{"id":88254,"date":"2018-04-23T14:34:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T18:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=88254"},"modified":"2018-05-18T14:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T18:29:27","slug":"rappahannock-scholars-program-emboldens-umw-students-to-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/23\/rappahannock-scholars-program-emboldens-umw-students-to-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Rappahannock Scholars Paves Path to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Samantha St. John never planned to go to college.<\/p>\n<p>She was smart\u2014her teachers often told her\u2014but she didn\u2019t think higher education was an option. Her parents never attended college, and the sticker price of a four-year degree kept her from pondering the possibility. That changed her junior year at Essex County High School, when a guidance counselor pulled her out of a pre-calculus class to encourage her to apply for the Rappahannock Scholars program at the University of Mary Washington.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88256\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/23\/rappahannock-scholars-program-emboldens-umw-students-to-soar\/samanthaandpenpal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4256,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523980857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Samanthaandpenpal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&amp;#8217;s Rappahannock Scholars program helped put senior Samantha St. John on a path to college. Here, St. John talks with her pen pal, an ESL student in the city\u2019s Lafayette Upper Elementary School. Photo by Suzanne Carr.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW's Rappahannock Scholars program helped put senior Samantha St. John on a path to college. Here, St. John talks with her pen pal, an ESL student in the city\u2019s Lafayette Upper Elementary School. Photo by Suzanne Carr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-768x511.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-1024x681.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-1140x759.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Samantha20and20pen20pal-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW&#8217;s Rappahannock Scholars program helped put senior Samantha St. John on a path to college. Here, St. John talks with an ESL student in the city\u2019s Lafayette Upper Elementary School. Photo by Suzanne Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRappahannock Scholars has made all the difference in my life,\u201d said St. John, a senior UMW biology major who has been recognized on the prestigious President\u2019s List. \u201cIt has given me opportunities that I never dreamed of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rappahannock Scholars Program celebrates its 10th year partnering with six Northern Neck high schools to mentor and provide academically talented, resource-deprived students encouragement and financial support that make it possible to attend college. Like St. John, many are the first in their families to attend college.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, about 150 high school and college students participate in the program, according to Director Rita Thompson. Over the past decade, nearly 60 Rappahannock Scholars have graduated from UMW.<\/p>\n<p>Among those alumni, Senior Admissions Counselor Chris Lomax \u201914, considers Rappahannock Scholars like family. \u201cThe program taught me how to step out of my comfort zone and embrace the change around me,\u201d he said. \u201cIt taught me how to lead, communicate and think critically. I am the man I am today because of the opportunity to attend UMW and be a part of this amazing program.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88257\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/23\/rappahannock-scholars-program-emboldens-umw-students-to-soar\/chrislomax003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409217278&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChrisLomax003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Senior Admissions Counselor Chris Lomax \u201914 says UMW&amp;#8217;s Rappahannock Scholars program contributed greatly to his success and says the group is &amp;#8220;like family.&amp;#8221; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Senior Admissions Counselor Chris Lomax \u201914 says UMW's Rappahannock Scholars program contributed greatly to his success and says the group is &quot;like family.&quot; \" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-240x300.jpg 240w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-768x960.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-819x1024.jpg 819w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-912x1140.jpg 912w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Chris20Lomax202800329-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Admissions Counselor Chris Lomax \u201914 says UMW&#8217;s Rappahannock Scholars program contributed greatly to his success and says the group is &#8220;like family.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The initiative began in 2007 when Thompson, then an assistant admissions dean, noticed a lack of applicants from the eastern peninsula of the commonwealth between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. \u00a0Eligible students in grades nine through 12 who attend high schools in the counties of Essex, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Lancaster, and King and Queen are selected by their high school guidance counselors based on their academic promise, financial need and interest in attending UMW after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, the program has maintained an 80 percent graduation rate among scholars. More than one third of the graduates further their educations at institutions like Johns Hopkins, Virginia Tech and George Mason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that these students, versus all odds, took a single step and are where they are today is something to celebrate,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>With the semester nearing an end, St. John is focused on balancing her duties as historian for the Cap &amp; Gown Mortar Board honor society and chair of the Rappahannock Scholars Board with work as a Mary Washington Healthcare emergency room scribe. She\u2019s taking on a medical internship in Florida this summer and plans to apply for medical school to pursue geriatric medicine after graduation next May.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever direction her career path takes, Rappahannock Scholars will remain a part of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the program, I have not only been able to attend the University of Mary Washington, I\u2019ve been able to excel here,\u201d St. John said. \u201cIt has given me all the tools and support to make the most of my college experience. I am proud not only to be an Eagle, but also to be a Scholar.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha St. John never planned to go to college. She was smart\u2014her teachers often told her\u2014but she didn\u2019t think higher education was an option. Her parents never attended college, and the sticker price of a four-year degree kept her from pondering the possibility. 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