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Dariel Cruz Rodriguez is a Colonial High School graduate and served as Vice President of Student Government. He was also a cadet in the Air Force JROTC program, leading their UAS Drone program, while being an avid advocate for public education as a board member of the Parent Teacher Student Association and School Advisory Committee. He was admitted to The University of Chicago on a full-ride scholarship and plans to major in Public Policy. 

 

Dariel has shown a strong interest in Public Policy from a young age and has gained invaluable experience as an intern at Open Primaries, where he helped in election reform through a state-wide ballot initiative in 2020. He was featured on Florida Trend magazine and The Miami Herald for this work. He also had the opportunity to work as a Communications Director for the Maria for School Board campaign, where he focused on racial equality within the K-12 school system.

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As a first-generation college student, Dariel is blazing the trail for his family and community by attending one of the top ranked colleges in the world. 

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We are proud to name Dariel the 2022 recipient of the BSF and award him with a $1,000 scholarship.