Posts Tagged ‘Student recruitment’
Cómo esta alumna logró saltarse los niveles de Matemáticas
Hace casi cuatro años, cuando Keiry Valle empezó a asistir a la Academia Preparatoria para la Universidad Alain LeRoy Locke, estuvo batallando académicamente. Durante su primer año, Valle necesitó apoyo complementario de matemáticas y cursos de aprendizaje del inglés.
Read More >>How This Green Dot Alum’s Full Ride Scholarship was Built on Hard Work & Determination
Devin Hernandez has always known that his life’s path would lead to college, but he never imagined this journey would take him 2,600-plus miles away from home. In his final year of high school.
Read More >>How Kirby Student Athletes Learned to Win as a Team
This year, Kirby Middle School revitalized its girl’s volleyball program, providing students with an opportunity to compete in a team sport.
Read More >>Nueve escuelas preparatorias Green Dot están en la lista de las mejores preparatorias del 2021 del U.S. News & World Report
Durante más de 20 años, nuestras escuelas han tomado la delantera en la transformación de la educación pública, y han trazado nuevos caminos hacia el éxito para todos los alumnos. Este año, U.S. News & World Report ha incluido a nueve Escuelas Públicas Green Dot entre las mejores en la nación en su Clasificación de las mejores preparatorias del 2021.
Read More >>Fairley Bulldogs Return to Form in 2021
Covid-19 prematurely ended football season for the Fairley High School Bulldogs, but the three-time defending Shelby County Interscholastic Athletic Association (SCIAA) Champions are back as if they never left the field.
Read More >>Angelique Lawrence: Made for College
Spring is the most exciting yet one of the most taxing times of the college application process. It’s not uncommon for doubt or negative thoughts to creep into the minds of high school seniors as they eagerly wait to find out what their academic future holds.
Read More >>How Ánimo Compton Equipped This Student for English Proficiency
Growing up, 9th grader Tabatha Salazar did not always feel capable in English Language Arts, but her path changed when she enrolled into Ánimo Compton Charter School.
Read More >>How Marching Band Changed This Alumnus’s Life
“The Locke band has given me a purpose,” reflected Danny Velasquez, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy alumnus. “It’s made me more appreciative of music, taught me a sense of responsibility, and has really shown me the importance of collaborating with others.”
Read More >>What My First College Tour Taught Me About My Future
This year, I had an eye opening experience during my very first college tour as a sophomore at Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School. Together with my classmates and teachers, we visited Stanford University, University of California, Santa Barbara; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; California State University, Fresno; University of California, Merced; San Jose State University; San Francisco State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Read More >>Why Sarai Traveled Two Hours a Day for School
Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School (APB) alumna Sarai Flores is one of the many students whose academic trajectories have been dramatically changed since they arrived at a Green Dot school. “I was not a very good student; I felt like school wasn’t important, but my mindset changed when I came to APB. I went from failing all my classes to getting mostly As,” reflected Flores.