The Nationally Competitive Experience: Nashville 2015

Y'all, words will never quite encapsulate the euphoric feeling I have in how far we have come in bridging an opportunity gap for ten super sensational students. I want to extend my most sincere and heartfelt gratitude for all the incredibly gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters-- we have surpassed 86% of our total fundraising amount!

Our students do not regard education as merely a means to an eventual end in the future. Our students feel strongly that their education will unlock doors that have barred their family members from previous opportunities. With our students, they do not consider their teachers as basic adults in a room. Instead, they consider our teaching as the meaningful tools to engage productively in society. The high academic caliber wielded by each students reveals how they want to use their personal gifts to enrich our world and y'all's effort to send Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Victor, our ever consistent nationally competitive students, exemplifies that their choice for excellence will forever trump status.

Your profound belief in our students' capacity to shatter stereotypes and propel themselves forward solidifies their inherent value in the world. Thank you to all of our most generous supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are profoundly grateful :)

We have two days left for Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Victor, our super awesome nationally competitive students, to engage in a meaningful college session at KIPP Nashville and experience Vanderbilt University. Please help us enable that all students discuss pertinent education issues with school leaders and experience the joys of college dining hall food--educational equity begins with a broadened societal perspective that they can absolutely gain from the Nationally Competitive Experience: Nashville 2015.

Please support our students in their pursuit to experience their first Broadway play, taste their first s'more, and enjoy awesome Italian food at Bucca di Beppo and wonderful southern comfort food. Help our students feel that their personal experiences can change outcomes and that the pursuit of excellence manifests in a beyond prosperous future :)

Y'all, I can barely maintain a dry-eyed composure in my attempts to express my warmest and gracious appreciation for all the amazingly gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters-- we have surpassed 50% of our total fundraising amount!

One of my most splendid students, Mr. Alex (a current freshman at Morehouse College) once told me 'Ms. Cunningham, for man, the dream has always been enough'--I never forgot his wise words of wisdom and I have seen the tangible impact of his thoughtfulness. Our efforts to send Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Victor, our ever earnest nationally competitive students, would not be possible without your incredible support. Your belief in our students to engage meaningfully in the world confirms that sincere excellence pervades all obstacles and possible barriers. Thank you to all of our most generous supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are beyond grateful :)

We have eight days left for Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Victor, our super awesome nationally competitive students, to broaden their educational experience with a visit to KIPP Nashville and Vanderbilt University. Please help us ensure they sit with school leaders and meet students their own age to deepen their understanding of how education transforms lives and visit a super nifty school!

Please meet our students call to experience their first Broadway play and enjoy awesome Italian food at Bucca di Beppo. Help our students feel that their voices do hold meaningful value and that their grit and a growth mindset dictate future outcomes :)

Y'all, I can hardly find words to express my most sincere and gracious appreciation for all the tremendously gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters-- we have surpassed the $2,000 mark!

We will soon exceed the threshold of our next fundraising marker and my students and I could not be more thrilled. Thank you to all of our most generous supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are exorbitantly appreciative :)

We have eight days left to send: Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Victor, our ever earnest nationally competitive students, on a memorable experience to Nashville, Tennessee. Our students promptly have extended their own writing voice to their families and friends to collectively raise our remaining funds--please join them in their sincere pursuit to enrich their high school experience by experiencing a vivacious and vibrant city in Nashville.

Please meet our students' call to experience first hand the amazing splendor of college life and a diverse city --help them feel that opportunity gaps can bridge and manifest in a life altering experience for their future :)

Y'all, words can hardly encapsulate the sincere gratitude and appreciation I hold for all the gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters-- we have reached 25% of our total fundraising goal! With fourteen days left in our most nationally competitive campaign, I know that we can reach the full amount of our total fundraising goal. My students and I extend our warmest wishes to all of our most generous supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are sincerely so appreciative :)

We have fourteen days left to send: Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Nick, our super nifty and supremely awesome nationally competitive students, on a life enriching experience to Nashville, Tennessee. Our students promptly submitted all required paperwork and have begun their research on which professors to contact in their selected academic area of interest to coordinate a meeting with a professor when we visit campus. Please help our super awesome students make their meeting with distinguished scholars and actualize their collegiate dreams for the first time--help foster a genuine love of learning and motivate our diligent students to value their consistent and earnest efforts to create a successful future :)

I am enormously humbled and beyond appreciative of all the gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters-- we have surpassed the $1,000 mark! We are nearing ever closer to the full amount of our total fundraising goal! Thank you to all of our most generous supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are sincerely so appreciative :)

We have twenty-one days left to send: Lauren, Courtney G, Geena, Jessica, Nalexus, Tom, Sorali, Courtney S, Diana and Nick, our most nationally competitive students, on an incredible experience to Nashville, Tennessee. Our students promptly responded with incredible professionalism and poise to the interview questions from the Scholarship Committee and wrote earnest words of wonder and awe at the possibility of visiting a world-renowned university. Please help send our magnificent students on the most incredible life experience--help them feel valued and appreciated for their consistent academic excellence and personal fortitude. :)

With the gracious donations of our super duper awesome supporters, we have reached 10% of our total fundraising goal! Thank you to all of our most gracious supporters and everyone who has shared our page either on Facebook or with people in person--we are eternally grateful :)

We have twenty-eight days left to send the most nationally competitive students on an incredible experience to Nashville, Tennessee and our students have completed a super arduous application and rigorous interview to be eligible for the super excellent trip. Please help send them on the most awesome experience for them to recognize value and meaning in their high school experience :)