Last week I had the honor of attending Yinia’s (she’s a high school senior, or FG 11 if you’re in the know) presentation at Exploring Leadership Social Enterprise Pitch Night. With just a few hours of preparation, she and her group created a business plan for an app that addressed voter rights and awareness. After pitching […]
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“What were you like when you were our age?” This is the secret question that all middle schoolers have for adults. Kids want to see the child behind the grown-up: the journey that took place from elementary school to college, from hometown to big city, from summer jobs to high-power careers. What music did you
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The College & Career Team (we work with First Graduate students during and after college) is excited to begin working with FG10, our newest class of incoming college freshmen! To kickoff their journey in college, we recently hosted a 2-day Transition to College (T2C) event. During T2C, students reflected on their identity as a first-generation college
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The day started bright and early as we rounded up our excited students and boarded the bus. Meg Ramey was in charge of our group, with me and Jayda Shuavarnnasri accompanying as chaperones. After we arrived, we had lunch in the UC Santa Cruz dining hall. We all had a tough time holding back—it was
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Join First Graduate® on Thursday, May 12th, as we march with students and parents in support of the idea that college-going should be an option for all students in San Francisco. The march begins at 3:00pm at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 School, and the college rally will begin at 4:00pm at John O’Connell High School. The
In case you missed Cap & Gown 2016 (or want to re-live the magic) we’ve posted some video highlights from the night, starting with our middle school student, Ahani, kicking the event off with a bang. Next up was Aracely, a college student at The New School in New York, who will become the first
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Congratulations to the 26 First Graduate® seniors who are headed off to colleges and universities across the country this fall. We are so proud of all the hard work these students put in throughout the years to make this moment possible. Their college journey may have just begun, but we already can’t wait to see what great
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Our Cap & Gown fundraiser last week was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without you – our supporters, volunteers, board members, students, staff, and parents. Because of your generosity we were able to raise more than $105,650 through our live auction and fund-a-need and almost $350,000 overall. Your donations will go a
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THANK YOU to the 85 students and 5 companies who attended and supported Exploring the Possibilities! During the event, students: Built a molecule via legos with Genentech Learned about networking and six degrees of separation with LinkedIn Created a brand strategy with DigitasLBi Debated real legal cases with the Clifford Jones legal team Created a video game
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In our First Graduate® 7th grade advisory at James Denman Middle School, we have a monthly FirstGen Speaker Series where we invite successful professionals who are first-generation college students to discuss their journey with our students. The goal of this series is to expose our students to inspiring real-life success stories of adults who were “first”. In
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