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
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