Please join us for our seventh annual luncheon! Funds raised at the Empowering Youth Tacoma luncheon will be invested to strengthen and expand College Success Foundation programs to help low-income Tacoma students complete high school and graduate from college. The College Success Foundation, partnering with Tacoma Public Schools, local foundations, businesses and community leaders, works […]
Cheney Stadium Thursday, May 23 | 5 PM Admission for South Sound High School Sophomores and Juniors is FREE. Additional tickets for guests and family are available for $14, which includes a reserved seat and ballpark meal. The fair will conclude at the end of the third inning. REGISTER
RAIN Incubator Friday, May 24 | 6 - 10 PM Enjoy live music while supporting STEM in Tacoma! Food and drinks will be available. All profits generated from ticket sales and donations go towards supporting STEM Educational programs for local students and growing the Life Science industries in Tacoma. Seattle and Hawaiian-based musician Ricardo (a.k.a. Richard […]
Rising SEAs is a one-day conference designed to encourage, motivate, and empower Southeast Asian students to pursue higher education, as well as to give them the opportunity to experience the University of Washington. Participants will meet current Southeast Asian and Asian American UW students, interact in workshops, and prepare them to be competitive applicants to […]
Charts and Graphs show up anywhere and everywhere on the SAT, including writing and language. On the ACT, they are in the Math and Science sections. Do you only review the chart when a particular question directs you to? Do you know what to look for? What are the traps and time sucks? Let Enhanced […]
Kerri Medina, from International College Counselors will present information that is important to students and families that are looking to attend either an Ivy League school or a college that is highly selective like a UCLA or a Michigan. Kerri will cover what these schools are looking for in a student and ways that you […]
Eastside Community Center Friday, May 31 | 9 AM - 1 PM Members of the TPS Class of 2019 are invited to learn about their future in college and design it for success! Students who have committed to attend Bates, PLU, TCC, UPS, or UWT in the fall celebrate joining a college community and hear […]
Greater Tacoma Convention Center Friday, May 31 | 11:30 AM Join Communities in Schools during this event highlighting the 'Spirit of Growth.' Communities In Schools is the nation’s largest dropout prevention program and has been providing support to students across the country for more than 30 years. The mission of CIS is to surround students […]
Enhanced Prep is offering a 2-hour review session to help students prepare for the official ACT test. We will cover some strategies & techniques that will help you improve your score. We will have time for some questions but students are encouraged to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with one of our amazing tutors if […]
Readiness for Islander Success in Education (RISE) is designed to engage Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander high school students interested in applying to the University of Washington Seattle. Participants will meet current UW Pacific Islander students, UW faculty, staff, key community members and will receive information on college admissions and comprehensive writing workshops, scholarship resources, cultural empowerment […]
Pretty Gritty Tours and the Stadium Boosters, in honor of the 20th anniversary of "10 Things I Hate About You" will be hosting a showing of the hit movie in the Stadium Bowl. Bring a cushion, or pillow, or blanket and grab a seat in the historic Stadium Bowl's bleachers. No outside food or drink […]
A free festival on Tacoma’s waterfront. Arts, sciences and water fun meet to help us celebrate the ocean, learn about its threats and get inspired to protect it! Interactive art, music, dance, aerial circus, film, poetry, virtual reality, eco-booths, hands-on science, OceanX talks, paddle tryouts, food trucks and so much more!
