ON KIPP NJ ALUMNI DESTINY JOHNSON KNJ Schools: KIPP Rise Academy, KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy College: Montclair State University, Class of 2019 Major: Family/Child Studies
“Show grit no matter what the circumstances are. Even if you are in a difficult situation and everything seems impossible, anything is possible as long as you apply yourself and never give up!”
CHRISTIANA AMPOFO KNJ Schools: KIPP TEAM Academy, KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy College: American University, Class of 2020 Major: Double major in Justice Law & Sociology Employment: American University Library, Marshall’s
LASHAE EADDY KNJ Schools: KIPP Rise Academy, KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy College: Albright College, Class of 2020 Major: Management and Journalism
“Pay attention to your mental health. Being on your own right after being taken care of is a huge adjustment, and it can be rather difficult. If you don’t take care of yourself mentally and emotionally, you can convince yourself that the world is against you and eventually quit. But the world isn’t against you. You have more people on your side than you may think. Find them. Talk to them. Take care of yourself. Succeed.”
“I would advise my fellow KIPPsters to find out what makes them happy and what gets them passionate and research fields within their passion! If it doesn’t make you passionate, you won’t pass the classes and won’t be happy at the end of your four years in college.”