Great Expectations Students Awarded Momentum Scholarships
Thursday, June 20, 2019
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Reynolds Great Expectations students Sophia Booker, Jasmine Cook in addition to Shakeema Isaac were late honored amongst a $1,000 Momentum Scholarship from the Virginia Higher Education Fund.
Through its Momentum Scholarships, the Virginia Higher Education Fund encourages students who accept experienced challenging life weather condition to force yesteryear obstacles in addition to hit success inwards higher education.
The Great Expectations plan helps immature adults, those who are or were late affiliated amongst the Virginia Foster Care System, transition to college. More than 500 children inwards the Virginia foster tending organisation historic menstruum out each year. Without social or household unit of measurement support, foster tending children sense pregnant challenges living on their own. However, amongst access to education, foster tending youth tin observe satisfying, well-paying jobs.
Sophia expects to graduate from Reynolds inwards December, 2014 amongst an Associate Degree inwards Social Sciences. In add-on to working part-time inwards the Admissions Office at VCU, she was late hired yesteryear Project LIFE equally the Youth Network Coordinator.
Jasmine graduated from Reynolds on May 11, 2014 amongst an Associate Degree inwards Social Sciences in addition to a General Education Certificate. Currently, she is employed part-time inwards the Math, Science & Engineering subdivision at Reynolds. While a educatee at Reynolds, Jasmine served equally the Vice President of the Anime Club in addition to was an active fellow member of the Multicultural Enrichment Council. Her destination is to brand a positive departure inwards foster tending children in addition to immature adult lives. Jasmine is featured inwards the Virginia Community College System Great Expectations’ video. http://www.reynolds.edu/get_started/great_expectations.aspx
Shakeema received her Career Studies Certificate from Reynolds inwards May, 2013. Her Great Expectations mentor, Nina Wells, is an possessor of Kingdom Publishing Group. In May 2014, she in addition to her mentor hosted a blogtalkradio.com segment where they shared the plight of youth who historic menstruum out of foster care. Shakeema, the founder in addition to possessor of Love Yourself Graphics, volition outset at VCU this autumn majoring inwards Mass Communication.
Congratulations to all 3 scholarship recipients!