Goal Card Program

 Goal Card member Ariel, a rising ninth grader, announcedwas goint to be able to attend the high school of her dreams. Like many the students at her Junior High School, she wants to continue to add to a long legacy of high scholastic standards, especially when it comes to academic achievement. Her sights were not only on high school, but how she could score as high as possible on the ACT  She needed a high score so that she could qualify for scholarships in order to attend the college the college of her dreams as well.  

This past spring, Ariel and several of her classmates performed extremely well on the ACT college entrance exam. With an overall composite score of 22 out of 36, she has attracted the attention of more than a hand full of top brass colleges and universities across the nation, including Duke University, which extended her a special invitation to  attend summer classes at the prestigious institution. Her parents were able to pay a small portion of the cost but she needed community support to make this portion of her dream come true.

The RISE foundation, as always, was in full support of outstanding students such as Ariel!!! So RISE, very quickly, raised the remaining balance of funds that she needed to help cover the cost of the summer academic program at Duke.  Ariel was able to study Nanotechnology…the branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. Now most people would say Nanotechnology?  What's that?  Ariel not only knows what it is, but studied the subject area over the summer. This is something that most people in her neighborhood would never  dream of studying.  

“Way to Go, Ariel, keep up the great work!” We at the RISE Foundation wish her and all the Goal Card students well this academic year.  We can help engage and motivate them to do the best that they can so that College can move from being a dream to being a reality. Successful students like Ariel can continue to flourish in the RISE Goal Card Program with your support.  With your donations, we can serve more students like Ariel in the community.