by Wendy Poteat | Mar 30, 2022 | In The News
MARCH 30, 2022 – Say Yes Guilford is pleased to announce an expansion of a nationally recognized tutoring program in Guilford County Schools beginning in Fall 2022. Say Yes Guilford implemented the HELPS Tutoring Program (Helping Early Literacy with Practice...
by Wendy Poteat | Mar 15, 2022 | Alumni for Education
March celebrates the achievements of women, and we are excited to introduce you to an inspiring woman whose favorite advice to any student with a bright future in mind is to “never give up.” Siobhan Riley says she is “a living witness of what can happen if you keep...
by Rosemary Plybon | Mar 1, 2022 | In The News
MARCH 1, 2022 – The bracket is set, and March Madness is officially underway in Guilford County Schools. All 28 high schools are competing for cash, prizes and bragging rights in Say Yes Guilford’s 3rd Annual March Madness Competition. Over the next five weeks schools...
by Wendy Poteat | Feb 16, 2022 | Alumni for Education
As Say Yes Guilford’s Alumni for Education podcast rolls ahead we are continuing in the wide world of sports. We are stepping back onto the basketball court, during the NBA All-Star week, with a man who is responsible for some of today’s NBA elite. This includes our...
by Rosemary Plybon | Feb 2, 2022 | Scholarship Recipient
Gratitude comes naturally to Jenny Aguirre. “I’ve been lucky enough to always have a roof over my head, but there was a time we lived without electricity, without hot water, and that was tough.” Through her young eyes, she saw the world as few do. “When I was a child,...
by Wendy Poteat | Jan 18, 2022 | Alumni for Education
Happy New Year! We hope that your 2022 is off to a great start. This time of the year is a great moment for dreams to begin to take shape, maybe yours are like those of David Furr. This theatre, film, and television actor remembers watching his friends on stage when...
by Rosemary Plybon | Jan 4, 2022 | Scholarship Recipient
Zyon Richardson remembers her cousins graduating from college when she was just 13. “I said I want to be just like you. I want to go to college; I want to get a degree; I want to make my dreams come true.” Today she’s on her way to doing just that. Years before...
by Wendy Poteat | Dec 15, 2021 | Alumni for Education
As Say Yes Guilford’s Alumni for Education podcast continues we are excited to move from meeting two former Guilford County Schools alumni that became pretty amazing athletes to an alum who helps athletes like this follow the rules of the sport. UNC Greensboro’s...
by Rosemary Plybon | Dec 7, 2021 | Scholarship Recipient
Eight years ago, Toheed Zaman, her mother and three sisters moved to the United States, leaving their father in Pakistan. “Education was the main reason. My mom wanted me and all of my siblings to have the best education.” Her parents didn’t go to college, and they...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 16, 2021 | Alumni for Education
It is the month of November, which is a great time to show our thanks. One thing that we should all be grateful for is this wonderful planet and all that it has to offer and teach us. One such area of education that this world offers us is within those big blue...
