Yonkers High School Sophomore Wins Telluride Scholarship

Jazmin Graves, a sophomore at Yonkers High School has been awarded a full scholarship to the 2007 Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar (TASS) at Indiana University, “Modern Sports and the African American Experience.”

TASS is a six-week-long college-level seminar for gifted and highly motivated high school sophomores. Students attend seminars led by college and university faculty members and participate in educational and social activities outside the classroom.

Admission to TASS is highly selective. Teachers and guidance counselors nominate promising students for candidacy to TASS. After completing a rigorous five-essay application and submitting an academic recommendation and transcript, TASS finalists are selected from a competitive group of applicants from throughout the country. Each candidate receives a personal interview by an associate or member of the Telluride Association board, after which a central committee selects the scholarship recipients.