Robin M. Dabney, EdS, MBA Program Director DCC TRiO Upward Bound MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR SUMMER 2010 Volume 3 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 1 REFLECTIONS 2 2010 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS 2 ACCOMPLISHMENT CORNER 3 TRiO UPWARD BOUND SUMMER RESIDENTIAL COMPO- 4 ROADWAYS TO SUCCESS 5 2009—2010 PRO- GRAM HIGHLIGHTS 5 LOOKING AHEAD 6 Inside this issue: Danville Community College’s TRiO Upward Bound program UB EXPRESS Your Future, Is Our Focus DCC’S TRiO UPWARD BOUND’S MISSION & GOALS... Danville Community College’s TRiO Upward Bound Program annually serves 50 eligible stu- dents in the Danville/ Pittsylvania County High Schools in Virginia. Since com- munities of targeted high schools are populated with high unem- ployment rates and citizens with less than a high school diploma or within poverty levels, this program is committed to provid- ing academic support and knowl- edge to the postsecondary educa- tional process for successful out- comes. Through academic sup- port, college awareness, and ca- reer and cultural exploration, students successfully graduate from high school, enroll and com- plete postsecondary education. DCC TRiO Upward Bound Pro- gram recruits participants from Chatham High School; Dan River High School; Gretna High School; Halifax County High School; Tunstall High School; George Washington High School; Galileo Magnet High School; and John M. Langston Focus School. The program is designed to achieve measurable objectives established by the U.S. Depart- ment of Education. These objec- tives include but are not limited to academic development and college/career exploration. With use of an individual academic plan, participants develop knowl- edge and understanding to the academic process for achieve- ment and further establish edu- cational goals for attainment and postsecondary enrollment. DCC TRiO Upward Bound Program becomes an integral part of stu- dents daily lives and a partnering program with parents, target high schools, and communities it serves. Additional services includes college campus tours, volunteer & commu- nity services, cultural activities, personal & career counseling, and a host of developmental services for motivation so participants can reach their potential; developing holistically and into well-rounded students. Danville Community College’s TRiO Upward Bound Program… Your future is Our Focus.!! Where did the time go? It seems the Senior Class of 2010 was an incoming Freshman class not so long ago. Now, these students are at their pro- spective colleges preparing for the next phase of their education. The program staff is extremely proud of their accomplishments; their time- less efforts of planning, preparing, and remaining focused paid off. In the words of a philosopher, ―Free the child‘s potential, you will transform him into the World‖ (Maria Montessori, 1870-1952). DCC‘s TRiO Upward Bound Program is proud to complete another suc- cessful year with a 100% high school graduation rate and over 90% of its graduating class successfully enrolling in postsecondary education. To the rising senior class of 2011, I charge you with the challenge of facing adver- sity and controversy with an open ear, open mind, and open heart. Chal- lenges come and go; how you deal with them prepares you for the next one. On behalf of Danville Community College‘s TRiO Upward Bound Program, Welcome; We Are Looking Forward to Another Successful Year !!
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Robin M. Dabney, EdS, MBA Program Director
DCC TRiO Upward Bound
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
SUMMER 2010 Volume 3
MESSAGE FROM THE
DIRECTOR
1
REFLECTIONS 2
2010 SUMMER
HIGHLIGHTS
2
ACCOMPLISHMENT
CORNER
3
TRiO UPWARD
BOUND SUMMER
RESIDENTIAL COMPO-
4
ROADWAYS TO
SUCCESS
5
2009—2010 PRO-
GRAM
HIGHLIGHTS
5
LOOKING AHEAD 6
Inside this issue:
Danville Community College’s
TRiO Upward Bound program
U B E X P R E S S Your Future, Is Our Focus
DCC’S TRiO UPWARD BOUND’S MISSION & GOALS...
Danville Community College’s
TRiO Upward Bound Program
annually serves 50 eligible stu-
de nts in the Danv i l l e /
Pittsylvania County High
Schools in Virginia. Since com-
munities of targeted high schools
are populated with high unem-
ployment rates and citizens with
less than a high school diploma
or within poverty levels, this
program is committed to provid-
ing academic support and knowl-
edge to the postsecondary educa-
tional process for successful out-
comes. Through academic sup-
port, college awareness, and ca-
reer and cultural exploration,
students successfully graduate
from high school, enroll and com-
plete postsecondary education.
DCC TRiO Upward Bound Pro-
gram recruits participants from
Chatham High School; Dan River
High School; Gretna High School;
Halifax County High School;
Tunstall High School; George
Washington High School; Galileo
Magnet High School; and John
M. Langston Focus School.
The program is designed to
achieve measurable objectives
established by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Education. These objec-
tives include but are not limited
to academic development and
college/career exploration. With
use of an individual academic
plan, participants develop knowl-
edge and understanding to the
academic process for achieve-
ment and further establish edu-
cational goals for attainment and
postsecondary enrollment. DCC
TRiO Upward Bound Program
becomes an integral part of stu-
dents daily lives and a partnering
program with parents, target high
schools, and communities it serves.
Additional services includes college
campus tours, volunteer & commu-
nity services, cultural activities,
personal & career counseling, and
a host of developmental services for
motivation so participants can
reach their potential; developing
holistically and into well-rounded
students.
Danville Community College’s TRiO
Upward Bound Program…
Your future is Our Focus.!!
Where did the time go? It seems the Senior Class of 2010 was an incoming
Freshman class not so long ago. Now, these students are at their pro-
spective colleges preparing for the next phase of their education. The
program staff is extremely proud of their accomplishments; their time-
less efforts of planning, preparing, and remaining focused paid off. In the
words of a philosopher, ―Free the child‘s potential, you will transform him
into the World‖ (Maria Montessori, 1870-1952).
DCC‘s TRiO Upward Bound Program is proud to complete another suc-
cessful year with a 100% high school graduation rate and over 90% of its
graduating class successfully enrolling in postsecondary education. To the
rising senior class of 2011, I charge you with the challenge of facing adver-
sity and controversy with an open ear, open mind, and open heart. Chal-
lenges come and go; how you deal with them prepares you for the next
one.
On behalf of Danville Community College‘s TRiO Upward Bound Program,
Welcome; We Are Looking Forward to Another Successful Year!!
Looking Back...Fall 2009 included College
Tours: Ferrum College; Virginia Tech University; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia State
University; Winston-Salem State University; Averett University; and Danville Community Col-
lege. College Activities: College Night in Dan-
ville, VA (participant Lakeisha Henry won a Scholarship); CIAA Collegiate Activities, Char-
lotte, NC; Super Saturday Financial Aid Event,
IALR-Danville, VA. Cultural Activities: Dr. ML
King March, Raleigh, NC; attendance to the
Broadway Play, The Color Purple, Greensboro, NC; 2010 Women‘s Empowerment Expo, Raleigh,
NC; . Community/Volunteer Service: Boys &
Girls Club of Danville, VA (Lights On Afterschool & Youth Community Forum); God‘s Storehouse
reation, and Tourism‘s Luminary Trails; partici-pation in Danville‘s Holiday
Parade; and countless college exploration activi-
ties, college placement test preparation, career-focused workshops, and academic support ser-
vices to ensure effectiveness and successful
outcomes.
Where We Are...DCC TRiO Upward Bound Program
served 55 students in the Danville/Pittsylvania
Co. High Schools for the 2009-2010 school year. Of the 55 participants, 19 were seniors who suc-
cessfully completed high school; 15 of the seniors
successfully enrolled in college for Fall 2010 (see
next page for details). Our present goal is to en-
sure academic support and guidance is imple-mented for another successful year. This program
offers high school students opportunities in edu-cation for college placement and enrollment. We
will continue to examine opportunities in educa-
tion that will meet the goals of program partici-pants.
New Beginnings...We are expected to serve
over 50 program participants this academic
year with 24 rising seniors planning their Fall 2011 college enrollment. This program‘s goal is to
ensure ALL ITS SENIORS SUCCESSFULLY COM-
PLETE HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLL IN POST-
SECONDARY EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION. Our efforts will be timeless and
met with diligence, dedication, and support. We will continue to monitor participants‘ academic
performance in high school as well as provide
exposure and services in preparation of entering in postsecondary education. DCC TRiO Upward
Bound Program will continue meeting its goal of 100% high school graduates and strive to obtain
100% of postsecondary enrollment by Fall 2011 with the support of parents, target high schools,
and the community it serves.
Danville Community College‘s TRiO Upward Bound Program, Your Future Is Our Focus!
REFLECTIONS
Past (Looking Back), Present (Where We Are), & Future (New Beginnings)...
PAGE 2 DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
DCC TRiO Upward Bound Program sponsored program participant,
Brittany Hood, to traveled to Washington, DC, June 5th—10th, to
attend the 21st Annual National Student Leadership Con-
gress at American University. Brittany experienced various
leadership activities including developing a Mock Congress; Diver-
sity Training; Conflict Resolution Workshops; and various cultural and community projects.
Brittany experienced congressional visits to Members of the U.S. Congress at the State Capitol Building
and other activities such as tours of the Cultural and Historic Sites of Washington DC.
Brittany Hood is a rising senior at George Washington High School and has been
enrolled in DCC‘s TRiO Upward Bound
Program since Summer 2008. Brittany
serves as a Student Ambassador and plans to attend a 4-yr university in Virginia.
2010 Summer
Highlights!
―The trip was a wonderful experience for me. I rode a train for the first time in my life. I got to make friends from all over the United States. We spend a lot of time working in our Mock Congress groups, where we debated with students that were in a different group. The Mock Congress also helped me
to developing leadership skills, and participating in diversity training. My Mock Congress topic was Creation vs. Evolution. Our group came in 5th place out of 15 groups. I spoke to Auguste Humphries, the Legislative Correspondent of Virginia. I explain to him what Upward Bound was and what our purpose
in the program was. He also asks me questions. He told me he will love to come join us for a Saturday Session with us‖ (Brittany Hood, Sum ‗10).
ACCOMPLISHMENT CORNER…
PAGE 3 DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
DCC TRiO Upward Bound Program CONGRATULATES THE CLASS OF 2010 on their Fall 2010 college enrollment.
The program had 19 high school graduates, which 15 successfully enrolled in college for Fall 2010. Out of the
19 graduates, 11 participants are attending a 4-yr university; 4-participants attending Danville Community
College; and 4 participant’s college enrollment not confirmed at the time of reporting.
Crystal Smith, Galileo Magnet High School
Attending Danville Com-munity College Fall 2010
Jessica Fitzgerald, Dan River High School
*Planned to attend Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Jasmine Booth, Dan River High School
Attending Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Courtney Akers, Galileo Magnet High School -
Attending Old Dominion University, Fall 2010
Kateshia Ashley
Washington,
George Washing-
ton High School
Attending Virginia State University, Fall 2010
Elquondra Walker, Dan River High School
Attending Virginia Commonwealth Univer-
sity, Fall 2010
Qiana King, Dan River High School,
*Planned to attend Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Kristen Nunnally, Dan
River High School
Attending Virginia State
University, Fall 2010
Thalia Davis, Gretna High School
Attending Norfolk State University, Fall 2010
Tiaundra McLaughlin, Dan River High School
Attending Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Lakeshia Henry, Dan River High School
Attending Ferrum College, Fall 2010
Antoria Brown, Gretna High School
Attending University of Virginia, Fall 2010
Victoria Adams, George Washington High School
Attending Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Richard Ferrell, Gretna High School
Attending Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Shameka Ferrell, Dan River High School
Attending Lynchburg College, Fall 2010
Marie George, George
Washington High School
Attending Virginia State
University, Fall 2010
Antwanette Rice, George Washington High School
Attending Danville Community College, Fall 2010
Jasmine Reynolds, Langston Focus School
*Attending Danville Community College Fall 2010
Jasmine Wade, John M. Langston Focus School
Attending Norfolk State University, Fall 2010
College
class of
2014
*Denotes Fall 2010 college enrollment process incomplete at time of reporting.
DCC TRiO UPWARD BOUND SUMMER RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AT AVERETT UNIVERSITY
DCC TRiO Upward Bound held its Summer Residential Component at Averett University June 27th -July 23rd. Participants lived at Averett University in Fugate Hall. While undergoing a college-like experience, participants were enrolled in high school classes pertaining to their next year’s class assignment. Many thanks to the teachers and staff who gave 100% time and effort to ensure a productive, rewarding academic experience! The Component was a success!
SUMMER
SNAP
SHOTS
Mrs. Doris Burton,
Residential Aide
Mr. Chris Knick, DPS, Taught Geometry & Pre-Calculus
DCC TRiO UPWARD BOUND 2010 SUMMER TEACHERS
Mr. Mark Bryant, DPS, Taught Algebra I & Algebra 2
DPS—Danville Public School Teacher; PCPS—Pittsylvania County Public School Teacher; DCC—Danville Community College Instructor
PAGE 4 DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
SUMMER
SNAP
SHOTS
ROADWAYS TO SUCCESS… DCC TRiO UPWARD BOUND SCHOLARS
Each year, Danville Community College‘s Alliance for Excellence Program awards African American high school students for their academic
excellence and achievements. DCC TRiO Upward Bound recognizes eight (8) program seniors for receiving this prestigious award:
DCC TRiO Upward Bound Summer Bridge and Work-Study Programs at Danville Community College: Program participants, Victoria Ad-
ams, Courtney Akers, Lakeisha Henry, and Elquondra Walker enrolled at DCC during the summer term as part of a transi-
tional process from high school to college. Participants completed 3-credit hour courses that will transfer to their
prospective colleges in Fall 2010. In support of their college enrollment process, students were placed in a Work-
study Program to earn money while attending college.
LaKeisha Henry received Work-Study Placement
at DCC Family First Children Center under the
supervision of Mrs. Traci Daniel, Center Director.
Many thanks to Mrs. Daniels for her time and this
valuable opportunity for a rewarding experience!
Victoria Adams, Work-Study Placement in DCC
Business Office under the supervision of Mrs.
Lisa Johnson-Knight, General Administration
Manager. Many thanks to Mrs. Knight for her time
and this valuable opportunity for a rewarding
experience!
Courtney Akers, Work-Study Placement in DCC Bookstore under the supervision of Mr. Andre Jordan, Bookstore Manager. Many thanks to Mr. Jordan for his time and this valuable opportunity for a re-warding experience!!
Elquondra Walker, Work-Study Placement in DCC Institu-tional Advancement and Educational Foundation Office under the supervision of Ms. Styphenia Reliford, Adminis-trative & Office Specialist. Many thanks to Ms. Reliford for her time and this valuable opportunity for a rewarding experience!!
Earn Money
While Attending
College!
In April 2010, U. S. Department of the Treasury and Department
of Education recognized top-scoring students in the National
Financial Capability Challenge. The Challenge Exam is designed to
increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school stu-dents across the U.S.
Courtney Akers was recognized as
scoring within the top 20% nationwide. Elquondra Walker was recognized for
receiving the highest score overall in DCC
TRiO Upward Bound Program.
2009 – 2010 Highlights of Program
Travel Activities & Services
Elquondra Walker,
Dan River High
School - Attending
VCU Fall 2010
Jasmine Booth,
Dan River High
School- Attending
DCC, Fall 2010
Shameka Ferrell, Dan
River High School -
Attending Lynchburg
College, Fall 2010
Courtney Akers,
Galileo Magnet
High School -
Attending ODU
Fall 2010
Antoria Brown,
Gretna High
School -
Attending UVA,
Fall 2010
LaKeisha Henry,
Dan River High
School- Attending
Ferrum College,
Fall 2010
Jasmine Wade,
John M. Langston
Focus School-
Attending NSU
Fall 2010
Thalia Davis,
Gretna High
School -
Attending Norfolk
State University,
Fall 2010
PAGE 5 DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
2010 SUMMER TRAVEL—ATLANTA, GA
July 26—July 29, 2010
End of the Year Banquet with
Guest Speaker, Mr. Tawain Perry
2010 Summer Basketball Game –
Teachers vs. Students, July 20, 2010
Teachers Won!!
Afterschool Tutoring at Target High Schools
College Tours—
Southwestern VA
Tidewater VA
Northern VA
College Enrollment Workshops
Financial Aid Workshops
Parent Workshops
Community Service Activities
Holiday Volunteer Services
Cultural Enrichment Activities
Attendance to Broadway Shows
Participation in Dr. M. L. King, March, Raleigh, NC
...and much more!!
LOOKING AHEAD UPCOMING EVENTS FOR FALL 2010...
Your Future is Our Focus!
Danville Community College’s TRiO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
