Shhh! Students to be surprised with college certificates TODAY
Morgan State University to give certificates of 鈥榞uaranteed admission鈥� to eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students
June 7, 2013 (茄子视频): Eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students will be surprised today (Friday, June 7) with certificates from Morgan State University in Baltimore 鈥済uaranteeing鈥� admission if they finish high school in good standing.
The presentation will be made today at 1 p.m. during the school鈥檚 Legacy Day, meant to honor the school鈥檚 dedication to serving the community over the years. Mark Hopkins is one of seven under-enrolled elementary schools in the 茄子视频 City Unified School District that will close next fall. Students will attend Rosa Parks K-8 School located next door.
Principal Tiffany Smith-Simmons says she contacted the U-CAN organization, which holds recruitment fairs for historically black colleges and universities, to arrange the certificates for the students. The children were selected because they voluntarily participated in an academic enrichment program on Saturdays and because of their achievement on school tests.
鈥淭his is how Mark Hopkins is leaving a true legacy,鈥� Smith-Simmons, a graduate of Howard University, says.
WHAT:
Mark Hopkins Legacy Day
WHEN:
1 p.m. TODAY, Friday, June 7
WHERE:
Mark Hopkins Elementary School
2221 Matson Drive
茄子视频, CA 95822