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TeenSHARP Students for Racial Justice Summit 2021
Around this time last year, social media was buzzing as students in Delaware and across the country were collecting stories about the racism and injustice they experienced in their schools. In the...
View ArticleTeenSHARP launches National Board
Leaders across the country come together to support Delaware nonprofit sending Black, Latino, and low-income students to top colleges across the country Wilmington, Del.—University presidents, CEOs, a...
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“We Did It”– the story of our work in 2020
TeenSHARP has published our first-ever annual report, to share the story of our students, their success, and our efforts to uplift Black, Latino, and low-income teenagers in the face of a pandemic....
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TeenSHARP turns 12!
Today is TeenSHARP’s 12th birthday! We’re celebrating the TeenSHARP way—by doing youth development work, and hosting the final sessions of our Students for Racial Justice Summit!* But we wanted to take...
View ArticleWSFS awards $300k grant to TeenSHARP
Generous contribution will last three years beginning this fall and support program growth Wilmington, Del.—By 2025, the nonprofit TeenSHARP wants to send another 2,025 students through its top-college...
View ArticleKeep calm, and work on quality college applications
Everyone knows that Oct. 31 is Halloween, but Nov. 1 can be more frightful among high school seniors. It’s their first deadline for Early Decision—the college admissions equivalent of a marriage...
View ArticleClass of 2022 TeenSHARPies Have Their Pick of Top Colleges
Wilmington, Del. — Seniors in the Class of 2022 had to adapt to a high school experience full of pandemic-related restrictions and missed opportunities. Yet, during TeenSHARP’s College Signing Day on...
View ArticleTeenSHARP Launches Online Black History Course for Students, Parents, and...
The free, self-paced online course aims to empower students, parents, educators, and communities to deepen their knowledge of Black History and spark much-needed action on issues of race and social...
View ArticleHundreds of Delaware high school students use spring break to prepare for...
Wilmington, Del.— TeenSHARP and the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) are collaborating again on the annual Delaware Goes to College Academy (DGCA) Bootcamp to help hundreds of Delaware high...
View ArticleTeenSHARP’s STRIVER Class of 2024 Celebrates Remarkable College Acceptances,...
Nearly 50 high-achieving Black, Latino, and low-income students collectively offered millions of dollars in scholarships to attend selective colleges nationwide. Wilmington, Del. — In the aftermath of...
View ArticleMy Experience with the DGCA
Justin Dorce, MOT Charter High School, Class of 2025 When I first heard about the Delaware Goes to College Academy (DGCA) earlier this year, I signed up thinking that it couldn’t hurt to learn more...
View ArticleMy Experience with the DGCA
Chloe Kang, Liberty High School, Class of 2025 I’ve always viewed college as the ultimate goal, the final destination that determines your worth. Unfortunately, a frugal lifestyle and a stubborn...
View ArticleMy Experience with the DGCA
Abdullah Aljaberi, Charter School of Wilmington, Class of 2027 Initially, I approached the Delaware Goes to College Academy (DGCA) with TeenSHARP as a means to make productive use of my spring break...
View ArticleMy Experience with the DGCA
Ana Rodriguez Smyrna High School, Class of 2025 Spending my spring break in the Delaware Goes to College Academy (DGCA) was the best decision I could have made. The mentors and members at TeenSHARP...
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