Four Seniors Named POSSE Scholarship Semi-Finalists
New Roads is proud to announce that four seniors have been named semi-finalists for the Posse Foundation Scholarship. Through nominations submitted by high schools and community-based organizations throughout Los Angeles, Posse identifies students with strong leadership potential and invites them to apply to their scholarship. Due to New Roads School’s mission to serve a diverse student community, we are one of a handful of independent schools eligible to nominate students for Posse.
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LeRoya, Katia, Kendall, and Parker are four young women who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and academic commitment throughout their four years at New Roads. These young leaders participated in a rigorous application process that included a non-traditional assessment of leadership skills evaluated through teamwork, small and large group interviews, and an evaluation for overall motivation to succeed. All four students were first introduced to New Roads through the Young Eisner Scholars (YES) and A Better Chance (ABC), two community-based organizations focused on providing educational access for students from low-income communities. Two of these students will be part of the first generation in their families to pursue a four-year college degree. As leaders, and as young women of color, they are truly an inspiration and our school community is extremely proud of them!
The Posse Foundation awards a full-tuition leadership scholarship through a collaboration with their partners colleges, including Hobart & William-Smith Colleges; Northwestern University; UC Berkeley; Bucknell University; Kalamazoo College; Pepperdine University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dickinson College; Middlebury College, and Tulane University. Posse Scholars graduate college at a rate of 90 percent, much higher than the national average of 59%.
New Roads School is a college preparatory K-12 private independent school in Santa Monica, CA, serving over 514 school age children from the greater Los Angeles area. New Roads School provides an inspired educational program from which an authentically diverse student population, mirroring the rich diversity of Los Angeles, develops a personal dedication to learning, a respect for independent thinking, and an expanding curiosity about the world and its people.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS New Roads School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.