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College Persistence

The Avenues for Success College Persistence and Completion Program supports Hoover High School alumni (beginning with the graduating class of 2021) as they navigate their postsecondary education at both two-year and four-year campuses. The program strives to increase alumni engagement through program events and activities, as well as offers guidance to support alumni in achieving their college and career goals while addressing any barriers to persistence and degree completion. As a part of the program, students will receive: 

Alumni Support

Sample text messages for Hoover Alumni

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Sample text messages for Hoover Alumni

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Sample text messages for Hoover Alumni

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One-on-One Advising Support

  • Personal, Professional, & Academic

Weekly Text Messages

  • Reminders of important deadlines (i.e. FAFSA, class registration, graduation application, etc.)
  • Check-in on college experience & responses to questions and concerns
  • Invitations to upcoming alumni events, advertisement of college events and workshops and professional development opportunities and more!

 

Program Events

Alumni Social Mixers & Panel Opportunities

Hoover High School Alumni Panel: There are opportunities for alumni to engage with current Hoover High School 9th-12th graders. Alumni are able to share their experiences attending college, tips and advice that they wish they knew before attending college, challenges they experienced their first year, resources and support programs they found helpful on their college campus. 

Picture of Hoover Alumni Students Presenting at Hoover

Hoover High School Alumni Panel:

There are opportunities for alumni to engage with current Hoover High School 9th-12th graders. Alumni are able to share their experiences attending college, tips and advice that they wish they knew before attending college, challenges they experienced their first year, resources and support programs they found helpful on their college campus. 

Hoover High School alumni (Pictured Left to Right) Rene Rodriguez (UC San Diego), Pedro Alonzo Flores (CSU San Marcos), and Salah Issa (San Diego State University) presented as a part of an alumni panel to Hoover High School parents and students on the transition from high school to college. This was a workshop hosted during the Village United event located at Hoover High School in the City Heights community of San Diego.

Link to Presentation

 

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Mission Bay Aquatic Center Alumni BBQ Mixer: 

A one day mid-semester alumni mixer to support up to 35 students from the Hoover High School Class of 2022, 2021, and 2020. This program will include icebreakers and team challenges to strengthen community building for students to network with each other as this will include students from various student levels at different campuses in San Diego.

Alumni BBQ event

 

 

 

 

 

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San Diego Civic Center Broadway Show Alumni Social Event:

A one day mid-semester alumni social to support up to 35 students from the Hoover High School Class of 2022, 2021, and 2020. This event will strengthen community building for students to network with each other as this will include students from various student levels at different campuses in San Diego. In addition, this event exposes students to enrichment opportunities by attending a local broadway show in the San Diego community.

 

 

 

Information Sessions and Workshops

Alumni workshop

Alumni Workshop

 

College Transition

College Admit Days

 
Hoover High School seniors had the opportunity to participate in Avenues for Success sponsored field trips to their college admit days. Going to college admit days allows  access to transportation to visit various college campuses, meet college representatives, and become familiar with student support services available to them as a college student. This assists high school seniors in making informed decisions on signing their intent to enroll in college. 

Hoover High School College Signing Day

College Sining day

College signing day

Avenues for Success Senior Recognition Ceremony

Senior Ceremony
Avenues for Success senior scholars were invited to participate in a recognition ceremony with dinner to celebrate their accomplishments with family and loved ones. Participants received a certificate of completion and stole as we congratulated seniors on their next chapter after graduation. Seniors and families learned that they would continue to receive support while in college through our college persistence and completion support.