Four years ago today, Feb 18, I sat in a room in Sam Houston High with Yahterie-Anne Sykes Ortiz and her mom, Anne Ortiz.  Anne placed Yahterie-Anne's sophomore year PSAT score report from the previous October on the table where we sat.  Immediately, this question came...

"People in our community care about our education and we can go to amazing colleges and universities!"

This is a message we hope young people on San Antonio's Eastside speak as they journey through the public education system. 

November provided a number of reminders of...

The $5,000 Fall Trip to Tier One Universities.  We are the Billboard for Tier One Universities.  It isn't about the Sermons We Hear, it is about the Sermons We See.  Members of Sam Houston's Class of 2020 will see juniors and seniors Gather and Share Information about...

What Sam Houston High Presence at Pomona College looks like.  Less than a year after Tierra Starks' visit to the campus in October 2016,  Tierra is a member of the Pomona College Class of 2021.  On September 5, 2017, Tierra's kindness provided me a glimpse into the ama...

This one is for 1LT Waruinge

Tuesday, May 16, I woke up to this view of the Manhattan skyline as captured from a 4th-story loft apartment in Brooklyn.  I was there, the recipient of kindness from my son, Jason II and Carolanne, who welcomed my short visit. 

My mind, though, today is on Ti...

What do you do with and for 10 amazing Sam Houston juniors who have each visited at least 4 amazing colleges and universities this school year during the summer between their junior and senior year of high school?

Or, expressed another way:

If donors invest in your futur...