Puente @ CPH

      Puente's main impact at Castle Park High is mainly to focus on the students English and writing
        skills. Not only does the program help ALL minorities, not just mexicans get into a four year
        college, but the program introduces different colleges and universities, located in Southern
        California, to the students at CPH. The second year in the program, as tenth graders, they begin
        to realize ways they can give back to the community. Also, during their tenth grade year the main
        focus is to point out to them that they should get a head start in looking at colleges/universities
        and applying for scholarships to help them with their college tuition in the future, as well.

Goal:

To increase the number of educationally disadvantaged students who:
* enroll in four-year colleges and universities
* earn college degrees
* return to the community as mentors and leaders of future generations

Mentoring:

What do Puente mentors do?
* introduce students to careers and workplaces
* share their strategies for overcoming obstacles
* show by example that academic and career goals can be met
* provide resources for student writing assignments about culture and community

"Puente's message is simple, direct, and insistent: Go to college."

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