550 Broad Street, Suite 717 Newark, NJ 07102 973.824.1195 www.wightfoundation.org Scholar Profile 2018 The Wight Foundation, Inc. Making a World of Difference The Wight Foundation, Inc. was founded in 1986 by Mr. Russell B. Wight, Jr., a New Jersey businessman and real estate entrepreneur. In response to a Pub- lic Television documentary highlighting the social and economic challenges that plagued many in Newark, Mr. Wight was inspired to provide superior educational Programs opportunities for young students of the Greater Newark area. College Advising The Wight Foundation enables its scholars to achieve academic excellence and personal growth within a boarding school environment. The Foundation also fos- Scholars are provided an understanding of how ters the development of each scholar’s leadership potential and helps him or her the academic, social and extracurricular as- gain confidence to be successful both in and out of the classroom. The Wight pects of their education affect their prospects for College Admission. Wight Foundation Scholars receive: Foundation provides grants, based on family income, to attend boarding schools in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions. Applicants are 7th graders who • Guidance with High School course selection excel academically and attend school in the Greater Newark area. • Access to Academic year & Summer enrichment opportunities • College Admission Process Counseling & College Application Guidance “Wight Foundation taught me the true meaning of work ethic, sacrifices, and to never be afraid to ask College Scholars for help. Being surrounded by students who are Our primary goal is to have our Scholars en- self-motivated and consistently striving to be their ter and graduate from college. Upon entering their first year, students are officially considered best selves has served me well throughout high College Scholars. Some of the resources the Wight school and college. This program is very humbling Foundation College Scholars have access to include: for me and I will never forget the experience I had • College Academic Advising nor the people I experienced it with.” • Personal and Professional Development Semi- nars • $750 Book Stipend & Annual Financial Aid Con- KENDALL EDWARDS sultation THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY ‘20 • Career Guidance and Placement Boarding School Network Berkshire School Dublin School Phillips Exeter Academy The Masters School Blair Academy George School Pomfret School The Peddie School Brooks School Groton School Solebury School The Pennington School Cambridge School of Weston Madeira School St. Andrew’s School, DE The Phelps School Canterbury School Masters School St. George’s School The Taft School Chapel Hill- Chauncey Hall Middlesex School St. Timothy’s School The Winchendon School Choate Rosemary Hall Milton Academy Tabor Academy West Nottingham Academy Church Farm School Oakwood Friends School The Ethel Walker School Westminster School Concord Academy Oldfields School The Governor’s Academy Westtown School Cushing Academy Peddie School The Hill School Wilbraham & Monson Academy Darrow School Perkiomen School The Lawrenceville School Williston Northampton School Deerfield Academy Phillips Academy at Andover The Loomis Chaffee School Wyoming Seminary SHERLEY ARIAS-PIMENTEL Testing Canterbury School ‘19 On average, our scholars test within I am currently a senior at the Canterbury this range. They are also enrolled in school. I am an active community mem- at least 3 AP, IB, or Advanced Cours- 1280 ber as I am a part of the Interfaith Council, es while enrolled at their respective SAT boarding schools. Sixth Form Council, Head Proctor, Man- aging Editor of the School Newspaper the Tabard, President of the Diversity and 3.54 Inclusion Club, and Founder of Saints on the Hill. Saints on the Hill is one of my most passionate activities on GPA campus. It is a regularly scheduled time and safe place for current students and faculty members to, simply, speak. They are able to share their particular passions or tell a story that has shaped who they are. They also share aspects about them that make them unique and add to the 27 diversity in thought and experience of the student body. We are a ACT community of about 500 people, that is like a village, and my thought is that the more we got to know each other, the closer our village would be. Leadership & MEHKI BRYANT Community Service Westtown School ‘16, Lehigh University ‘20 Association of Independent Schools in NOLA At Westtown, I held various leadership New England (AISNE) Northeastern Queer and Trans People positions and was granted numerous Black Solidarity Conference of Color Conference Breakthrough Collaborative Northern New England Student of opportunities to travel abroad. Those Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Color Conference Encampment Obama Foundation Civic Action experiences have shaped me into who Experiment in International Living Training I am today. At Lehigh, I am studying Leadership Institute PLEN Women in Global Policy Seminar Food Drive for Puerto Rico Sankofa Conference at Bloomsburg Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, I am a Girls Who Code University residential assistant, a teacher’s assistant, and a member of the Good Works SCHout Conference Habitat for Humanity SPCA National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and LU’s Finest Step Harvard Business Conference Student Diplomacy Corps Home Reconstruction Student Diversity Leadership Confer- Team. This past summer, I had the opportunity to work at Schneider HomeFront ence Electric in their security division. I helped to set up cameras, door card IvyQ(ueer) at Yale Teaching English in Nicaragua MidAtlantic Regionals Diversity readers, and other security devices at multiple job sites. Currently, I am Conference studying abroad in Madrid; looking forward to more incredible experiences. 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