Envision Scholars

12/27/2016

Info for Mr. Chuck Gutman's Memorial Service:

11:00 AM
Congregation Solel
1301 Clavey Road
Highland Park, IL

Waukegan School District 60 officials announced this week that a memorial service for Waukegan High School counselor Chuck Gutman has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30, at Congregation Solel in Highland Park.

11/06/2014

The students of the Envision Corps of Waukegan to College were recognized by the Waukegan City Council for their leadership and scholastic excellence at tonight's city council meeting.

06/13/2014

06/13/2014

Chuck Gutman, Founder and Executive Director of Envision Scholars, was named a Man of Distinction by Waukegan Township. Congratulations, Mr. Gutman!

06/13/2014

06/08/2014

Envision Scholars with Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley

06/03/2014

The Envision Scholars Class of 2014 was honored by Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley and the City Council at tonight's city council meeting. This year's class of Envision Scholars is proudly representing Waukegan all across the country!

Congratulations to the 2014 Class of Envision Scholars from Waukegan High School. These college-bound students were all recognized with a special certificate of achievement at tonight's city council meeting.

01/22/2014

Please consider making a tax-deductible investment in the future of Waukegan by supporting Envision Scholars! Donations are needed for ACT preparation classes, pre-college summer enrichment programs, and scholarship assistance to make college financially possible for our students.

Checks need to be made out to our fiscal sponsor, Waukegan Schools Foundation, with Envision Scholars written in the memo section.

Checks can be mailed to:
Envision Scholars
P.O. Box 34
Waukegan, Illinois 60079

Thank you!

Envision Scholars enables highly meritorious students from Waukegan to graduate from four-year colleges by closing the gap between their college costs and the financial aid they have been awarded.

01/20/2014

Members of Congregation Solel in Highland Park, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke nearly 48 years ago, were addressed by Waukegan High School seniors Andrea Flores, Stanford University '18, and Topiltzin Gomez, Yale University '18, during the Fifth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Shabbat! Read the article about it in today's Lake County News-Sun!

Declaring education the “civil rights issue of today,” members of Congregation Solel in Highland Park, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke nearly 48 years ago, were addressed by two Waukegan High School students during the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Shabbat.

01/18/2014

"Two of Waukegan's brightest lights," as introduced by Chuck Gutman, Envision Scholars Executive Director, were featured speakers at Congregation Solel's Fifth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Shabbat! Andrea Flores, Stanford University '18, and Topiltzin Gomez, Yale University '18, delivered two great speeches to congregants, many who have volunteered for the Program!

01/04/2014

Envision Scholars and Congregation Solel hosted a successful Gates Millennium Scholars Program Application Workshop for Waukegan High School students on Thursday. Read the article about the workshop in today's Lake County News-Sun!

Waukegan High School students, many of them children of immigrants, and mostly middle-aged members of Congregation Solel in Highland Park might not have a lot in common on the surface.

01/02/2014

Today was the annual Essay Workshop hosted by Envision Scholars and Congregation Solel with several Waukegan High School students invited to work on application essays with mentors. Michael Ebner (Envision Scholars Mentor) and Josue Pasillas (Gates Millennium Scholar '13) opened up the Workshop with inspirational and motivational speeches. Enjoy these photos of the event!