by Ellen Richardson | May 17, 2022 | Alumni for Education
Want to keep your children excited about learning over the summer? Guilford County Schools Alum Rodney Dawson suggests planning a visit to the Greensboro History Museum. The curator of education lives by the motto made famous by former President Barack Obama,“If you...
by Ellen Richardson | Mar 15, 2022 | Alumni for Education
March celebrates the achievements of women, and we are excited to introduce you to an inspiring woman whose favorite advice to any student with a bright future in mind is to “never give up.” Siobhan Riley says she is “a living witness of what can happen if you keep...
by Ellen Richardson | Feb 16, 2022 | Alumni for Education
As Say Yes Guilford’s Alumni for Education podcast rolls ahead we are continuing in the wide world of sports. We are stepping back onto the basketball court, during the NBA All-Star week, with a man who is responsible for some of today’s NBA elite. This includes our...
by Ellen Richardson | Apr 22, 2022 | Alumni for Education
Greensboro resident Sterling Freeman is the epitome of an all-around artist. Beginning with an interest in visual arts like dancing, acting, and music Freeman’s passion to energize, enlighten, and empower others quickly lead to a career as a children’s author and...
by Ellen Richardson | Apr 4, 2022 | In The News
APRIL 4, 2021 – Congratulations to the students and staff at Greensboro College Middle College, winners of the 2022 Say Yes Guilford March Madness Championship. Greensboro College’s percentage of students registering for the scholarships topped UNCG’s Early Middle...
by Ellen Richardson | Mar 30, 2022 | In The News
MARCH 30, 2022 – Say Yes Guilford is pleased to announce an expansion of a nationally recognized tutoring program in Guilford County Schools beginning in Fall 2022. Say Yes Guilford implemented the HELPS Tutoring Program (Helping Early Literacy with Practice...
by Rosemary Plybon | Mar 1, 2022 | In The News
MARCH 1, 2022 – The bracket is set, and March Madness is officially underway in Guilford County Schools. All 28 high schools are competing for cash, prizes and bragging rights in Say Yes Guilford’s 3rd Annual March Madness Competition. Over the next five weeks schools...
by Rosemary Plybon | Feb 2, 2022 | Scholar Stories
Gratitude comes naturally to Jenny Aguirre. “I’ve been lucky enough to always have a roof over my head, but there was a time we lived without electricity, without hot water, and that was tough.” Through her young eyes, she saw the world as few do. “When I was a child,...
by Ellen Richardson | Jan 18, 2022 | Alumni for Education
Happy New Year! We hope that your 2022 is off to a great start. This time of the year is a great moment for dreams to begin to take shape, maybe yours are like those of David Furr. This theatre, film, and television actor remembers watching his friends on stage when...
by Rosemary Plybon | Jan 4, 2022 | Scholar Stories
Zyon Richardson remembers her cousins graduating from college when she was just 13. “I said I want to be just like you. I want to go to college; I want to get a degree; I want to make my dreams come true.” Today she’s on her way to doing just that. Years before...
