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The ACE Mentor Program of Oregon last week awarded $64,000 in college scholarships to high school students in the Portland area. The money will help the youths pursue education in architecture, construction and engineering.

Antonio Crosier of Franklin High School and Justin Kwong of Cleveland High School each received a $6,000 scholarship.

$4,000 awards went to: Samuel Gomez, Wilsonville High School; Bethany Woods, Wilson High School; Caroline Ambrose and Violetta White, St. Mary’s Academy; Eve Lathrop, Cleveland High School; Dustin Diep and Jackson Sany, Franklin High School; Kevin Pham, David Douglas High School; Sophie Tanner, Grant High School; and Sarah Grassl, Sandy High School.

$3,000 scholarships went to: Hawii Boriyo, Lincoln High School; Conor Henson, Cleveland High School; Claudia Monroy-Benitez, Roosevelt High School; and Nyles Green, Grant High School.

Since 2006, the ACE program has awarded more than $300,000 in business-funded scholarships to more than 60 Oregon high school students.

The ACE Mentor Program is an after-school initiative to help high school students make informed career decisions about the building trades. This past school year, 148 students took part in the program, working in teams with support of nearly 100 mentors.