News

The High School Academic Support & Mentoring Program of NJ held it’s 5th Annual Memorial BBQ & BookBag/ School Supplies Giveaway on August 19th in memory of Wilhelmina Holder, community advocate, NPS Secondary Parent’s Council President and co-founder of the High School Academic Support and Mentoring Program of New Jersey. There were more than 200…

Our summer SAT Prep Sessions drew teens from various high schools including: Technology, Science, Weequahic, Malcolm X Shabazz, Rita Owens Academy, Technology, Payne Tech and Irvington High School. Next sessions, August 26th and 27th, 5-7 pm at Rutgers University Public Affairs Building,111 Washington Street, Newark (Room 105)

The High School Academic Support & Mentoring Program of NJ hosted a mentoring night out to the Yankees Game on August 7th where the Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was a great experience for our teens, some of whom attended their first MLB Game.

It was great to greet and meet 3000 awesome high school juniors at the Newark Board of Education’s Class of 2027 College and Career Fair .

The High School Academic Support & Mentoring Program of NJ hosted a Law Enforcement Fair at CityPlex12 in Newark on December 17th. Kudos to the High School students, college students and community residents who attended. The recruiters were were very knowledgeable, gracious and professional. Looking forward to our next Law Enforcement Fair on May 20,…

There were nearly 5000 teens in attendance at the HBCU Fair on November 20th. The High School Academic Support Mentoring Program of NJ was able to share FAFSA, Scholarship applications and other upcoming events for teens. They were truly grateful to receive it.

Essex County Vocational & Technical High School’s held a 2025 Fall College Fair on October 24th at Donald Payne Vocational & Technical High School. It was a pleasure to greet and meet teens from Newark Tech, West Caldwell Tech and Payne Tech. They were excited to receive scholarship applications, college recruitment guides for athletes and…

Thanks to everyone who came out to lend a hand at the 2025 Wilhelmina Holder Memorial Cookout and Bookbag/School supplies giveaway. The food was plentiful, thanks to TossedNJ for the glazed chicken, pasta salad, yellow rice, macaroni salad, meatballs, tossed salad, baked beans, fried chicken and our grill masters who kept the cheeseburgers, and hotdogs…

Camp College was an amazing experience for the Class of 2026 and 2027. So grateful to the NJ Association of College Admissions Counselors for organizing this event which was held July 21-22 at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. Rutgers Newark provided breakfast and a campus tour/admissions presentation before we departed for Georgian Court University.…