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The 21st Street Legacy
Gift
The 21st Street Foundation funds an
annual Legacy Gift awarded
to the person or organization best able
to positively impact the lives of inner-city youth.
Plans for future Legacy Gift projects include the renovation of athletic playfields, awarding
of educational
scholarships, development of life skills programs, community centers, and much
more!
2009
Annual Legacy Gift
Awarded to Urban Youth Scholars!
This year, the 21st Street Foundation
donated $2,000 to support the Urban League Scholars program.
ABOUT URBAN LEAGUE
SCHOLARS
Each spring, the Urban League Scholars Program at Garfield
High School recruits 30 incoming freshmen of African or African American
descent who have the desire to accelerate their learning potential and
prepare for post-secondary education. The program offers a cohort
experience freshman and sophomore years, preparing students for Advanced
Placement classes (AP) during their junior and senior years, which, in turn,
prepares them for future success at a four-year university. Students receive
individualized college readiness support during junior and seniors years
which has resulted in a 100% college acceptance rate. In addition, students
receive academic and social support and incentives during all four years of
their high school experience. Our program is a cooperative venture
sponsored by the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Garfield High
School.
BACKGROUND
The emergence of the Urban
League Scholars program is a direct result of community and national
activity surrounding college awareness, readiness and access to
opportunities for African American students. In 2006, after recognizing that
the African American Scholars program at Garfield High School required
external assistance in order to expand its services to best meet the college
preparatory needs of an increasing number of students, the Urban League of
Metropolitan Seattle incorporated Garfield’s program into its Education
Department adding college readiness as a key component, and re-naming it,
Urban League Scholars. Working together, Garfield High School and the Urban
League of Metropolitan Seattle seek to provide African American students and
their families with the academic and leadership skills needed to prepare
for, apply to, and succeed in, post-secondary education.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Academic Rigor:
Honors and Advanced Placement classes challenge Urban League Scholars to
enhance their analytical reading and writing skills. Freshmen year, math is
a special double-period class that covers Integrated I and Integrated II in
a single year. Scholars receive class schedule evaluations and priority
placement for registration.
Sample: Freshmen Urban League Scholars Program Schedule
Period 1: Honors World Literature Period 2: Honors World History
Periods 3 & 4: Integrated I and II Math Period 5: Biology Period 6: Elective
This class schedule places students on the Honors/Advanced Placement track at GHS. Students will be eligible and prepared to take AP History, AP Language Arts, AP Science and Calculus during their 10-12 grade years. This schedule allows students coming in as freshmen in Integrated I (placed in the double math block), to be eligible to take Calculus senior year, thus making them more competitive for college admissions.
College
Readiness: Scholars
participate in ongoing group and individual college readiness planning that
includes guest workshop presenters, test preparation, application guidance,
financial literacy, and college visit field trips. Juniors are also taken on
a College Preview Tour where they visit Eastern Washington
University, Whitman, University of Washington, Washington State University,
Western Washington University and Seattle University. In addition, Scholars
are guided through SAT/ACT prep and testing before the end of junior
year.
How
to Apply
If you would like to be considered for future Legacy Gifts, please
send a letter of request to:
Attn: Legacy Gift