PCHS Class of 2024: 🎓 CONGRATULATIONS! 🎓

“I never felt alone when I was in Bright Futures."

-- Aron Tubilla, Bright Futures Park City (PCHS 2024)

The Bright Futures Class of 2024 is about to walk across Park City High School's graduation stage! Their next steps - in their own words...

Many PCHS Bright Futures students also take part in Latinos in Action. Check out KPCW's story about their success at the LIA conference this spring, earning college scholarship dollars!

Katy Muñoz Leaps Into a Bright Future

Siclali Garcia and Katy Muñoz at the SOMOS 2024 Foundation Gala.

"Even when [my mom] has a day off, she has to work at a different job. When does she have time for herself? I want to be financially stable. To have that college degree means I will do something that allows me to survive without working myself to death.”

- Katy Muñoz, Bright Futures | PCHS 2024

Argelia Nava Knows What's Possible

Argelia Nava celebrates graduation in a cap, gown, and sarape - which honors her Mexican heritage.

"I 100% recommend Bright Futures - they won't leave you hanging. They check up on you. You feel cared for and you feel seen."

- Argelia Nava, Utah State University 2024

7 Bright Futures Students are College Graduates!

“I can vouch that [Bright Futures] is an amazing program that has always been there for me and supported me every step of my college journey. Thank you to everyone for believing in me and my dreams.”

-Alexis Montalvo, University of Utah Honors College, May 2024

What is the PCEF Bright Futures Program?

Bright Futures changes lives by supporting motivated first-generation students as they work to get to and through college.

The PCEF Bright Futures program walks alongside these first-gen students as they make their college graduation dreams a reality. 

Right now, there are nearly 150 Bright Futures students – 65 in college - and they boast an 80% progression rate.

Nationwide - just 11% of first-gen college students battling economic barriers make it to the college graduation finish line.

14 members of the first & second cohorts of Bright Futures are now college graduates!

Your generosity is an investment into our future: it changes students' lives and economic outcomes for generations to come.

Park City High School First-Generation Task Force

Through PCEF Bright Futures and the counselors, teachers and programming at PCHS, a full spectrum of support is provided for students who are the first in their families to go to college. 

Dream Big is an award winning year-round PCHS curriculum preparing these students for the academic rigor of AP classes and college concurrent enrollment classes.

The Latinos in Action classes from 6th-12th grade teach leadership and community service skills, focusing on the strength of students' bilingual capabilities and multicultural experiences.

Want to Know More About PCEF?

Be sure to check out the PCEF website for information, resources, and stories about the students and teachers you inspire and the programs you provide.

Keep up with the latest PCEF news on social media too!

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