2021 Emily K Center Annual Report

pioneer scholars
Pioneer Scholars ensures that elementary
and middle school students are building
academic skills, achieving in school,
and laying the foundation for future
college success.
+ Pioneer Scholars served 82 students in the
2020-2021 school year.
+ Students stayed actively engaged in virtual
programming for the duration of the school year
and had the option to participate in three weeks
of project-based summer instruction.
scholars to college
Scholars to College ensures that high school students
challenge themselves academically and personally and explore
their unique leadership potential, ultimately becoming high
school seniors who are scholarship-eligible, college-ready, and
admissible to their best-fit college or university.
+ Scholars to College served 121 students in the
2020-2021 school year.
+ The Class of 2021 received 202 acceptances to 81
different colleges and universities and received more than
$2.4 million in scholarships and grants. On average, 85%
of their first-year college costs are covered.
jaden
Jaden first came to the Center as a 3rd
grader at Maureen Joy Charter School.
Today, he’s an accomplished 8th grader
who enjoys math and science and wants
to be a chef when he grows up. From
field trips to special projects, Jaden
always takes advantage of everything
Pioneer Scholars has to offer.
“
The one word I would use to
describe the Emily K Center
is ‘addicting.’ I like to come
to the Center and be around
the other students.
2017 TODAY
2010 TODAY
NEIDA
Neida first began at the Center as an elementary
school student in Pioneer Scholars. Now she is a
proud Jordan High School Class of 2021
graduate enrolled at Appalachian State
University. During her high school career, Neida
stayed busy with the Center’s Scholars to
College program, her school newspaper and
basketball team, and Junior Leadership Durham.
“
The Emily K Center has
helped me grow as a
person. I learned many
new skills from the
Center, and the bonds I
made with the staff made
a big impact on my life.
“ “