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SUMMER/FALL 2019
CENTENNIAL
SCHOLARS: Alumni Lead the Charge for Financial Aid Endowment
For alumni Michael Uytengsu ’85 and Rey Banatao ’91, who
is also a current parent, Menlo School is a special,
transformative place that has given them not only a lifelong love of learning but also relationships that have lasted for decades.
Through the newly created Centennial Scholars Initiative, led by Uytengsu and Banatao along with current parent Aarti Chandna, they aim to ensure that future generations of academically promising students will have access to these same benefits regardless of their families’ resources.
“Through Centennial Scholars, we’ll be giving low-income families full financial support and the kind of mentorship
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