
Making Waves and Chime Partner on Scholarships and Coaching for Community College Students
Making Waves Education Foundation is partnering with the Chime Scholars Foundation to support local community college students from low-income backgrounds.
Making Waves Education Foundation is partnering with the Chime Scholars Foundation to support local community college students from low-income backgrounds.
Making Waves Foundation recently granted scholarships and one-to-one coaching support for college for 14 graduates from Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, California. The 14 students joining the Wave-Maker community from Pittsburg are planning to go to a range of four-year colleges and universities as well as two-year community colleges. The majority will be first-generation college students.
With graduation coming up this June 2022, 95% of Making Waves Academy seniors – known as the ‘19th Wave’ – are on track to graduate. On May 6, the school community joined seniors in commemorating their future plans at a ‘Decision Day’ event.
A first-generation college graduate, former student-athlete, and exercise science major, Garvey Buchongo has a passion for running after her dreams and giving back to her community.
In California, only 4% of students transfer from community college to a four-year university in two years. Meet Luciano, the first Making Waves Academy graduate
An interview with Esther Hugo, a featured speaker at the inaugural CAP College Success Institute, taking place May 20-21 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Yajaira A. is a people person, which aligns well with her goal of becoming a marriage and family therapist. A graduate of Making Waves Academy
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