based upon their academic excellence and powerful leadership.

Cayman Rojas, a senior at Los Alamitos High School, will be attending UCLA this fall as a National Alumni Scholar. The Alumni Scholarship at UCLA is one of UCLA’s oldest, and most prestigious and competitive merit scholarship.

UCLA received a record 119,000 applications this year making it the most applied to for a four-year university in the nation. Approximately 3,700 students were selected to apply for the scholarship based upon their academic excellence and powerful leadership.

21 finalists were then selected to compete for the scholarship and Cayman was 1 of 3 high school seniors awarded nationally for the 4 year scholarship.

Prior to attending Los Alamitos High School, Cayman attended St. Hedwig Catholic School where he was Student Body President and Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Cayman is also an Eagle Scout and was a member of Troop 671 in Los Alamitos.