It is a testament to the importance of AmeriCorps service that so many College Possible students have overcome enormous challenges to be where they are today. They have all come far and still have further yet to go, and it…
Eh Tha You Paw was one of the keynote speakers at College Possible Omaha’s 10 Year Service Anniversary Celebration in May 2022. Paw recently graduated from Benson High School in Omaha and will attend the University of North Carolina at…
This is a message from College Possible Omaha Senior Executive Director Arvin Frazier III. I am College Possible. I come from a background of parents who wanted the best for my siblings and me, but didn’t know the "how". I…
On Thursday, May 12, College Possible Omaha celebrated our 10-year service anniversary at the Scott Conference Center on the University of Nebraska Omaha’s (UNO) Scott Campus in Aksarben Village. Our guests included College Possible student scholars and alumni, AmeriCorps member…
Position title: High School Program Director Hometown: Accra, Ghana, West Africa Alma mater and degrees: Jackson State University, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Kennesaw State University, Certificate of Forensic Chemistry; National University, Master of Science in Forensic Sciences Interests/hobbies: Traveling,…
When Cuauhtemoc started taking dual-credit courses at Westside High School, his mother started to push him to get a college degree. While attending college was something the College Possible graduate was told to do throughout his school years, it wasn’t…
When I was growing up, I often heard the phrase, “College isn’t for everyone.” I thought about those words in high school when I was visiting different universities, and I thought about them when I started to struggle in my…
When Beth Kalal started her college journey, she would never have known it would look the way it did. The rising Champions for College Possible vice-chair had to take a break from school partway through her college career before finishing…
To Anavela, a college degree means more than higher education — it will mean that her parents' hard work and sacrifice have paid off. The Westside High School senior has always felt like college is for her because of the…
This is a message from College Possible Omaha Senior Executive Director Arvin Frazier III. Ten years ago, recognizing that equitable access to educational opportunities can break generational poverty, our community’s philanthropic leaders joined together to bring College Possible to Omaha.…