The mission of Project GRAD Houston is to support a quality public education for all children in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.
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PROJECT GRAD HOUSTON HOSTS 11th ANNUAL COLLEGE AWARENESS ACTIVITIES AT FIVE HISD SCHOOLS
Published 01/08/2011 - 10:17 a.m. CST
Former Students Return to High School to Share College Experiences
HOUSTON, TX - For the eleventh consecutive year, Project GRAD Houston is hosting college awareness activities at five Houston Independent School District (HISD) partnering high schools: Davis, Reagan, Sam Houston, Wheatley, and Yates. Developed to promote college going habits for students, College Week supports GRAD’s mission to ensure a quality public education for students in economically disadvantaged communities, so that high school and college graduation rates increase.
Beginning January 10th thru January 14th, students and parents will receive information about college awareness and access through a series of events designed to instill the idea that college is available to every student. Each school’s faculty and staff members participate by promoting their own college going experiences through door decorating contests, wearing their college colors, and by incorporating college awareness discussions throughout the campus. The highlight of College Week is “College Conversations” at each campus. Through “College Conversations,” college students and/or college graduates who have received the GRAD college scholarship return to their own high schools to share their college going experiences with current high school students and high school faculty. When students hear first-hand how their peers have overcome the challenges of getting to and what it take to succeed in college, they are inspired to prepare themselves for higher education.
WHAT: 11th Annual College Week
WHEN: January 10 – 14, 2011
WHERE: Davis, Houston, Reagan, Wheatley, and Yates High Schools
WHO: Students and Parents
Project GRAD works with five high school feeder patterns, which serve 64 schools and approximately 44,000 students. Since it was founded in 1994, GRAD has awarded $20 million in college scholarships to approximately 5,000 HISD students. For more information about Project GRAD Houston, please visit our web site at: www.projectgradhouston.org or call 832-325-0467.