Archive for October 2018
High Jump receives Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant
High Jump has been awarded a two-year $100,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, their first grant ever to High Jump! The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded $190 million in scholarships to nearly 2,500 students…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Ken, Cohort 1
“I loved High Jump from the very beginning because it allowed me to use the energy I had been using for survival to work hard and succeed academically.”
Read MoreEighth graders attend High Jump’s annual High School Fair
On October 13, High Jump held its annual High School Fair, one of the program’s biggest student events of the year that connects eighth graders with high school resources and opportunities as they think about the next step in their academic career. Over 150 students and their families had the opportunity to meet with high…
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