Wave-Maker Spotlight: Patricia
“I want to be a software engineer and change the world with a keyboard at my fingertips.” Meet Patricia. In 2016, Patricia graduated from Making Waves Academy as a salutatorian with a 4.36... Read more
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Why Wave-Maker Hossain Left His Job at Google
Born and raised in Richmond to Yemeni-American immigrant parents, 26-year old Hossain has a big dream in life: level the education landscape for low-income communities. It “developed gradually and... Read more
Wave-Maker Spotlight: Ciera-Jevae
In this year’s annual report, we feature an excerpt of a poem written by 9th Waver Ciera-Jevae, who is the Media, Arts, and Culture Manager at the Ryse Center and the Poet Laureate for the city of... Read more
Wave-Maker Spotlight: Amari-Lynn
Many people on campus know Amari-Lynn. A junior at Making Waves Academy, Amari-Lynn is the Vice President for the Associated Student Body (ASB), Co-Captain of the Volleyball team, and former... Read more
How Ms. Calderon Works with Parents to Achieve College Affordability
“I was always afraid, because I knew that college was expensive. When my first child attended college, I did not have any knowledge of the process. It was a traumatic moment for me.” These are the... Read more