ICYMI: STEP, an Arizona-based nonprofit, takes underrepresented high school students on wilderness expeditions to help them build the confidence to apply to — and excel in — college.
Theresa Palmquist For the Arizona Daily Star When Calvin Simmers started his senior year at Rincon High School last week he already had a list of colleges he’s ready to apply to.
People are also reading… One way STEP does that is by taking students on Alaskan wilderness expeditions, which is made possible through a partnership with the National Outdoor Leadership School. The program works with high school counselors to identify and recruit low-income students who have a track record of academic excellence and want to go to college. Students apply before their sophomore year of high school, and write several personal essays that allow STEP recruiters to get to know the candidates.
Some of these happen to be big-name, prestigious schools like Dartmouth, the University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in St. Louis. “It takes courage to step into the unknown and remove yourself from our daily lives. There’s a lot of comforts and amenities that we have at home that on expedition you don’t have access to,” said Lynn Petzold, a senior instructor and account manager in custom education for NOLS.
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