by Wendy Poteat | Feb 2, 2021 | In The News
By Mary Helen Jones Greensboro | Sep. 17, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – This year has turned parents into teachers as kids go through virtual school. Sonja Thompson has twin girls in fourth grade, Katie and Kennedy. They’re enrolled in a virtual academy, but Thompson...
by Wendy Poteat | Jan 19, 2021 | Alumni for Education
Welcome back to Say Yes Guilford’s newest Alumni for Education- Athlete story series. We are excited to continue introducing you to some of the largest athlete success stories in Guilford County and today we are introducing you to one of the most famous assistant...
by Wendy Poteat | Jan 5, 2021 | In The News
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 – Say Yes Guilford is proud to again offer our Virtual Tutoring Program to Guilford County Schools’ students. The tutoring is free and open to any GCS student in kindergarten through eighth grade. Parents can register online now at...
by Wendy Poteat | Dec 15, 2020 | In The News
2020 presented challenges we never expected and highlighted the work that must be done to help every Guilford County Schools’ student realize his or her dreams. Say Yes Guliford is committed to lifting up every student, and we are glad you are on our team....
by Wendy Poteat | Dec 8, 2020 | Alumni for Education
Welcome to Say Yes Guilford’s new blog series: Alumni for Education. This project will feature several different series focused on alumni of schools in Guilford County. These alumni will promote the importance of education and the importance of philanthropy to support...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 12, 2020 | Community Stories
High Point will always hold a place in Alice Moore’s heart. The Say Yes Guilford Board Chair made her career working for the city, and she’s making her retirement about helping its children. “I saw the struggles that many of the children in High Point have, struggles...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 12, 2020 | Community Stories
Jakki Davis beams when she talks about the new garden at D-Up in High Point. “They will learn to garden, tend and also to harvest. They’ll get to take it home to share with their families.” The garden is the latest in healthy living initiatives for...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 12, 2020 | Scholarship Recipient
Harvard sounds very, very far away for a lot of high school students. It certainly did for Betty Lulseged. “I didn’t want to apply, because I thought there was no way. I thought I was throwing away my application fee.” With a little encouragement from dad, the...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 12, 2020 | Scholarship Recipient
Foresight and hustle. On the basketball court, Katie Lewis was always thinking about the next game, the next possession, the next play, and at the same time she was right in the action giving her all. She needed those qualities to complete her degree in health...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 9, 2020 | Scholarship Recipient
Hers is the first face most see when they walk through the doors of Gillespie Park Elementary. Even behind plexiglass and a mask you can tell she’s smiling as she takes the temperatures of students and staff back to school for the first time since spring. As general...
