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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Sixteen Detroit Public Schools graduating seniors are on their way to Michigan State University this fall to study education on a full ride courtesy of the Eli Broad Foundation.
In return, upon graduation from Michigan State, the students will return to the Detroit Public Schools to work as teachers for several years. This program, which is entering its third year, is a partnership among the Broad Foundation, the Detroit Public Schools and Michigan State University’s College of Education. It is funded by $6 million in seed money that was put up by the foundation several years ago. The idea behind the project is to encourage more students to become teachers in urban public schools like DPS.
This year’s recipients, who were recently honored at a banquet, are:
Candace Bain, Cass Technical High School
Darius Beasley, Renaissance High School
Brandon Edwards, Detroit School of Arts
Jennifer Gray, Renaissance High School
Christanna Hemmingway, Renaissance High School
Lauren Hood, Renaissance High School
Jenelle Humes, Cass Technical High School
Nicole McGowan, Renaissance High School
Davida Moore, King High School
Kristina Ortiz, Cass Technical High School
Amy Ostroski, Cass Technical High School
Shannon Pugh, Renaissance High School
Aviare Robertson, Northern High School
Jessica Robins, Renaissance High School
Jameka Tolbert, Detroit School of Arts
Sean Williams, Cass Technical High School
About the Detroit Public Schools
The Detroit Public Schools, founded in 1842, is one of the nation’s largest public school systems. Detroit Public Schools is a school district of choice and is open to children who live outside the city. The District offers numerous competitive academic and career technical programs.
Among these world-class programs are the Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural School, Michigan’s only public school of its kind; Davis Aerospace, one of few college prep high schools in the country where students can obtain a pilot’s license; the Detroit School of the Arts, a multiple award winning performing arts high school; and Crockett Technical High School, a digital technology high school.
For more information about the District, visit our website at www.detroitk12.org.
