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450 North Avenue • Battle Creek, MI 49017 • (269) 965-3931
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Legacy Scholars is an initiative developed as part of the W.K Kellogg Foundations 75th Anniversary. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation established a 4 million dollar endowment to help support post secondary education attainment for Battle Creek area youth. This program supports 6th grade students attending Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) Lakeview (LV). Originally, the program targeted 500 6th graders students every year who were nominated at the end of their 5th grade year by adults (parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, pastors, etc). Recently, the Legacy Scholars Board of Directors voted to expand Legacy Scholars to include all 6th grade students attending Battle Creek Public Schools and Lakeview School District for the 2006/2007 school year. Student participants of Legacy Scholars must attend and remain in either district until graduation to secure their scholarship. Upon timely graduation from Battle Creek Public Schools or Lakeview School District, Legacy Scholars who decide to attend Kellogg Community College will receive a two year scholarship (62 credit-hour equivalent) which pays for tuition and books. Scholarships are "last dollar," and are used to supplement any other scholarships or grants students receive. The program is a supporting organization of the Battle Creek Community Foundation and under the auspices of Kellogg Community College. The leadership of Legacy Scholars currently consists of a 17 member Board of Directors and Paula Langston-Ware, as the Program Director. The current Board of Directors Members are:
Pat Brasseur-Board Chair, McDonalds Restaurant
Brenda Hunt-Battle Creek Community Foundation James McHale- W.K. Kellogg Foundation Charles Coleman-Battle Creek Public Schools Cindy Ruble- Lakeview School District Edward Haring-Kellogg Community College Denise Little-Retired Educator Wayne Bush-Denso Corporation Karl Dehn-Battle Creek Unlimited Joe Kretovics-GEAR UP, Western Michigan University Dionisio Sanchez-Michigan Works! Lesa Forrest-Parent Blanca DeCorral-Parent Mike Larson-Battle Creek United Way of Greater Battle Creek Gavin Pollard-Student, Battle Creek Central High School Sydney McCoy-Student, Lakeview High School Maggie Dechant-Student, Battle Creek Central High School A. PROGRAM GOALS The Goals of Legacy Scholars are to:
B. PARTNERSHIPS Legacy Scholars' mission is to provide academic, social, college and career preparation opportunities for Battle Creek and Lakeview Public Schools students to graduate from high school and obtain a college degree or certificate. In order to carry out this mission Legacy Scholars has developed partnerships and collaborations with several county and community organizations. |
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