Congratulations Raul Hinojos!
Raul Hinojos from Uplift Hampton was awarded the QuestBridge Match Scholarship to Columbia University!
Read Raul’s story and find out more about the QuestBridge Match Scholarship!
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Life After Uplift: The Story of Khalil Payton
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, Khalil Payton takes us through his experiences after he graduated and his journey in the early stage of his career. Khalil, a graduate of Uplift Hampton Preparatory, first became interested in engineering when […]
Read MoreAspiring Senior Ambassador Program take on the East Coast
Uplift scholars from the Aspiring Senior Ambassador Program (ASAP) visited college campuses in Philadelphia, Boston and Texas during summer vacation. ASAP provides scholars with leadership development, additional college counseling and increased exposure to Uplift college partners. Scholars selected for the 2016-2017 program submitted their application in early December and were notified in mid-December of their acceptance. Six scholars were […]
Read MoreSenior Spotlight: Tiffany Lucio
Name: Tiffany Lucio Uplift School: Uplift Hampton College: University of New Mexico Major: Russian and Sociology Senior Tiffany Lucio embodies a leader, organizer, and tenacious scholar. She has been involved in various clubs such as the Guitar Club, Knitting Club, Art Club, and Robotics. The Uplift Hampton senior served as president for the Robotics club where she helped lead […]
Read MoreScholars learn resilience, determination from world class athlete
Endurance is not just a key component in sports but also in life. Uplift Hampton middle school scholars took part in their first Fit 4 Life Youth Camp part of the EE & E youth organization (empower, educate and enlighten). “We want to give (scholars) an opportunity to see it doesn’t matter how difficult, how hard it […]
Read MoreRobotics, the future of manufacturing
Uplift Hampton’s Computer Integrated Manufacturing class visited Peterbilt Motors Company on March 2. Barton Scott, high school engineering and robotics teacher at Uplift Hampton wanted scholars to get a first hand look of what they were learning in the classroom, in the workforce. About 22 Uplift Hampton scholars toured Peterbilt Motors Company and learned how robotics […]
Read MoreUplift Alumni Service Day
Former Uplift scholars took part in Alumni Service Day on January 8. Alumni from across the country revisited their Uplift schools and spoke to current seniors. The event takes place once a year and provides current students the opportunity to hear first hand from their former classmates about their college experience. Alumni of Uplift Summit visited […]
Read MoreUplift Scholars motivated by The Compelling Why
Uplift African-American and Latina young women scholars were invited to take part in the first annual seminar offered to young African-American and Latina females put on by Compelling Why at University of Texas at Dallas. For the first time young women were invited to the annual Compelling Why seminar, a conference previously reserved for African-American […]
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