Helping students aspire to and attend college is our
passion.
Many academically qualified students, who should
attend college, do not. Three of the biggest obstacles are:
- Not
knowing the necessary steps to get and stay on the college pathway;
- the
complexities of the financial aid process;
- the
high cost of college.
In response to this need, Newark High School
alumni and concerned community members established A Call to College in
1991. The program serves students and families in the Newark City
School District with the full support of the school system and the Newark, Ohio
community.
A Call to College targets the above obstacles by:
- Advising
seniors and their parents through the financial aid process in order to obtain
maximum aid;
- assisting
juniors with ACT test preparation and completion;
- awarding
renewable Last-Dollar Grants to qualified graduates;
- sponsoring
early college awareness programming in the Newark elementary and middle
schools.