A College Access Partner with Wheatley High School Since 1998 Reviewing 2012 and Previewing 2013

Project GRAD Houston is at work in five high school feeder patterns (Davis, Sam Houston, Reagan, Wheatley, and Yates) of the Houston Independent School District. GRAD works to create the expectation that all students can and will graduate both high school and college. Project GRAD Houston

Project GRAD began in 1994 with the belief that every student, regardless of background, not only deserves to but should graduate from high school and have access to college.

Project GRAD Houston Working with school and community leaders, the GRAD model was developed to build academic skills, improve student behavior, address family needs, and set children on the road to college.

First Scholarships Offered High School Feeder PatternYear Scholarship Announced Year of First Scholarship Awards Davis Yates Wheatley Reagan Sam Houston Year of initial GRAD scholarship offer and subsequent scholarship award:

Project GRAD Houston Project GRAD students must attend two College Institutes while in high school to receive their $4,000 Scholarship. The College Institute experience provides approximately 5-15 additional days of instruction. For many students, our program offers the uniqueness of being their first college experience.

Morning and afternoon sessions are offered on college campuses and generally taught by college professors. A variety of programs are offered, some residential and some non- residential. Students who attend the non- residential programs receive a stipend.

2012 College Institutes Wheatley students had the opportunity to participate in a myriad of college experiences during the summer of 2012.

2012 College Institutes University of Houston – Main Campus Music Career Explorations University of Houston – Downtown C-STEM Academic & Financial Literacy C 3 Rice University Energy Environmental Science Math Business Young Owl Leaders University of St. Thomas – Liberal Arts Texas State University – College Exploration Houston Community College – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) University of Texas Health Science Center – Biology Texas Southern University – Summer Maritime Academy

Project GRAD Houston awarded $4,000 college scholarships to 102 seniors from the class of 2012 at Wheatley High School These scholarships added $408,000 to the Wheatley scholarship report required of all schools for HISD College Institutes

Project GRAD Scholarship Recipients (as of 9/7/12) and where they are enrolled in college

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars Fairleigh Dickinson University Addyjoyce Lacy Grambling University Tai’la Jones Juan Lara Houston Community College David Lewis Edwin Mendez Carlos Quintero

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars Lamar University John Bennett Raven Keener Prairie View A&M University Damien Freeman Jamia Jacobs Christopher Sandlers Ralon Wiley

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars Sam Houston State University Craig Lee San Jacinto College Marielena Miranda Gabriela Silva

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars Stephen F. Austin University Wayne Blount Rondale Mitchell Dumairus Tyrone Robinesha Walker Texas A&M University College Station) Omar Lara

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars Texas Southern University April Hickman Ka-Deidra Hudson Teroji Kelly Texas Women’s University Shaquille Halley

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars University of Houston (Central) Darius Hollins Dominque Gibbs University of Houston (Downtown) Kierra Fisher Cori Murray

Wheatley’s Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars University of North Texas Terrell Richardson University of Texas – Austin Kevin Chan Lamonte Evans Victoria Livingston Dalila Requena Zhane Simpson

Wheatley Class of 2012 Project GRAD Scholars University of Texas (San Antonio) Clara Garcia Ja’markus Jacobs University of West Georgia Yavonnce Moshay William Penn University Marcus Hayward Let’s give them a big hand clap!

The class of 2013 is already well on track for their scholarship attainment. 34 seniors on the recommended high school graduation plan have a 2.5+ GPA and have already attended 2 college institutes College Institutes

A new GRAD initiative – a grant awarded by AT&T to Project GRAD Houston -- will bring more college conversations and resources to Wheatley’s 9 th grade students which includes: An early warning program that links freshman at risk of falling behind academically with campus resources More College Conversations

A partnership mentoring program with Rice University. Multiple opportunities for all freshman and their parents to learn about college first hand through events and programs such as the New Futuro College Prep Fair coming in October

Project GRAD Houston supports Wheatley High School

College Access: College Institutes