First Nativity Worcester Grads to Receive Degrees from Providence College
Monday, May 19, 2014
Nativity School of Worcester President Alex Zequeira, Jacob Kelley, Juan Beato-Lopez, Gunlee Segrain, Brian McClatchy, Nativity Worcester Director of Development (2002-2006), and Joanne McClatchy, Nativity Worcester Executive Director (2002-2006)
Nativity School of Worcester
The Nativity School of Worcester is the city's only private, tuition-free middle school for boys from low-income backgrounds.
Read more about the Nativity School of Worcester here
Alex Zequeira's statement
“Words cannot express how unbelievably proud our entire community is of this group of young men,” said Nativity Worcester President Alex Zequeira. “These men continue to be the pioneers for our school and the role models for all of our students.”
All four received their degrees this past Sunday on May 19 at Providence College’s 96th commencement exercises held at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
Temple Grandin, the university's commencement speaker, is an advocate and educator on autism and animal welfare, and livestock handling.
Beato-Lopez and Kelley received bachelor of arts degrees while Dompreh and Segrain received bachelor of science degrees.
Eighty-five percent of Nativity Worcester’s student population is made up of minority students, all of whom have a family income that falls below the federal poverty line. Nationally, only 28 percent of young African American men and 16 percent of young Latino men have obtained an associate’s degree or higher. Nearly 90 percent of Nativity Worcester graduates are enrolled in either high school or college.
Related Slideshow: AP Opportunities at Worcester’s High Schools
According to ProPublica, studies have shown that students who take advanced classes have increased chances of attending and finishing college. However, with the number of advanced placement (AP) courses offered at Worcester's public high schools varying significantly, not every student is given the same chance. The slides, below, show the Worcester public high schools whose students have the most and least AP opportunities to help them get into - and graduate from - college.
The below data were collected from the Civil Rights Data Set, released by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Right, and refers to the 2009-10 school year. The data were analyzed by ProPublica.
Worcester Technical High
Univ. Park Campus School
Claremont Academy
Burncoat Senior High
North High
Doherty Memorial High
South High Community
Worcester School District
Massachusetts
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