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Say Yes to Education Guilford

Providing access to support services and scholarships designed to prepare Guilford County Schools' students for success in college, career, and life.

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Say Yes Guilford Supports Education Efforts Amongst COVID-19 Precautions

Say Yes Guilford is pleased to support Guilford County Schools’ efforts to continue student learning during this extended time away from school.

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Register for Say Yes Guilford Scholarships

Say Yes Registration should be completed by June 1 of student’s senior year of high school. Current seniors can complete the Say Yes Guilford Registration now!

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We Have A Winner!

STEM Early College at NC A&T toppled Penn-Griffin School for the Arts to win Say Yes Guilford’s Scholarship Registration Competition.

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More than 1100 GCS Graduates Benefitted From Say Yes Guilford Support in 2018-19

A total of 1194 Guilford County Schools’ graduates finished the 2018-19 academic year at post- secondary institutions with support from Say Yes Guilford and its partners, a total impact of more than $

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Wendy Poteat Named CEO of Say Yes Guilford

The Say Yes Guilford board of directors is pleased to announce Wendy Poteat as the new Chief Executive Officer. She will begin her role on June 3, 2019.

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It’s Easy to See Why We Say Yes!

 

 

When you give to Say Yes Guilford you give to local families: elementary students learning to read, middle school students exploring careers, high schoolers planning their future and graduates working toward a professional certificate or degree.

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Register for Say Yes Guilford Scholarships

Say Yes Guilford Scholarship Registration is open for GCS seniors!
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Say Yes Scholar Story

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 Northwest Guilford student applied to Harvard and was accepted in Spring of 2016. “It completely blew my mind,” she remembers.

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Betty Lulseged, 2016 Northwest Guilford graduate

 

Our Partners

Efforts like Say Yes Guilford need support from civic leaders, funders, institutions of higher education and policymakers – all in pursuit of developing the gifts and talents of young people. We believe that when a community comes together, it has the capacity to effectively and sustainably redefine expectations and to build pathways to postsecondary education and careers.

 

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Our Community

What does bringing Say Yes to Education Guilford mean for our students, parents, and community?

More Support

Through a comprehensive support system in 12 pilot schools, Guilford County Schools students have access to the services they need to graduate from high school and be prepared for postsecondary success.

Economic Change

Businesses have good reason to start operations or relocate to Guilford County — a more educated workforce, access for employees to tuition scholarships and supports, and solid schools. Other Say Yes communities have seen growth in the tax base and experienced rising property values, too.

College Access

Postsecondary tuition can be expensive. Say Yes Guilford’s scholarship program is designed to make college more affordable. Eligible Guilford County Schools graduates will receive “last dollar” tuition-only scholarships to be used toward attaining a college degree or post-secondary certificate.

About

Say Yes was founded in 1987 by money manager George Weiss, who promised to prepare 112 Philadelphia sixth graders for college, and to pay their college tuition if they graduated high school. Say Yes now helps entire communities make a similar commitment to every public high school student. Say Yes Guilford was launched in September 2015.

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Are you inspired by the goals and approach of Say Yes Guilford? We invite you to reach out to learn more about how you can get involved.

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