- Houston Independent School District
- 2013
- January 2013
HISD Students Selected to Represent Houston in Inaugural ‘Posse’ Group
Posse Foundation from Houston ISD on Vimeo.
In its Houston debut, the Posse Foundation only had 30 slots available, of which the majority went to students from 13 HISD high schools.
“We are thrilled that the Posse Foundation expanded to Houston and honored that the majority of the slots went to our students,” HISD Superintendent Terry Grier said. “Our students will be an excellent asset to this elite network and set high standards for other posses to follow.”
The purpose of these groups is to help public high school students succeed by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams of 10 students, also known as ‘posses.’
More than 500 students were nominated for the Houston group and they underwent a rigorous three-stage interview process involving evaluation of all facets of their character, leadership skills, and academic potential. The selected scholars will now go through training for the next eight months as they form the posses for their respective campuses.
The Posse Foundation will be sending the selected Houston students to Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas.
Since its inception in 1989, the Posse Foundation has sent more than 4,000 students to about 40 universities and has netted nearly $500 million in scholarships.
Selected HISD Posse Scholars:
- Oluwatosin Ajiboye, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
- Emilio Alvarado, Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center
- Emmanuella Anyiam, Westbury High School
- Emma Basen-Engquist, Carnegie Vanguard High School
- Kristel Bohler, Challenge Early College High School
- Otisha Byrd, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
- Isabella Castillo, Mount Carmel Academy
- Daniel Chavez, Challenge Early College High School
- Jesus Del Rio, Scarborough High School
- Andrea Gomez, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
- Mustafa Hussein, Westside High School
- Alexandria Jones, Westside High School
- Dancie Jones, Challenge Early College High School
- Gissell Montoya, North Houston Early College High School
- Aleja Newman, Lamar High School
- Jessica Nguyen, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
- Quan Nguyen, Westside High School
- Modupe Olufemi, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
- Jenisha Patel, Scarborough High School
- Raul Pineda, East Early College High School
- Darius Pitre, Lamar High School
- Valerie Salas, Eastwood Academy
- Maritza Vazquez-Trejo, Challenge Early College High School
About the Posse Foundation:
Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.