More than 60 percent of Rockford Promise’s new Northern Illinois University Scholars recorded a 3.0 GPA or better in the first semester. Seventy-two of the 133 Scholars in the 2022-2023 cohort had a GPA of 3.5 or better and 12 had a perfect 4.0. The strong start is an indication that Rockford Promise’s new mentoring…
Rockford Promise Scholars continue to excel at Rock Valley College. There were 47 students at RVC in the first semester receiving Rockford Promise scholarships and they had a cumulative GPA of 3.11. Thirty-one of the students had a GPA of 3.0 or higher and nine had perfect 4.0s. The Rockford Promise-Rock Valley College partnership has…
Former Rockford Lutheran teacher Jane Austin already knew about Rockford Promise when Elaine Breck, the organization’s first executive director, approached her about supporting Rockford Promise in some way. “I used to live in Kalamazoo (Michigan), which is where the first Promise program started,” Austin said. Breck was hoping that Austin and the group she focused…
ROCKFORD – Former Auburn High School and Rockford University performing star Chanel Black is making her national tour debut in the production Legally Blonde The Musical! Chanel is playing a variety of supporting roles in the production that has dates set through May. Currently, Black and the Legally Blonde cast is in Pennsylvania. They’ll perform…
If you follow Rockford Promise’s various social media sites, you likely notice increased activity and the credit goes to Northern Illinois University sophomore Kalilah Chears. The Rockford East graduate, who was part of Rockford Promise’s first NIU cohort, is serving as Rockford Promise’s social media intern. Kalilah has shown an aptitude to juggling many things…
October was a cool month for two of our Rockford Promise Scholars. Danna Castillo and Kavonnie Dotson were elected homecoming king and queen. Danna is an Auburn High School grad who started at Rock Valley College in 2021-2022. Danna is thriving at RVC, making the Dean’s List in both semesters her freshman year. Kavonnie is…
The Fifth Annual Raise The Roof celebration, which took place at Rock Valley College on Sept. 16, drew 170 guests and raised $20,975 for Rockford Promise. Of that total, $6,834 was raised from the guests during the event. Rockford Promise is very thankful for everyone who chose our event on what was a packed Rockford…
In August, Rockford Promise was thrilled to receive a donation from Blackhawk Bank and even more thrilled to learn why we received it. Arely Ibarra-Ceniceros, an Auburn graduate, was part of the 2019-2020 Rock Valley College cohort. She graduated from RVC in 2021 with a 3.63 grade point average. So far, 21 of the 27…
Gabrielle Sims is relatively new to the professional world, but she already has built quite a resume around serving others. Just since 2020, she’s worked for Focus House in Rochelle as an adolescent treatment specialist, Winnebago County Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) as a supervisor and the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois as a scholarship associate.…
ROCKFORD – Dickerson & Nieman, one of the Rock River Valley’s largest real estate companies, donated $10,000 to Rockford Promise. It is the second time Dickerson & Nieman has contributed to the Rockford Promise cause. The first gift was in 2019. The funding comes from donations from the organization’s more than 130 real estate professionals.…
