July 2010 Newsletter

Dear BUILD family,
    BUILD has wrapped up its eleventh year training new student entrepreneurs, and the sheer creativity and maturity of the students never fails to amaze us. Our students are going through a powerful transformation, overcoming many business and personal challenges to succeed.
    Hats off to our seniors who have taken the next step to prepare for the world beyond high school. I’m happy to report that 100% of our seniors applied to college, and 91% were accepted to four-year colleges! We’re excited to see what they will achieve next!

Warmly,
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr, Esq.
BUILD CEO and Founder

Oh, the places they'll go!
Congratulations to BUILD's graduating class of 2010! Sixty-three BUILD seniors were accepted to four-year colleges and 6 more seniors intend to enroll in two-year associate programs. Find out what schools our students were accepted into!

Two BUILD seniors receive Gates Scholarships
"I kept telling my mom, 'we don't have to worry no more'."
And indeed, BUILD seniors Aja S. (right) and Prescilla R. (left) do not have to worry any longer about affording their college tuitions after both were awarded Gates Millenium Scholarships in late April. Click here to read more...

Spring BPCs a huge success!
This May, BUILD’s freshman student business teams competed for seed money before large audiences of supporters at our Business Plan Competitions. Click here to find out the results of the competitions!