by Wendy Poteat | Jun 23, 2021 | In The News
Meet Makayla Key, 2020 Dudley Graduate, Morehead-Cain Scholar, Jack Kent Cooke College Scholar & 2020 Say Yes Guilford Intern Makayla Key exudes enthusiasm. You hear it when she talks about her love for her hometown, “There’s everything from arts to sports; I...
by Wendy Poteat | Jun 18, 2021 | In The News
Say Yes Guilford tutors spent more than 4000 hours working one-on-one with Guilford County Schools’ students over the 2020-21 school year in an effort to combat learning loss experienced by the COVID-19 pandemic. They served more than 200 students at 45 elementary and...
by Wendy Poteat | Jun 14, 2021 | In The News
1190 Guilford County Schools’ graduates attended college in 2020-21 with Say Yes Guilford scholarship support, an impact of more than $8.5 million. The number represents students from every GCS high school graduating between 2016 and 2020. In the 2020-21 academic year...
by Wendy Poteat | Jun 1, 2021 | In The News
GREENSBORO, N.C. — N.C. A&T is coming off a difficult finish to last year’s basketball season. The Aggies won their first regular-season conference title in 30 years. The team finished with a 7-1 record in the MEAC. Next season will be the first in the Big...
by Wendy Poteat | May 6, 2021 | In The News
Say Yes Guilford Assistant Director of Student Outreach and Postsecondary Access Brandi Kennedy joined WFMY News 2’s Eric Chilton to discuss scholarships for GCS graduates, tutoring for K-8 students and college and career prep workshops for high schoolers and...
by Wendy Poteat | Apr 12, 2021 | In The News
Congratulations to the students and staff at James B. Dudley High School, winners of the 2021 Say Yes Guilford March Madness Championship. Dudley’s percentage of students registering for the scholarships topped Southern Guilford’s in the final week of competition,...