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YES Prep North Central’s Second Graduating Class Receives $2.7M in Financial Aid

May 31, 2011 by Chad Spurgeon

Going into the 2010-2011 school year, the YES Prep North Central college counseling team was faced with what appeared to be a daunting task: to replicate the college admissions success of our inaugural graduating class, the Class of 2010. The Class of 2010 was definitely an impressive group of students. As our first class of 6th graders back in 2003 (then we were known as YES Prep Northeast), the Class of 2010 lived up to our school mascot, the Trailblazer, and truly blazed an impressive trail for future students to follow.

Enter the Class of 2011. A proud group of 55 seniors poised and ready to become YES Prep North Central’s second graduating class.

After what has been a rollercoaster of a year for many of our students, parents and staff members, I’m proud to announce that the

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YES Prep Student Selected for Prestigious St Albans School of Public Service

May 25, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

YES Prep East End junior, Daniella Martinez, has recently been selected to attend the School of Public Service (SPS) at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.
The highly-selective academic summer program brings 35 rising high school seniors from around the United States and the world to Washington, D.C. for an intensive summer immersion course in the study and experience of government, politics, public policy, debate, and public service.

 Daniella has distinguished herself from her peers academically from her first day at YES Prep East End, and has not missed an opportunity to take advantage of everything she is offered – including being a part of student government and taking the most rigorous classes.  In the summer of 2009, Daniella competed in the National Hispanic Institute

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YES Prep Southeast Senior Earns Academic Honors from Union College

May 19, 2011 by Monique Calderon

When Marissa Martinez, soon to graduate from YES Prep Southeast, visited Union College in Schenectady, New York this past fall, she had a feeling that it was the college for her. Its small size, devotion to students and commitment to diversity were just some of the many attributes that made Union College such an attractive option. When she received her admit letter this past spring, she pretty much knew it was where she wanted to go. Recently, she received some exciting news that only solidified her desire to attend.

Marissa was recently selected to be a participant in Union College’s Academic Outreach Program (AOP). The purpose of this need-based program is to encourage and welcome geographic diversity. Out of 450 applicants, she was one of 15 students selected from across the

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Two YES Prep Students Earn Ronald McDonald HACER Scholarships

May 18, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

On Friday, May 13^th, Ronald McDonald House Charities hosted its annual awards banquet for its 2011 HACER Scholarship Program. We are proud to announce that Jessica Mendoza of YES Prep Southeast and Waldi Flores of YES Prep Southwest were two of the 24 scholarship winners selected by the Houston chapter of RMHC/HACER. They will receive a one-time scholarship in the amount of $2,000 and a netbook. Jessica and Waldi participated in the awards banquet and shared their future college plans with several notable Latino members of the Houston community who were also in attendance. Jessica will attend Grinnell College and seeks to become a surgeon. Waldi will attend Boston University this fall in his pursuit of becoming a CEO. In their brief speech, they also expressed gratitude for the support

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YES Prep Teacher Wins Teach For America Symantec Innovation in Teaching Award

May 16, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

YES Prep North Central teacher, 6th Grade Level Chair and Teach For America Alumna, Erica Bundy, was awarded the Teach For America and Symantec Innovation in Teaching Award at the 2011 Teach For America Alumni Induction Dinner.  We are excited to celebrate this accomplishment with Erica.  Below is some more information about her award and how she earned it.  I asked Erica about her reaction to winning this award and Bundy said, "I was really surprised that I won. EXTREMELY surprised. It feels really great to be a part of something where excellence is acknowledged. Sometimes we work so hard at YES Prep and we forget this isn’t the norm in other schools or other places. It made me feel really special to know that hard work not only is good for kids, but it is appreciated by the

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