R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation provides educational opportunities to public high school students with exceptional academic and leadership potential who may have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes; and
WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains student leaders nominated by their high school to form multicultural teams called "Posses" consisting of 10 to 12 Posse Scholars; and
WHEREAS, Posse Scholars undergo an intensive, eight-month, pre-collegiate training program to prepare them for enrollment at prestigious colleges and universities nationwide, in a welcoming campus environment that promotes understanding, collaboration and cross-cultural communication; and
WHEREAS, One ofthe most comprehensive and renowned college access and youth leadership development programs in the United States, the Posse Foundation partners with top-tier colleges and universities to provide each Posse Scholar with a four-year, full-tuition, leadership scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Since the Posse Foundation was established in 1989, its educational partners have awarded $806 million in scholarships to students nationwide, and $144 million in scholarships to Chicago students, to expand the pool of outstanding, diverse college graduates; and
WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation collaborated with all of Chicago's Public High Schools to identify its 2015 Posse Scholars. More than 2,500 bright young students were nominated by their high schools to receive this honor, and
WHEREAS, This year, 103 extraordinarily qualified Chicago Public High School students were selected to become Posse Scholars. These enormously talented students will continue to pursue personal and academic excellence at eleven top-tier colleges and universities across the Country; and
WHEREAS, All of Chicago is tremendously proud ofthe hard work and dedication of its Posse Scholars. They are the pride and future of Chicago; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the ...
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