Category: Students

Students

November 15, 2021

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…

August 19, 2021

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…

August 4, 2021

HBCU-Bound Senior Shares Motivation, Wisdom in College Decisions

A graduating senior at Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School will be the first in…

July 29, 2021

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…

July 20, 2021

Meet Ruby Esparza, Dell Scholar

Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy Senior Ruby Esparza is one of 13 Green Dot students…

July 14, 2021

Berkeley Dreams for Inglewood Student Come True

“No one told me how hard it was to get into Berkeley, I never knew…

July 7, 2021

Angelenos Help Cheer on Green Dot Graduates

We invited Angelenos to send messages of support to a 2021 high school graduate.

June 22, 2021

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…

June 14, 2021

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…

June 8, 2021

Ivy-Bound Senior Reflects on Ánimo Inglewood Experiences

“Coming from parents who only attended the sixth grade, I think it's crazy just in…

April 21, 2021

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…

April 6, 2021

College Classes at the Age of 12? How AEO Is Giving Students a Jump Start to College

At Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School the road to college begins early. Through a…