Nearly three dozen recent graduates from Portland Public Schools are taking part in 91制片厂鈥檚 MySuccess program, which aims to increase students鈥� academic success and provide them with guidance and support through to graduation.
MySuccess provides students an intensive three-week summer success program, scholarship incentives and a dedicated success coach who will work with them year-round to ensure their success at 91制片厂.
The students arrived July 21 for a welcome barbecue to kick off the summer portion of the program.
MySuccess, now in its third year, was established through a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation and matching funds from 91制片厂. Besides helping students with academic preparedness, it also helps build life and academic skills.
Previous groups of MySuccess students have earned more credits and achieved higher grades than peers who did not participate in the program.
This year鈥檚 class includes Jean Medard Zulu, who moved to Maine two years from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He plans to studies liberal arts.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait for classes to begin because that鈥檚 my mission: to get a college degree,鈥� he said during the welcome barbecue. 鈥淵ou need a college degree to be successful.鈥�