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Making An ImpactInvesting Today in Tomorrow’s Leaders “The benefit of Steppingstone extends beyond the individual Scholars, creating a multiplier effect that positively impacts their schools, peers, families, and the generations to come. Whether motivating their siblings to work hard in school, serving as leaders in the workplace and their communities, or one day setting the example for their own children to go to college, Steppingstone Scholars make a meaningful difference to society,” ~ William Fitzsimmons, Harvard’s Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Future Leaders Meet the Meet the 2 fall 2012 News tugig economy.” struggling tough jobmarketand competitive inthis has mademe “I feelmyeducation

~ Craig Groves ’00 ~ CraigGroves Steppingstone Scholarsbeginpreparing and emphasisontheneedforafour-year it collegedegree, smoothly. businesses torunchemicalprocesses Energy thatenables analyzingdataanddevelopingsoftware in mechanicalengineeringandworksforGeneralElectric Georgia from now holdsadegree InstituteofTechnology tolike science,he LatinSchool,Craignotonlygrew at Steppingstone’s academiccomponentandenrolling “science isdifficultforme.”However, aftercompleting subject andscienceashisleastfavorite,explaining favorite public examschool.Craiglistedmathashis competitive ata andultimatelytoenroll gain acceptancetotheprogram his applicationforTheSteppingstoneAcademy,hopingto him nowashelooksbackonhisownpathway. thatsurprises ’00tookaroute Alumni ScholarCraigGroves during TheSteppingstoneAcademy’sacademiccomponent. skills college graduation,theybeginacquiringtherequisite theywillpursueafter most Scholarsdonotknowthecareer asearlyfifthgrade.While careers in theirrespective And in an economic climate of increasing job competition And inaneconomicclimateofincreasing As a10-year-old filledout boyin1999,Craigcarefully

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of Cornell’09 Weill CornellMedical College Johns HopkinsUniversity ’03; ’99; Corps. Kenya forGlobalHealth Pediatric AIDSInitiativein works attheBaylorInternational (perched in the hills of Ethiopia) Alicia Genisca‘93 Alumni will be part oftheU.S.workforce. Alumni willbepart By theyear2025,morethan2,000Steppingstone impacting theworldinsignificantways. towitness thethousandsofScholarsandAlumni is proud culminating infour-year collegegraduation,Steppingstone supporting Scholarsinallaspectsoftheiracademiccareers, Through with thetoolstheyneedtopursuetheirdreams. Scholars motivated studentsatanearlyageandproviding byengaging theleadersoftomorrow than evertoprepare committed value collegegraduates,Steppingstoneismore heistoday.AstheU.S.workforce continuesto where himto brought coupled withhisowndetermination, both TheSteppingstoneAcademyandBostonLatinSchool, originally envisioned,heisgladhistraininginscienceat Steppingstone AlumniwillbeapartoftheU.S.workforce. than2,000 Bytheyear2025,more year collegedegrees. theirfour- afterearning leadersintheirprofessions become future ontrackto Academy andtheCollegeSuccessAcademy,are inTheSteppingstone enrolled currently Scholars whoare than1,400 of otherSteppingstoneAlumni,aswellthemore organizations; and4%inlaw.They,alongwiththehundreds tion; 11%intheartsandentertainment;7%non-profit intheyearstocome);21%educa- highest jobmarketgrowth Technology, toseethe Engineering,andMathfields(projected Alumni surveyedemployedinfinance/business;21%Science, Alumni Scholars reported with36%of awidearrayofprofessions, choices. andcareer interests about theirprofessional more learn to surveyedAlumni (seesidebar).Steppingstonerecently their careers topursue prepared imperativethaneverthatScholarsare is more While Craig’s journey took him downapathnot While Craig’sjourney

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Scholarly Achievements Prize DaylastJune: at recognition Academy received The followingScholarsatThayer Achievement Award atgraduation. a NewtonMETCOAcademic North HighSchoolreceived and participation. and sustaineddailypreparation ofHispanicculture, appreciation academic achievement,asincere Spanish Prizeforoutstanding and loveofhuman kind. friendliness, generosity, warmth, thequalitiesof girl whoreflects an awardgiventoasophomore Prize, the ADAHelenGilbertClaff community. either atschoolorwithinthelocal to communityserviceactivities commitment sustained andsincere her classwhodemonstrateda junior inthetop20%ofhisor Book Award, toa presented with theSaintMichael’sCollege School graduate,washonored of life,andpromise. demonstrates highcharacter, love to aseventh-gradestudentwho Scholarship Award, presented with theHedley-Campedelli Prizes: Academic Honors and Lesley-Ann Boyce’05 Hendricks Delva’09 Lee’09 Bruna kindness, andunselfishness. demonstrating friendliness, Charlotte LowellAward for inthesubject. and growth demonstrating perseverance EnglishAwardFreshman for aMostImproved received graduate ofDerbyAcademy, math scores. classes andhighPSAT orSAT achievement andrigorinscience toajuniorwithhigh presented Lomb HonoraryScienceAward, versity ofRochesterBauschand Dedham CountryDaySchool’s junior. Club Prize,atophonorfor withtheHarvard was honored Barbara Singhakiat’06 Jacqueline Painten’08 TranTina ’08 Felice Cabral’11 Najat Goso’07 Olivia Lau’06 ofTheRiversSchool wasawardedthe received theUni- received was honored with washonored was honored washonored received the received ofNewton , alsoa , alsoaPark below aB-: of aB+orabovewithnograde Day, whichdenotesanaverage RedRibbonsatPrize received Day SchoolSteppingstoneScholars The followingNewtonCountry sense ofcommunity. andastrong sibility, reliability, - the qualitiesofhonesty,respon to aneighthgraderwhopossesses with theCitizenshipAward, given year-end awardsceremony: 11atits in gradesseventhrough honors tothefollowingScholars Brimmer andMayacknowledged and school. and enthusiasmforthe promise ship fordemonstratingacademic the EllenBakerNicholsScholar senseofcommunity. strong anda reliability, responsibility, possesses thequalitiesofhonesty, given toaseventhgraderwho also wontheCitizenshipAward, optimism, andgoodwill.He a studentwhoexemplifiesintegrity, Betsy JoyRobertsAward, givento Precious Ebika ’11, Vinou Val Ebika’11,Vinou Precious ’11, lusma ’10,MarlendyElysee’11, The- ’10, MarianeSt.JusteYrvine ’10, CamillaOra’09,GhianaGuzman ’09,MonetEugene D’Jonita Cottrell ’08, ’07, MayteMartinez-Alvarez ’06,MelbeyFlores Cassandra Vickers atmosphere ofwisefreedom.” atmosphere inan ment “topersonal growth Goal VAward forhercommit- Heart aSacred received Precious English, andToya ininstrumental. Vinoudance, MarianeinFrench, in D’Jonita inSpanishI,Monet Mayteinreligion, literature, physiology, MelbeyinAPSpanish Cassandra inanatomyand writing, Kimberly forcreative awardedto academic prizeswere Also atNewtonCountryDay, asm forSpanishculture. andenthusi- cultural background herown through classroom invaluable contributionstothe given toastudentwhomakes the UpperSchoolSpanishAward, and community. forschool concern with asincere scholarship andpersonalqualities who combinesoutstanding Book Prize,awardedtoajunior with theCollegeofHolyCross Madeline Guevara’06 Guevara’06 Jeremy Raymond Ma’07 Dashaun Simon’10 Paul Lafferty ’09 Paul Lafferty Toya Ora ’11. Kimberly Saunders’08, was honored washonored was honored was honored received the received wasawarded received received

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of Pharmacy andHealthScience. of Pharmacy first yearatMassachusettsCollege Brimmer andMay.Heisinhis upholds thevaluesandidealsof given toaseniorwhobest withTheBlazerAward,honored and sportsmanship.Hewasalso senior knownforhisorherspirit Association Award, giventoa anAthletic and Mayreceived Taylor ’08 Milton Academy’s at RegisCollege. graduation. Sheisinherfirstyear leadership awardlastspringat Holy Cross inSeptember.Holy Cross of highcharacter. at Sheenrolled demic excellenceandisastudent a seniorwhodemonstratesaca- and TheAlumniAward, givento an AthleticAssociationAward ’05 Diana Chaves’05 Benjamin Ma’06 Tyrone Li’06 ‘06 Javon Ryan David Paradela’06 Awards:Graduation Prize asajunior. Benjamin FosdickHardingLatin ‘05 Amherst. AlsoatMiltonAcademy, at UniversityofMassachusetts and officer. Heisinhisfirstyear memory ofagallantgentleman a studentwhoperpetuatesthe Bacon LoveringAward, givento Cathedral HighSchool’s Colgate University. at School aswell,enrolled Hury, agraduateoftheFessenden of MassachusettsAmherst,and is inhisfirstyearatUniversity Dedham CountryDayalumnus, School inMay.David,alsoa BostonCollegeHigh honors from College inSeptember. atBowdoin school life.Heenrolled peers andactiveparticipantsin kind andunderstandingtotheir award giventoseniorswhoare with TheAprilTeruel Prize,an & Nicholswashonored Browne wasawardedtheWilliam bothgraduatedwithacademic received theclass received ofBuckingham wasawardedthe ofBrimmer wasalsoawarded and Bright Osajie Hury Michael Hury Jessica from BostonLatinSchool. the stagetoaccepthisdiploma ’06 walksto David Hernandez Latin Academy. displays hisdiplomafromBoston ’06proudly Scholar BrianGoff D. O’Bryant School. D. O’Bryant receiving herdiplomafromJohn with SalinePayne’08after KristinArcangeliposes Services Director ofCounseling Steppingstone’s Assistant 5 fall 2012 News 6 fall 2012 News members! * Welcome newboard Christina Wing-O’Donnell John S.Weinberg John G.Simon Brent EdwardShay Mike Pascucci* A. PeterMonaco,Jr. Dr. RichardI.Melvoin Isabelle Loring Allison Johnson William Helman Professor AndrewHahn Thomas F. Gilbane,III* Richard Friedman Epker Bart Michael Denning* Michael P. Danziger Brian J.Conway, Chairman Chuck Brizius Todd Bland* Amy SmithBerylson ofDirectors Board

Photo: Pierce Harman Photography News of Note volunteers from volunteers from and “ServewithLiberty”day, To celebrateits100thanniversary Scholars needtoaccesscollege. to maximizethefinancialaid on immigrationstatusinaneffort bono legalservices pro to provide with Scholarsandtheirfamilies Ropes &Grayhasbeenworking Scholars inaction.Since2011, Academy inJulytoseethe materials withScholars. andacademic assembled classroom the six-weeksummersessionand and decorateMiltonAcademyfor helped Steppingstonemoveinto above)enthusiastically (pictured Lesperance ’10(NobleandGreenough). Guevara ’06(Brimmer&May)andSophia In CollegeSuccessAcademy:Jeremy Londyn Odom’09(Xaverian). QuincyHighSchool),and ’07 (North Lee’09(Rivers),RefjolaMalushi Bruna Latin), Trent Jones’06(BelmontHill), Valentine Iwejuo’06(Fessenden,Roxbury Latin), AshleyBeckles’08(Southfield), ’08(TheParkSchool,Roxbury Bacare ’08(BostonLatinSchool),Bassil Ashorobi In TheSteppingstoneAcademy:Temitope of the14TAs arehighschoolScholars. role modelstotheScholars.Thisyear, 10 as facultyandserve Assistants tosupport Each summer, Steppingstone hiresTeaching lawfirm from Attorneys Faces of the Summer Gray visitedTheSteppingstone Liberty Mutual Liberty Ropes &

Seventh-grade Scholar Southfield Math recipient. Award Harvard BookPrizewinner, and prima (highestGPA inherclass), ments, includingthedistinctionof noting heracademicaccomplish- lastspring, Roslindale Transcript student atMIT, inThe wasprofiled field Schoolgraduateandfirst-year on Milton’s 350th town anniversary. aspartofalargerfeatured segment MiltonAcademysitewas program’s inJuly,asthesummer Chronicle onWCVB-TV’s Glew appeared Kelly Steppingstone president Dartmouth thisfall. at UniversityofMassachusetts continuing hertrackcareer plishments inhighschool.Sheis success andtrackfieldaccom- State Bannerforheracademic inTheBay featured was recently a BostonLatinAcademygraduate, graduate Newton CountryDaySchool the Scholars’progress. summergoalsand the program’s Yullyprograms, Cha,detailing of executive vicepresident Academy withSteppingstone’s theCollegeSuccess featured Ledger The July9editionofPatriot MakeScholars Headlines Barbara Okafor’06 Ashley Santelises’08 Kuffour ’12 Kuffour year atUniversityofPennsylvania. participation.Sheisinherfirst crew book prizeawards,andvarsity plishments, includingher4.0GPA, Gazette inJuneforheraccom- intheJamaicaPlain featured below)was infront (pictured Photo courtesy of Newton Country DaySchool ofNewtonCountry Photo courtesy Cassandra Vickers ’06 Cassandra Vickers ofFaySchooland (pictured below), (pictured , a2012South- Thos

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gathered attheNPEA2012Conference. and NPEAExecutiveDirectorKarinElliott Author andKeynoteSpeakerWes Moore, Steppingstone President&COOKellyGlew, Stepping Out Found aPlaceCalledHome. A MysteriousPast,andHowHe in theWorld: AnOrphanBoy, Walgreens, andauthor, AChance Chief DiversityOfficerfor Divisional Vice and President include StevePemberton, keynotespeakers Confirmed in Cambridge,Massachusetts. to beheldonApril11-12,2013 for thefifthannualconference, wellunderway are Preparations Now NPEA: Photo: JamieBaldwin/FortheLovePhotography ext [email protected]. of Advancement,617.423.6300, contact KateWood, SeniorDirector O’Donnell. Christina Wing-O’Donnell &Tad Darlene &GeraldJordan,and co-chairs, Kate&Tom Gilbane, grateful tothisyear’s 1 atTheCharlesHotel.We so are be heldonThursday,November themed Gala!Thisyear’seventwill ing thisyear’sgraduationparty- college graduationratebyattend- Help celebrateSteppingstone’s80% Gala Graduation Party graduation. matriculation through supporting studentsfrom strategiesfor research-based maximize collegevisits,and engagement strategies,howto family implementing effective Workshop topicsincluded collaborations. about effective services, whilealsolearning and expandtheircollegeaccess canusetoimprove programs toolsthat designed toprovide workshops andpaneldiscussions 321 attendeeswhoattended drew Chicago, theconference Students.Hostedin represented Strategies forSupportingUnder Innovative Collaborations: its fourthannualconference, Educational Access(NPEA)held National Partnershipfor On April19-20,2012,the Then NPEA: For additional information, please please For additionalinformation, - Williams College Wesleyan University Wentworth Instituteof University ofPennsylvania(2) University ofMichigan Lowell University ofMassachusetts Union College(2) Tufts University(2) University(3) Suffolk St. John’s University, NY Simmons College Salem StateCollege(3) Regis College(3) Quinnipiac College Providence College University(3) Northeastern Massachusetts Institute Massachusetts Collegeof Massachusetts CollegeofArt Lehigh University Lasell College(3) Juniata College Johnson andWales University Hofstra University Colleges andWilliamSmith Hobart College Hartwick Georgetown University Franklin PierceCollege Framingham StateCollege(2) Fitchburg StateCollege Emerson College Elon University College Curry Concordia University Columbia University College oftheHolyCross(2) Colgate University Colby College Clark University(3) Bucknell University Bridgewater StateCollege Bowdoin College Boston University(6) Boston College(4) Bentley University(2) Bates College American University College AcceptanceList Technology (2) (7) Dartmouth Boston (6) Amherst (9) of Technology Sciences (3) andHealth Pharmacy 7 fall 2012 News NONPROFIT ORG On Saturday, August 11, Steppingstone families, friends, faculty, and staff celebrated the US POSTAGE accomplishments of 110 Scholars as they graduated from The Steppingstone Academy. ® PAID BOSTON MA PERMIT 50495 155 Federal Street Suite 800 Boston, MA 02110

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