Filed Under: [ Community ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Youth ] [ California ]
Tags: outreach, student
Knowledge is Power!
“Navarrette uses his life experiences to motivate young Latino males to stay in high school and plan for college. He is an outreach coordinator for GEAR-UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, a federally funded tutoring and mentoring program for low-income students.
He serves on the board of Encuentros Leadership of North San Diego County, a group dedicated to helping Latino boys succeed in school.
For several weeks, Navarrette, who is based in Rancho Buena Vista High School, has been making phone calls and visiting classrooms to recruit students for the Fourth Annual Encuentros Education and Career Exploration Conference Saturday at Palomar College.”
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