NEW YORK, NY – On Thursday, May 1, 100 New York City students, including 10 seniors from our Options Center, announced their college choices at the annual National College Decision Day Draft Event, sponsored by Citi and the New York College Collective. The Collective designed this event to promote and support a college-going culture and raise awareness of the importance of college access organizations across the City. An enthusiastic group of families and friends were there to cheer on high school students for their successes. Shiba Russell, co-anchor at WNBC, and Kym Hampton, formerly of the New York Liberty, were there to interview and introduce the students.
Ten of our Options students announced their destinations for the fall:
Jonathan Avila, NYU
Jordan Bautista, SUNY Potsdam
Katherine Burgos, City College
Imani Evans, Damaen College
Jacqueline Flores, SUNY Potsdam
Kimberly Garcia, Brooklyn College
Emileyka Nunex, Lehman College
Julienny Olivero, Lehman College
Michael Rodriguez, CUNY Medgar Evers
Amorie Thomas, University of New Haven
About The New York College Collective:
Spearheaded by the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, the New York College Collective includes the following college prep organizations from the New York City area: Bottom Line, Breakthrough New York, Goddard Riverside Options Center, The Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Harlem RBI, iMentor, New York City’s YMCA, The Opportunity Network, SEO Scholars, StreetSquash, and Union Settlement.
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