Congratulations to the Class of 2015!

With pomp and circumstance, the Young Women’s Preparatory Network Class of 2015 proudly walked the stage and accepted their high school diplomas. Cumulatively, there were 247 graduates from our schools in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio, 68% of whom will be first-generation college attendees. We are proud to announce that 100% of the graduates have been accepted to college!  In the fall, they will be attending 87 different school across the nation, with 27% going out of state! To date, they have received offers of almost $28M in academic and merit scholarships. We could not be more proud of our young women. 
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Austin
The Class of 2015 is the school’s third graduating class. The 85 graduates have received offers of over $10.2M in academic and merit scholarships. This fall, ARS graduates will be on campuses, such as Princeton, Northwestern, Texas A&M, Stanford, and the University of Texas at Austin. This year, the Ann Richards School was recognized as the 24th Best High school in Texas by the US News and World Report and the 19th Most Challenging High School in the Nation by the Washington Post.
Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
Dallas
The 59 members of the Class of 2015 have received offers of over $9M in academic and merit scholarships. This year 85% of the graduates are first-generation college attendees. The girls plan on attending colleges across the U.S. including Wellesley, Notre Dame, USC, Texas A&M, Austin College, and Iowa State. In 2015, the Irma Rangel School was recognized as the 12thBest High School in Texas, 21st Best Magnet School in the Nation and 75th Best High School in the Nation by US News and World Report. The school was also recognized by the Washington Post as the 15th Most Challenging High School in the Nation. 
Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy
Houston
Opened in 2011, the school’s FIRST class of seniors graduated in June 2015! The 44 graduates have received academic and merit scholarship offers of $3M. Students will attend prestigious colleges, such as Pitzer College, Georgetown University, and the University of Virginia, with several girls receiving fully-funded, room/board, tuition, and fees to their respective institutions. The inaugural graduating class has certainly set the bar high for subsequent classes!
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Young Women’s  College Preparatory Academy, Houston
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders 
Lubbock
The Class of 2015 is the second graduating class of the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders. This year, the girls certainly lived up to the school’s motto, “Reject Average & Embrace Excellence.”  The 31 graduates have received offers of $1.7M in academic and merit scholarships. That is an average of $55,000 per graduate! This fall, the girls will attend esteemed institutions,such as Austin College, Texas Tech, Georgia State, and the University of Houston. In 2015, the school was recognized as the 13th Most Challenging High School in the Nation by the Washington Post.
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Talkington School for Young Women Leaders, Lubbock
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
San Antonio
This year, 28 young ladies are members of the Class of 2015, the school’s second graduating class. Combined, these outstanding graduates have received offers of $4M in academic and merit scholarships. The girls will walk the halls on campuses, such as the University of Rochester, Georgetown, Texas A&M, Texas Woman’s University, St. Mary’s and Arizona State. The YWLA was recently recognized as the 27th Most Challenging High School in the Nation by the Washington Post and the #1 Middle School in San Antonio by Children at Risk.
It is clear that our model works, changing the lives of these girls and their families. The Class of 2015 is on a path to a brighter future through education. Thank you for being a part of their journey!