In addition to Tutoring, LaFaye has kept herself busy with school activities including National Honor Society, Best Buddies, an organization that provides opportunities for students to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities, cheerleading, track, and Principal's Scholars.


LaFaye (pictured far right with glasses) with other members of the Student Leadership Council in 2007.

In return for all this hard work, she has received a Posse Foundation scholarship, which covers four years of tuition at a partner school. She has also been chosen as a Gates Millennium Scholar, an honor that will provide funding for her remaining school expenses. "My mom is overwhelmed," says LaFaye. "She's very thankful and happy."

In the fall, she will attend Pomona College in Claremont, California and is planning to study biology, because she's interested in science and would eventually like to be a general practice doctor.

LaFaye admits to feeling a little anxious about college. She and her sister LaMonica, another former Tutoring student who graduated last year and now studies nursing at Chicago State University, are the first in their family to attend college. "But I'm pretty much optimistic," LaFaye adds. "In the back of my head I know it's going to be a challenge, but I'm not afraid. I'm ready."

We know she's ready and we wish her all the best!