Congratulations to AIM High alum Shaiesha Moore!  Shai has been awarded the coveted Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation’s Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship.  This prestigious fellowship is designed to attract outstanding individuals from all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds who have an interest in pursuing a foreign service career with the U.S. Department of State.  Shai will receive $40,000 to pay for her tuition and expenses in her senior year of undergraduate studies and in her first year of graduate studies.  Currently a junior at Georgetown University, Shai has an impressive trail of academic accomplishments behind her already, among them, the Gates Millennium Scholarship.  Shai’s academic excellence is rivaled only by her excellence in community service.  Inspired by the DREAM Act, she founded the Georgetown University Immigration Coalition.  As a high school student, she volunteered at the Chicago Food Depository, served the homeless through her church, and tutored CPS students in reading and math.  Shai has consistently received recognition for that rare form of leadership that comes through service and a commitment to her fellow citizens. 

AIM High student, Tyler Greer has been named a Gates Millenium Scholar! The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 on the idea that the future of our economy and quality of life depend upon the preparation of a diverse cadre of leaders who can help build a stronger society. The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program selects 1,000 talented students nationwide each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Past Recipients of this award have gone on to the nation’s best universities and pursue diverse careers in business, science, and the arts. Launched 7 years ago,  AIM High has been helping kids get into and through college for the past 4 years, and Tyler is our 3^rdGates Millennium Scholar. We are both proud of and inspired by Tyler.  The thing about aiming high is that the bar does keep moving up!

AIM High students Shanequa Reed and Quincy Cochran are featured in a recent article by the Chicago Tribune that lauds the efforts of mentor companies Towers Watson and Convergint, and the accomplishments of Shanequa and Quincy. Click here to read the full article.

A study undertaken by Towers Watson, a leading professional services company with a global presence, shows the business advantage of not only engaging employees, but also enabling and energizing employees.   Click here to view the study.