Students
How This Green Dot Alum’s Full Ride Scholarship was Built on Hard Work & Determination
Devin Hernandez has always known that his life’s path would lead to college, but he…
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5 Green Dot Students Take Part in Prestigious Summer Youth Fellows Program
This summer, five Green Dot students took part in the Coro Southern California Youth Fellows…
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HBCU-Bound Senior Shares Motivation, Wisdom in College Decisions
A graduating senior at Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School will be the first in…
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UCLA-Bound Locke Senior Reflects on High School, Road Ahead
As Keiry Valle’s path to college becomes clearer, she has taken a moment to reflect…
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Meet Ruby Esparza, Dell Scholar
Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy Senior Ruby Esparza is one of 13 Green Dot students…
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Berkeley Dreams for Inglewood Student Come True
“No one told me how hard it was to get into Berkeley, I never knew…
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Angelenos Help Cheer on Green Dot Graduates
We invited Angelenos to send messages of support to a 2021 high school graduate.
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This Student Wrote a Poem about Zoom School
In the move away from physical classrooms, many students have experienced distance-learning—but few have published…
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8th Grade Student Celebrates First Place in Ánimo Voices Writing Competition
Akira Alamin, an Ánimo Westside Charter Middle School student, won first place through her experimental…
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Ivy-Bound Senior Reflects on Ánimo Inglewood Experiences
“Coming from parents who only attended the sixth grade, I think it's crazy just in…
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How a College Trip Led to Self-discovery and More
Jawanza Harris' college trip to Clark Atlanta University was life changing. “It was like I…
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