Student Events

Find Your College Fit – Our Sophomores Visit Rauxa

Ann Schnuer, High School Students, Student Events / By

[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Our sophomore high school students recently participated in a workshop with Rauxa employees and First Graduate® volunteers called “Find Your Fit”. During this workshop, students took the first concrete step in selecting the colleges they will be applying to. By working one-on-one with a volunteer, students talked through an activity […]

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Our Newest College Freshman Have Landed on Campus!

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[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Congratulations to the 25 First Graduate® students who 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

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Our 3rd Annual Deloitte Career Connections Just Launched!

Cassy Huang, College Students, Student Events / By

Deloitte Career Connections is a year-long mentorship and leadership development opportunity for First Graduate® college students. Each student is paired with a Deloitte consultant for regular 1:1 mentoring sessions. Additionally, students attend career development workshops led by Deloitte mentors.   On October 17, we launched the 3rd year of this mentoring program. Mentors and mentees

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High School Choice Workshop

Meghan Stanger, Middle School Students, Student Events / By

[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] The High School Choice Workshop is an annual event here at First Graduate® where our 8th grade students and their families hear from a variety of public, parochial, charter and private schools in San Francisco. One of the goals of the 8th grade year is to learn how to

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Scholarship Recipients Attend Giants vs. Dodgers

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[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] 16 students from FG12 and FG13 attended the Giants v. Dodgers baseball game at AT&T Park here in San Francisco on September 14. Youth Opportunity Scholarships (YOS), which offers up to $500 of scholarship for middle school students to pursue an extracurricular activity, sponsored the event and hosted a

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Cap & Gown 2009

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[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Over 250 people attended to celebrate our First In Family awardee, Sara Martinez Tucker, former CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Under Secretary of Education, our third class of students to graduate from high school and enter college, and our eight years of work to help more students

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Celebrating Our Newest College-Bound Students

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[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Congratulations are definitely in order for the students of FG3, our high school seniors who will be heading off to college in the fall: Ananta Ahmed — Sonoma State Adriana Canchola — SF State Anjie Diaz — Barnard College Isidro Fajardo — UC Santa Cruz Maria Teresa Gallardo —

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Exploring the Possibilities

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[spb_single_image image=”3318″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”none” full_width=”no” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Exploring the Possibilities, which took place on May 20, 2009, was an innovative career exploration event designed to provide students of low-income and non-college educated families with an opportunity to learn about how a college education opens up

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Preview of Cap & Gown 2009

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[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] In preparation for CAP & GOWN, First Graduate® students provided a light-hearted commentary on being the first in the world to accomplish something in this short two-minute video. [/spb_text_block] [spb_video link=”http://youtu.be/TWx38IyAg1U” size=”420×315″ full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”]

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