Save the Date: Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

April 21-27 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and to celebrate the combined 400+ hours that YOU’VE given to College Summit this year, we’re throwing a party!

Meet the Board: Bud jacobs

Take a look through the history of the business, academic, and nonprofit sectors in Los Angeles, and J. Lloyd (“Bud”) Jacobs’s name keeps popping up. Having served as a high school teacher, LAUSD chairperson, district instructional specialist, and secondary school administrator with both middle and high school experience for a combined three decades, he knows the education system inside and out. In his most recent post, Bud led Communities in Schools of Los Angeles West as Executive Director.

FAFSA Challenge a Success

We did it! Together, you and more than 40 other volunteers and alumni came out to our partner high schools to help our students complete the last major step in the college-going process before they submit their commitment statement in May. You gave a combined 167 hours at 26 different FAFSA events, providing our students with the reassurance to help them complete this complex form.

Congratulations Peer Leader of the Month Yuri Vega

College Summit is proud give the March 2013 Peer Leader of the Month Award to Yuri Vega, a senior Peer Leader from Morningside High School.

March is Career Month

If your high school experience was anything like mine, you probably had little or no clue as a freshman, sophomore, or junior, what you wanted to study in college, let alone do with the rest of your life. The case remains the same in today’s schools, particularly in low-income ones where students get little exposure to the vast array of professions they can explore in college and beyond.

Career Week - Volunteers Needed!

CALLING ALL PROFESSIONALS!

From March 18-22 we will be hosting our annual Career Week. Come speak to our freshmen, sophomores, and juniors about your high school-to-career journey and inspire our young students to consider the variety of professions available to them.

Meet the Board: Jeff Mischka

Jeff Mischka, a Principal at Deloitte Consulting, joined the Southern California Advisory Board in August 2011 with the goal of giving back to his community in a meaningful way. Little did he know he would be joining an organization that’s changing the lives of more than 4,000 students each year – many of them first-generation college students.

Arleta High Peer Leaders Filmed for “Live Life and Win!”

In mid-January, four Peer Leaders at Arleta High School got the chance to shine when the production crew of “Live Life and Win!” came to their campus.

Congratulations Peer Leader of the Month Amy Barrios

College Summit is proud give the February 2013 Peer Leader of the Month Award to Amy Barrios, a senior Peer Leader from Bernstein High APEX Academy.

The FAFSA Challenge Continues in Its Last Month!

What a month January was! In just 30 days, 30 volunteers and alumni came out to 14 difference FAFSA workshops, helping more than 150 students complete this challenging form. Thank you to all the volunteers and alumni who gave 100+ hours to support these inspiring young people!

Career Week: Volunteers Needed

Save the Date! We will be hosting Career Week from March 18-22, 2013.

Meet the Board: Lisa Amster

In 2013, College Summit is thrilled to welcome our newest Regional Advisory Board member, Lisa Amster!

Peer Leader Alma Barrios Featured as ABC7’S Cool Kid

The Cool Kids program on KABC-TV is a weekly segment that features youth from Los Angeles who are making a difference at their schools and in their communities. In mid-December, an ABC7 film crew and newscaster and weatherman Danny Romero came out to the Cesar Chavez Learning Academies to interview Alma Barrios, a Peer Leader who we spotlighted in our November newsletter. 

College Summit Kicks Off The New Year

On January 3rd, the Southern California region welcomed 2013 in style, hosting more than 25 College Summit alumni, volunteers, educators and staff at our new office in El Segundo.

Are You Up To The FAFSA Challenge?

This winter is all about our yearly Think FAFSA Campaign! As you may remember, students complete the Free Applibcation for Federal Student Aid in order to learn their eligibility for various types of financial aid.

College Summit Says Goodbye to Alexis Shah

Last month, Alexis Shah stepped down as Executive Director of the region. We’re honored and saddened to say goodbye to the SoCal Region’s leader of the last five years. 

Movin’ On Up! The Southern California Region Finds a New Home in El Segundo

After nearly 10 years in the same office, the Region is packing our boxes, saying goodbye to Culver City, and moving offices.

SoCal Region Hosts First “Connect To Our Future!” Event

On Thursday, November 1, the Southern California region hosted its first “Connect to Our Future!” event, designed to give corporate and community leaders an inside view into how College Summit brings positive change to thousands of youth each year.

Los Angeles Times Features Sylmar High!

The LA Times, in collaboration with College Summit, recently published a moving story about a Peer Leader at Sylmar High and the steps the school is taking to send more students to college!

Peer Leader of the Month: Lizbeth Banuelos of Roosevelt High-School of Communications, New Media, and Technology

College Summit is proud to congratulate Lizbeth Banuelos, Senior at Roosevelt High as the December 2012 Peer Leader of the Month!