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 Q PROFILE resources. A program of the Society of Mary, Reach began during the summer of Class of 2019 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 406 REACH FOR EXCELLENCE GRADUATES Cohort Q, Class of 2019, High School Class of 2023 – 26 Graduates

13 Males Arabia Mountain High School Brookwood High School Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Gwinnett County Cross Keys High School Decatur High School 19.2% Gwinnet School of Math, Science & Technology Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 13 DeKalb County Lakeside High School Females Marist School 69.2% Parkview High School High School Acceptances/Enrollment

African/American 65.4%

Decatur Atlanta Public Hispanic City Schools Schools 19.2%

7.7% 3.8% Asian 7.7% 26 Graduates; 89.7% Enrolled in College/University Cohort M, Class of 2015, High School Class of 2019

REACH FOR EXCELLENCE DISTINCTIONS Christy Naome Seifu, Cohort 2007 E Rachel Wong, Cohort 2011 I Marist School, Class of 2011 The Lovett School, Class of 2015 UGA, Class of 2015 Macalester College, Class of 2019 Media Coordinator, CNN, Washington, D.C. Fulbright Scholar, Taiwan 2019-2020 Tufts College MA in Law and Diplomacy 2021 CLASS OF 2008 THROUGH 2018 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Agnes Scott College Georgetown University North Carolina Central University Tuskegee University Albany State University Georgia College & State University School of Law Tulane University Alabama A & M University Georgia Gwinnett College North Georgia College & University Union College, NY American University Georgia Institute of Technology Northwestern University United States Air Force Academy Armstrong Atlantic State University Georgia Perimeter College Notre Dame University University of Alabama – Atlanta Metropolitan State College Georgia Southern University Oglethorpe University Tuscaloosa Atlanta Technical College Georgia Southwestern Ohio Wesleyan University University of California, Auburn University State University Old Dominion University San Francisco – Dental School Bard College, NY Georgia State University Oxford College of Emory University University of Dayton Barnard College George Washington University Phalander Smith College University of Georgia Baylor University Grambling State University Pitzer College University of Illinois – Benedict College Guilford College Princeton University Urbana Champaign Boston College Hamline University Purdue University University of Indiana Brandeis University Hampton University Queens University of Charlotte, NC University of Kentucky Brenau University Harvard University Reinhardt University University of Miami Brown University Haverford College, PA Rice University University of Michigan – Centre College Hinds Community College, MS Rhodes College Dental School California Institute of the Arts Hofstra University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Minnesota Carleton College, MN Houston Community College, TX Rollins College University of North Carolina – Clark Atlanta University Howard University Saint Leo University Chapel Hill Clayton State University Huntingdon College, AL Saint Mary’s College University of Pennsylvania Clemson University Iowa State University Salem College University of Pennsylvania – Cleveland State Community College Jacksonville State University Samford University Dental School College of Charleston Jacksonville University Savannah College of Art University of Pittsburgh College of Wooster Johnson and Wales University, RI and Design University of Tampa Colorado College Kennesaw State University School of the Arts Institute University of West Georgia Columbia College of Chicago Louisiana State University of Chicago Valdosta State University Columbia University Loyola University - Chicago Shorter University Vanderbilt University Cornell University Loyola University - New Orleans Simmons College Virginia Commonwealth University Dartmouth College Macalester College, MN Southern Polytechnic Virginia State University Davidson College Marquette University State University Wake Forest University Dayton University Maryland Institute College of Art Spelman College Washington and Lee University DeVry Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute Spring Hill College Watkins College of Art, Drexel University of Technology Stanford University Design, & Film Eastern Michigan University Medical College of Georgia Saint Augustine’s University Wellesley College Eckerd College Mercer University Stetson University West Virginia University Elon University Mercer University, Stillman College Williams College Emory University Walter F. George School of Law Swarthmore College Wofford College Florida A & M University Middle Tennessee State University Syracuse University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Florida Institute of Technology Milligan College Taledaga College Xavier University Fort Valley State University Morehouse College Temple University Xavier University, OH Furman University North Carolina A&T Tennessee State University Yale University Georgetown College, KY North Carolina Central University Texas A & M University Young Harris College CLASS OF 2008 THROUGH 2018 GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical College of Georgia University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy Brenau University – MBA Program Mercer University University of Georgia School of Emory University – Rollins School Ohio State University College of Medicine Veterinary Medicine of Public Health Stetson University, College of Law University of Pennsylvania Fort Valley State University The Tisch School of the Arts, New York University Harvard Law School/Junior Deferral Program – MFA Program, Dance