A College Access Partner with Wheatley High School Since 1998

Reviewing 2012 and Previewing 2013

Project GRAD Houston is at work in five high school feeder patterns (Davis, Sam Houston, Reagan, Wheatley, and Yates) of the Houston Independent School District. 

GRAD works to create the expectation that all students can and will graduate both high school and college.

Project GRAD Houston

Project GRAD Houston

Project GRAD began in 1994 with the belief that every student, regardless of background, not only deserves to but should graduate from high school and have access to college. 

Project GRAD Houston

Working with school and community leaders, the GRAD model was developed to build academic skills, improve student behavior, address family needs, and set children on the road to college.

First Scholarships Offered

High School Feeder Pattern Year Scholarship Announced

Year of First Scholarship Awards

Davis 1989 1992

Yates 1996 1999

Wheatley 1998 2001

Reagan 2001 2004

Sam Houston 2002 2005

Year of initial GRAD scholarship offer and subsequent scholarship award:

Project GRAD HoustonProject GRAD students must attend two College

Institutes while in high school to receive their $4,000 Scholarship. 

The College Institute experience provides approximately 5-15 additional days of instruction. For many students, our program offers the uniqueness of being their first college experience.

Morning and afternoon

sessions are offered on college campuses and generally taught by college professors.  A variety of programs are offered, some residential and some non-residential.  Students who attend the non-residential programs receive a stipend.

2012 College Institutes

• Wheatley students had the opportunity to participate in a myriad of college experiences during the summer of 2012.

2012 College Institutes

University of Houston – Main CampusMusic Career Explorations

University of Houston – Downtown

C-STEM Academic & Financial Literacy C3

Rice UniversityEnergy Environmental Science Math Business Young Owl Leaders

University of St. Thomas – Liberal Arts

Texas State University – College Exploration

Houston Community College – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

University of Texas Health Science Center – Biology

Texas Southern University – Summer Maritime Academy

• Project GRAD Houston awarded $4,000 college scholarships to 102 seniors from the class of 2012 at Wheatley High School

• These scholarships added $408,000 to the Wheatley scholarship report required of all schools for HISD.

2012 College Institutes

Project GRAD ScholarshipRecipients (as of 9/7/12) and

where they are enrolled in college

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityAddyjoyce Lacy

Grambling UniversityTai’la Jones

Juan Lara

Houston Community CollegeDavid Lewis

Edwin Mendez

Carlos Quintero

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

Lamar UniversityJohn Bennett

Raven Keener

Prairie View A&M UniversityDamien Freeman

Jamia Jacobs

Christopher Sandlers

Ralon Wiley

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

Sam Houston State UniversityCraig Lee

San Jacinto CollegeMarielena Miranda

Gabriela Silva

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

Stephen F. Austin UniversityWayne Blount

Rondale Mitchell

Dumairus Tyrone

Robinesha Walker

Texas A&M University College Station) Omar Lara

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

Texas Southern UniversityApril Hickman

Ka-Deidra Hudson

Teroji Kelly

Texas Women’s UniversityShaquille Halley

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

University of Houston (Central)Darius Hollins

Dominque Gibbs

University of Houston (Downtown)Kierra Fisher

Cori Murray

Wheatley’s Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

University of North TexasTerrell Richardson

University of Texas – AustinKevin Chan

Lamonte Evans

Victoria Livingston

Dalila Requena

Zhane Simpson

Wheatley Class of 2012Project GRAD Scholars

University of Texas (San Antonio)Clara Garcia

Ja’markus Jacobs

University of West GeorgiaYavonnce Moshay

William Penn UniversityMarcus Hayward

Let’s give them a big hand clap!

• The class of 2013 is already well on track for their scholarship attainment.

• 34 seniors on the recommended high school graduation plan have a 2.5+ GPA and have already attended 2 college institutes.

2012 College Institutes

A new GRAD initiative – a grant awarded by AT&T to Project GRAD Houston -- will bring more college conversations and resources to Wheatley’s 9th grade students which includes:

 

An early warning program that links freshman at risk of falling behind academically with campus resources

More College Conversations

A partnership mentoring program with Rice University.

Multiple opportunities for all freshman and their parents to learn about college first hand through events and programs such as the New Futuro College Prep Fair coming in October

Project GRAD Houston supports Wheatley

High School

• College Access: College Institutes