What Did You Do Your Senior Year in High School?

Did You . . .

. . . Research the roots of Black English on a graduate school level?

Vinnie Bagwell, WISE ’75, did.

Today, Vinnie is a designer and sculptor. Her public sculptures of Ella Fitzgerald and Frederick Douglass were commissioned after nationwide competitions. She also co-founded Art on Main Street/Yonkers, Inc.
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. . . Intern with a legendary columnist at The New York Times?

Andrew Ross Sorkin, WISE ’95, did.

Today, Andrew is an award winning columnist and reporter for The New York Times, founder and editor of DealBook, and author of Too Big to Fail (Penguin Group, 2009).
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. . . Explore the physics and economics of skateboarding?

Jirkita Muhammadu, WISE ’08, did.

Today, Jirkita is a student at Tuskegee University in Alabama, focusing on psychology and writing.
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. . . Follow your passion to become a firefighter?

Gina Hudson, WISE ’96, did.

Today, Gina is a firefighter/paramedic with Miramar Fire Rescue in Florida.
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. . . “Practice” meteorology at a local airport for a weather and aviation company?

Ralph Vasami, WISE ’78, did.

Today, Ralph is the CEO of the very same company, Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc., now based in Houston, Texas, with 37 locations in over 20 countries.
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With WISE, your high school can offer all of the above... and more!