Dear members of the Pan-American School community,

Each year, Pan-American School awards the Mister Scholarship to the student who has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, and a commitment to the Pan-American School values, over the course of their Middle School years with us.  

This scholarship is awarded both in recognition of the student’s prior achievement and in our expectation that they will continue to uphold these high standards throughout High School.  We look to Mister Scholarship recipients to continue to: develop to the full extent their skills and understanding in all areas; lead by example in all that they do; and continue to embody the PAS values throughout their time at Pan-American School.

This year, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Mariana Mafla Díaz in Grade 9 has been awarded this important prize.  

On the first day of school, at the Welcome Assembly, we presented Mariana  with the award and included her picture in the Mister Scholarship Gallery.  We also shared breakfast with Mariana, her parents and other scholarship students.  We were joined by:

• Marianne Weber Arroyo, Class of 2025, and her father Hans Andries Weber.
• Emil Shadid Zumbado, Class of 2026, his mother Karla Zumbado Villalobos and his father don Elías Shadid Lépiz.
• Daniela Matamoros Aguilar, Class of 2027, and her mother Kattia Aguilar Retana.
• Andrew Wiese, Secondary Principal and  Jay Warren, High School  Vice Principal and DP Coordinator

I am sure that you will join me in extending our sincerest congratulations to Mariana, and her parents doña Sandra Díaz Sandoval  and don Juan Pablo Mafla Sanchéz- and to all of our Mister Scholarship recipients and their families as they look to continue to proud tradition of excellence in all that they do in and out of our shared community.

Proud to be PAS,

Alan Wrafter

General Director