The Detroit College Promise is registering ninth grade students
in the Detroit Public Schools
Contact: Nat Pernick, M.D., Executive Director, 248/646-3269
Email: NatPernick@Hotmail.com
Website: www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
10 October 2011
The Detroit College
Promise, a tax exempt nonprofit based on the Kalamazoo Promise, is visiting all
33 DPS high schools and using volunteers to sign up as many 9th graders in the
Detroit Public Schools as possible for The Detroit College Promise scholarship,
before the December 1, 2011 deadline.
Students register by either completing a one page form (available at http://www.detroitcollegepromise.com/scholarshipapplication.pdf)
or online.
Last year, 2311 students
registered, and this year, to date, 1500 students have registered. In the spring, students who register
and live in Detroit will receive a Scholarship Certificate, to motivate them to
stay in school and be the best student they can be. They also receive letters of encouragement from President
Obama and others. A college /
career expo and reception is also planned for these students in the spring.
Students who provide an email address also receive monthly email newsletters
with information about financial aid, other scholarships, and educational
programs by other community organizations.
The Detroit College Promise has a mission of
strengthening the Detroit Public Schools and help to repopulate Detroit, by
offering a financial incentive to students, in the form of a scholarship, just
for living in Detroit and graduating from a DPS school. For the current college term, 159 DPS
graduates have "claimed" scholarships totaling $45,000, and are
receiving $1.4 million in grants from all sources. Students can register
beginning in kindergarten and through December 1 of grade 9.
Parents, students or those interested can
contact The Detroit College Promise at 248/646-3269 or visit www.DetroitCollegePromise.org.
Nat Pernick, M.D.
Executive Director
The Detroit College Promise
30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 408
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Telephone: 248/646-3269
Fax: 248/646-3119
Email: NatPernick@Hotmail.com
Website: www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
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