Please join us for eats, drinks, & good times at the
ACCESS Winter Party
sponsored by the Friends of ACCESS!

Friday, Feb 1st, 2019
7 PM – 10 PM
John D. McGurk’s
Irish Pub & Garden

Space is limited!
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. 
For a copy of the invitation, please click here.

If you can’t attend, there is still an opportunity to contribute to the event.  Please click here to donate online today.

To donate by mail, please send a check made payable to “ACCESS Academies.” Our address is 3500 Lindell Blvd., Fitzgerald Hall – Room 211, St. Louis, MO 63103.  For additional questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We would like to congratulate Jada D., an ACCESS graduate currently attending Cardinal Ritter College Prep, for earning the National Catholic Educational Association’s 2018 Seton Scholarship! As a Seton Scholar, Jada will serve as an ambassador for Catholic schools throughout the country.

Jada was nominated to receive this scholarship by 2018 NCEA Seton Award Honoree, Kevin Short, Managing Partner & CEO of Clayton Capital Partners and Board Chairman of Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who supported, sponsored, attended, and donated to our 10th Annual Celebration Dinner! We truly are blessed to be surrounded by so many people who believe in our students and mission. If you couldn’t attend, there is still an opportunity to contribute to the event. Please click here to donate online today.  To donate by mail, please send a check made payable to “ACCESS Academies” and notate “Dinner Scholarship Fund.” Our address is 3500 Lindell Blvd., Fitzgerald Hall – Room 211, St. Louis, MO 63103.  For additional questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Click HERE for Party Pictures from Ladue News. Click HERE for Party Pictures from Town & Style Magazine

#GivingTuesday is a global movement that connects individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage the spirit of generosity through charitable contributions and volunteerism.  Join the movement by supporting ACCESS Academies this #GivingTuesday by clicking here.

ABOUT ACCESS:
Since 2005, ACCESS has been partnered with Archdiocesan middle schools to provide critical academic, social, financial and emotional support for low-income and/or minority students for the next seven years of their educational journey. Services include, but are not limited to:

• Extending the school day AND school year in middle school to support a robust academic curriculum, homework assistance, service projects and enrichment.
• Working with middle school students to find a college-preparatory high school that fits the student’s unique personality and learning style. This includes high school visits, application support, financial guidance, and more.
• Transitioning ACCESS students from middle school to high school. This includes, but is not limited to, consistent high school visits, tutoring, mentoring, tuition scholarships, and monitoring each student’s individual academic growth and achievement through all four years of high school.
• Providing post-secondary counseling and support for ACCESS students through college tours, ACT test prep, college application and essay support, and FAFSA counseling, as well as paying for all ACT tests and college applications.

DATA:
For the 2016-17 school year, over 150 middle school students are enrolled in ACCESS middle school academies and over 200 ACCESS graduates are receiving high school tuition scholarships and guidance from our Graduate Support program. Because of the hard work of each student, dedicated parental involvement, strong partnerships, and ACCESS’s support and services:

• 98% of ACCESS students are admitted to private, college-prep high schools
• 99% of ACCESS students graduate on-time
• 95% ACCESS students are accepted to college or other post-secondary institution

3rd Annual “Give the Gift of Brilliance” Holiday Party Raises Over $19,500

ST. LOUIS, MO. November 24, 2015- ACCESS (Academies Creating Challenging Education for St. Louis Students) raised over $19,500 during the third annual “Give the Gift of Brilliance” Holiday Fundraiser held at John D. McGurk’s Irish Pub & Garden. Donations raised will support tuition scholarships for more than 200 Academy graduates attending private, college-preparatory high schools in the St. Louis region.

Founded in 2005, ACCESS transforms the challenging middle school years into a launching pad for high school success for socially/economically disadvantaged students in faith-based schools in St. Louis.

To become an Academy graduate, students must complete ACCESS’s dynamic middle school program known as the Academy. The Academy includes an extended school day and mandatory summer school during 6th, 7th, and 8th grades to support a robust curriculum, homework assistance, service projects, and enrichment.

Currently, ACCESS is educating more than 135 middle school students in Academies at three Archdiocesan partner schools:
• Most Holy Trinity School & Academy at 1435 Mallinckrodt St. (North St. Louis)
• St. Cecilia School & Academy at 906 Eichelberger. (South St. Louis)
• St. Louis the King School at the Cathedral at 4430 Maryland Ave. (Central West End)

ACCESS also provides a school-based Graduate Support Director to support the extended school day programs, and to develop a long-term relationship with the child and his/her family. This includes, but is not limited to finding a college-preparatory high school that fits the student’s unique personality and learning style. This includes high school visits, application support, and more.

After graduating from the Academy, the Graduate Support Director maintains contact with each student to ensure his/her academic success in high school. Additionally, the Graduate Support Director provides college-readiness assistance through college tours, ACT test prep, college application and essay support, FAFSA counseling, and more.

Because of ACCESS’s support and services, 98% of ACCESS graduates are admitted to college-prep high school; 99% of ACCESS students graduate on time; and 94% ACCESS students are admitted to college.

For more information regarding this release, please contact Julie Linder, Public Relations for ACCESS Academies, by calling (573) 268-0639.

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For a printable copy of the release, please click here.

Special thanks goes to Greg Holden, our photographer for the evening.

More than 500 guests attended the 7th annual Scholarship Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel- St. Louis!

This year’s dinner raised high school tuition dollars for more than 300 NativityMiguel graduates from Most Holy Trinity School & Academy, St. Cecilia School & Academy, and St. Louis the King School at the Cathedral, as well as three independent NativityMiguel schools: De La Salle Middle School, Loyola Academy, Marian Middle School. The Scholarship Dinner also maintains its commitment to two schools that have closed: The Academy at King of Glory Lutheran School and Central Catholic Academy.

For a copy of the dinner program, including the student yearbook, please click here.

To view the video showcased during the dinner, please click here.

To view a copy of Maria’s speech, please click here.

To view a photo gallery of the dinner, please click here.