success stories
Elevate students embody passion and perseverance towards academic and professional success. They inspire us to keep going, keep moving, and to believe in something bigger. These are their stories.
Aaliyah
Imani
Isaac
Marwad
Aaliyah, 10th grade, George Washington High School
“My experience with Elevate has been amazing and fun, for example the camping trip [we did last summer] was so great I didn’t want to leave. I feel like Elevate has prepared me for the future because I learned a-lot of life lessons and things that I can do in the real world like for example, Elevate taught me that if you give kindness to a person, you will receive it back.”
Imani, 11th grade, George Washington High School
“Elevate has helped me so much with picking what I want to see in colleges or what I want mine to be like. When we went to ISU it was very fun because we got to take a road trip and talk, sing and have funny debates about anything. When we arrived at the college it was everything, I could have wanted even the programs, I just didn’t like the location. Fisk University was an ideal location because it was new and more things to do. Fisk was a fun college tour because we got to see things, we didn’t see on a regular basis which made it very fun. When picking colleges, they have helped narrow down my search.”
Isaac, 12th grade, George Washington High School
“Elevate has motivated me to be a better person and experience more in life. I feel like Elevate has prepared me for the future in a lot of ways like college, work, family, and people. I defiantly feel like I’ve become a better person because of Elevate.”
Marwad, 10th grade, George Washington High School
“My experience with Elevate has been amazing, it’s taught me so many things; it’s really like a family to me. They have prepared me for the future through prepping me for interviews and for being ready for school. They even have given me a passion for helping kids.”