Martin Orjales - Communities In Schools of NOVA

Celebrating Seniors: Hewan’s Success

We have much to celebrate with the school year having come to a close, especially when it comes to our high school seniors who have graduated and will be moving on to a new chapter. We have been highlighting seniors on Twitter through our Senior Spotlight to commemorate the challenges they have overcome and the well deserved rewards of their efforts. See more below or on Twitter Follow @cisofnova One student especially deserving recognition is Hewan from Wakefield High School! Having immigrated from Ethiopia, Hewan and her family knew little about the college application process. Luckily, with the help of her CIS [...]

Communities In Schools NOVA included in Transformative Investment to Help Combat Inequities in Education

February 3, 2022 - Communities In Schools of Northern Virginia (CIS NOVA), an affiliate of a national organization working to ensure every student, regardless of race, zip code, or history of marginalization has what they need to succeed in school and beyond, today announced it is part of a unprecedented gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to the Communities In Schools Network and National Office. Earlier today, Communities In Schools, Inc. announced the unprecedented $133.5 million donation from Scott. In addition to the CIS National Office, 40 affiliates of the 110 organizations in the CIS Network were also direct recipients of [...]

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Celebrating Seniors: Hewan’s Success

Communities In Schools NOVA included in Transformative Investment to Help Combat Inequities in Education