The Miami Posse

The Posse Miami nomination process is now open. If you know of any students who are leaders in the school and community, committed to their education, demonstrate academic potential, interested in teamwork and diversity and are positive, motivated, talented, ambitious young people please refer them to Ms. Clara Gonzalez, CAP advisor.

Fifteen juniors will be nominated to participate in the Posse.

The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection process.

All nominees must:

Be high school seniors in the fall of 2010

Demonstrate extraordinary leadership within their high school, community, or family

Excel academically and have strong GPAs. Although there is no minimum requirement, only nominees who have consistently progressed toward academic excellence will be given the opportunity to be a Posse Scholar. While the ACT and SAT are not a focus of Posse’s evaluation, students should take both tests and do their best.

The participating colleges/universities this year are Mount Holyoke and Hamilton College offering full-tuition scholarships and the University of Pennsylvania offering a leadership award equal to 100 percent of their determined financial need. The foundation is looking for more colleges and universities to be added for the upcoming year.