Reach for Excellence empowers determined learners and expands their possibilities in the classroom, in the community, and in life. Reach for Excellence is a tuition-free academic and leadership enrichment program for Metro Atlanta middle school students who possess limited opportunities and COHORT P PROFILE resources. A program of the Society of Mary, Reach began during the summer of Class of 2018 2001, created in honor of Marist School’s 100th anniversary of educating young A Program of the Society of Mary people in Atlanta, Georgia. Managed by a Board of Directors, an Executive Director and Director of Development also serve as administrators of the program. 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30319-1899 Reach for Excellence prepares talented middle school students to succeed Karen Dessables in college preparatory programs. Through three six-week summer sessions Executive Director and three years of Saturday courses, the program provides and reinforces the [email protected] academic and social skills each student needs to succeed in high school, college, 770 · 936 · 6481 and beyond. Experienced teachers from public and private schools create a unique Gigi Meyers environment where students learn about academic subjects, their community, Director of Development each other, and themselves. [email protected] 770 · 936 · 6489 Reach for Excellence teachers are certified teachers employed by DeKalb f: 770 · 457 · 8402 County, Gwinnett County, Rockdale County, and independent schools. Class sizes range from 9 to 11 in academic subjects and up to 20 in the recreation classes. reachforexcellence.org @ReachForExcel 380 REACH FOR EXCELLENCE GRADUATES Cohort P, Class of 2018, High School Class of 2022 – 24 Graduates Brookwood High School Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School 12 DeKalb Early College Academy Males DeKalb School of the Arts Grady High School Gwinnet School of Math, Science & Gwinnett County Technology Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 16.7% Lakeside High School Marist School Notre Dame Academy 12 DeKalb County Parkview High School Females Phillips Exeter, NH 62.5% The Paideia School High School Acceptances/Enrollment The Walker School Tucker High School, IB Program African/American 75.0% Wesleyan School Independent Atlanta Public Hispanic Schools Schools 20.8% 12.5% 8.3% Multiracial 4.2% 31 Graduates; 90.3% Enrolled in College/University Cohort L, Class of 2014, High School Class of 2018 REACH FOR EXCELLENCE DISTINCTIONS Asia Belt, Cohort 2014 L Mahima Uddin, Cohort 2015 M Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, Class of 2018 Marist School, Class of 2019 Questbridge Scholar, Haverford College, PA Yale’s Young Global Scholars Program Jahari Fraser, Cohort 2014 L Yasmeen Enahora, Cohort 2008 F Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, Class of 2018 Wheeler High School, Class of 2012 Posse Scholar, Bard College, NY Howard University ’16 will attend The Tisch School of the Arts, NYU to earn her MFA in Dance CLASS OF 2007 THROUGH 2017 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Agnes Scott College Georgia Gwinnett College North Georgia College & University Union College, NY Albany State University Georgia Institute of Technology Notre Dame University United States Air Force Academy Alabama A & M University Georgia Perimeter College Oglethorpe University University of Alabama – American University Georgia Southern University Ohio Wesleyan University Tuscaloosa Armstrong Atlantic State University Georgia Southwestern Old Dominion University University of California, Atlanta Metropolitan State College State University Oxford College of Emory University San Francisco – Dental School Atlanta Technical College Georgia State University Phalander Smith College University of Dayton Auburn University George Washington University Pitzer College University of Georgia Bard College, NY Grambling State University Princeton University University of Illinois – Barnard College Guilford College Purdue University Urbana Champaign Baylor University Hamline University Queens University of Charlotte, NC University of Indiana Benedict College Hampton University Reinhardt University University of Kentucky Boston College Harvard University Rice University University of Miami Brandeis University Haverford College, PA Rhodes College University of Michigan – Brenau University Hinds Community College, MS Rochester Institute of Technology Dental School Brown University Hofstra University Rollins College University of Minnesota Centre College Houston Community College, TX Saint Leo University University of North Carolina – California Institute of the Arts Howard University Saint Mary’s College Chapel Hill Carleton College, MN Huntingdon College, AL Salem College University of Pennsylvania Clark Atlanta University Iowa State University Samford University University of Pennsylvania – Clemson University Jacksonville State University Savannah College of Art Dental School Cleveland State Community College Jacksonville University and Design University of Pittsburgh College of Charleston Kennesaw State University School of the Arts Institute University of Tampa College of Wooster Louisiana State University of Chicago University of West Georgia Columbia College of Chicago Loyola University - Chicago Shorter University Valdosta State University Columbia University Loyola University - New Orleans Simmons College Vanderbilt University Cornell University Macalester College, MN Southern Polytechnic Virginia Commonwealth University Dartmouth College Marquette University State University Virginia State University Davidson College Maryland Institute College of Art Spelman College Wake Forest University Dayton University Massachusetts Institute Spring Hill College Washington and Lee University DeVry Institute of Technology of Technology Stanford University Watkins College of Art, Drexel University Medical College of Georgia Saint Augustine’s University Design, & Film Eckerd College Mercer University Stetson University Wellesley College Elon University Mercer University, Stillman College West Virginia University Emory University Walter F. George School of Law Swarthmore College Williams College Florida A & M University Middle Tennessee State University Syracuse University Wofford College Florida Institute of Technology Milligan College Taledaga College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fort Valley State University Morehouse College Temple University Xavier University Furman University North Carolina A&T Tennessee State University Xavier University, OH Georgetown College, KY North Carolina Central University Texas A & M University Yale University Georgetown University North Carolina Central University Tuskegee University Georgia College & State University School of Law Tulane University CLASS OF 2007 THROUGH 2017 GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES Brenau University – MBA Program Mercer University The Tisch School of the Arts, New York University Fort Valley State University Ohio State University College of Medicine – MFA Program, Dance Harvard Law School/Junior Deferral Program Stetson University, College of Law University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy Medical College of Georgia University of Pennsylvania.