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Ten Uplift Education Seniors Get a Full Ride as QuestBridge Scholars

Scholars & Alumni, College & Career / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Uplift Education is proud to recognize ten of its Class of 2023 seniors for being named QuestBridge Match Scholar Recipients. This prestigious program helps talented, low-income students attend the nation’s best colleges and to support them to achieve success in their respective careers and communities. Uplift’s QuestBridge Match Scholarship Recipients for 2022-23 are: …

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MY JOURNEY THUS FAR BY: PALOMA DIAZ, A PROUD UPLIFT ALUMNI

Scholars & Alumni, Uplift Community / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices In the past three and a half years I have moved to San Francisco, been awarded enough scholarships to fully cover my tuition and fees, obtained seven internships, (three of which have become lasting clients), been a leader in my community, and built a portfolio I am proud of. As I slowly check …

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Life After Uplift: The Story of Mariah Steward

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Life After Uplift provides an in-depth look at what Uplift Education alumni experience after graduating and going off into the real world. In this edition of Life After Uplift, Mariah Steward takes us through her experiences after she graduated and her journey in the early stage of her career. Mariah, a graduate of Uplift Luna Preparatory, first became interested in education in high school as …

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Life After Uplift: The Story of Fahim Ahamed

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Life After Uplift provides an in-depth look at what Uplift Education alumni experience after graduating and going off into the real world. In this edition of Life After Uplift, we learn about Fahim Ahamed, founder of Hold My Chai, a chai business set to open soon in Frisco. “When I was at North Hills, I was …

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Passing The Knowledge On

College & Career, Scholars & Alumni, Uplift Community / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Bedrick Topovich remembers being a little kid and having his mom ask him to look at a spreadsheet instead of watching cartoons. Bedrick’s mother was an accountant in Peru specializing in bookkeeping and auditing. “At first, I would get upset because it wasn’t fun at all,” said Bedrick. “But then it eventually …

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FAFSA or TAFSA Now State Law for Graduates

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Beginning with the high school class of 2022, it is now a state law in Texas that every graduating senior must fill out a FAFSA, TAFSA, or sign an opt-out form to graduate. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid and TAFSA stands for Texas Application for State Financial Aid. Both …

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3 Reasons Why We Use Common Assessments

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices One of the biggest trends in education these days is something called a Common Assessment (or Interim Assessment). These kinds of tests are given by districts and charter schools throughout the nation as a way to ensure that all scholars are learning at the pace needed for them to be successful on state-mandated …

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5 Great Ways To Promote Literacy At Home

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices “Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.”—Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations 1. Make time for reading!Though it may seem like an obvious suggestion, this one is incredibly important. In order for reading to …

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Building A Dream Life

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Uplift Alumni Board: Building a Dream Life Geovanni Murguia remembers what started it all. It was time to go back to school and his parents took him to Payless to buy a new pair of shoes for school. “It was 2008, and the recession was in full swing, both my parents had lost …

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Uplift Summit Scholars Are Reading & Riding

Scholars & Alumni / By Amy Painter

Uplift Voices Uplift Summit’s library has books of all shapes and sizes, but they also have an innovative way to increase reading engagement. Librarian Tonja Tate and Teacher Assistant Imelda Gutierrez have spearheaded a program called Reading Wheels. This past August, Fit Desk bikes were installed in the secondary library at Uplift Summit. Scholars have the opportunity to read while exercising which stimulates both their brain and …

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