Blog
Meet Marquise
My name is Marquise, and I am currently a 7th grade Science Teacher for Team 2 at this beautiful UT Site. This is my second year as a Breakthrough teacher and I am proud to say that I am a product of Breakthrough. This means that 10 years ago, I was in the same spot as the students you will meet today. Like these students, I am also on my own path to become a first-generation college graduate.
Funder Spotlight: General Motors
General Motors gives grantees opportunity to tell their stories at Annual Jeopardy Charity Event Every year, General Motors awards grants to local nonprofit organizations to support its efforts to serve and improve the communities in which they live and...
Breakthrough Experience: Barbara Falcon
I come from a family of three. I have one younger brother and a hard-working mom who came to this country to escape the violence of her homeland. Growing up it felt like the path I was destined to take had been pre-determined by the ethnicity, geography...
Breakthrough Celebrates Largest Ever Graduating Class
92 students from Austin ISD and Manor ISD become first in families to enroll in college In early May, we gathered with seniors and their families to celebrate one of the year's most exciting milestones for Breakthrough – doubling the...
Breakthrough Experience: James Carter
James Carter joined Breakthrough in 2007 when he was just a 6th grader at Kealing Middle School. Six years later, he graduated from St. Stephen’s and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with Honors in English Literature from Rice University.
51 High School Students Get the College Experience!
"This was one of the best college visits because it felt so personal." - Jeremiah (Manor 2020) A group of 51 Breakthrough sophomores and juniors from our Austin and Manor cohorts gathered last Saturday to learn about all the UT Austin college experience...