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Our Teen Outreach Session on Wednesday, April 17th was a great experience. We were able to register teens to vote, complete Financial Aid, apply for part-time jobs, gain acceptance to colleges and complete scholarship applications. We are grateful to all of our recruiters who participated in this event. Kudos to TossedNJ for the delicious dinner…
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The High School Academic Support Program hosted a campus visit to Penn State University on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. 25 Teens from various high schools: West Side High, East Side, Donald Payne Tech., Newark Data Science, Weequahic and University High School were in attendance. Our teens enjoyed a very informative information session, Q@A from Admissions…
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Our final college visit was held on April 4th. We visited Norfolk State University and enjoyed a great tour which included visits to the Student Center, dining hall (where we enjoyed Soul food Thursday buffet) and met many students, faculty and members of various Greek organizations. Current students shared insight on what they like most…
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Our visit to NC A&T and North Carolina Central were awesome on April 3, 2024. We were able to tour the campus of North Carolina A&T on Wednesday morning after enjoying a night of bowling. We ventured to NC A&T’s campus. We toured the campus and had the chance to speak to several current students…
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Our students shared reflections after the trip that I felt compelled to share: “Duke University was an amazing experience. The campus was beautiful and I have never visited somewhere this nice before. The food there was amazing and the campus was active. Everyone was outside having fun together and it really seemed like an all-around…
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Day 1 was a great day for our teens who visited Virginia State University. After traveling in torrential rain, we arrived on a sunny and lively campus on Monday, April 21st. We were greeted by our VSU student tour guides who gave us a great campus tour and shared insight on the campus food, various…
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The Newark Board of Education’s Class of 2025 College Fair was an awesome event on March 26th. It was great to greet and meet so many awesome high school juniors at the Prudential Center. We were able to share college and scholarship information, employment opportunities for teens and distribute permission slips for our upcoming campus…
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Our Summer Program and Job Fair for Teens was held at City Plex Movie Theater from 4-6 pm on March 13th. Kudos to all of the teens who came out to sign up for summer employment opportunities and Pre-College programs. Thanks to everyone who promoted this event! Thank you to Mecal Jones, Elijah Glenn, Kyshawn…
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What an awesome campus tour and information session we had at Temple University on March 13, 2024. We enjoyed a buffet lunch, spoke to current college students and received a tour of the scenic campus in great weather. Our teens had a great time and shared warm reflections of their experiences: “Great college experience. I…
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The High School Academic Support Program hosted a Smart Moves Workshop for Teens on March 9, 2024. The Workshop included a Gang Violence Prevention presentation which was facilitated by Mr. Elijah Glenn, CEO of Eli Speaks! Makiya Isaacs from Beth Israel Hospital and her Team presented an STD Prevention Session which included STD Prevention Packets…
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