The YESS mentoring program currently operates in three Denver Public High Schools: Abraham Lincoln, North, and West High School. Each of the targeted schools has the lowest graduation rates of any of the district’s traditional schools and the communities surrounding each school are high-need.
Current Schools
Lincoln High School
YESS peer mentoring program has been successful in breaking the negative cycle of poverty, dropout and violence to a positive cycle of leadership development, civic engagement and academic excellence in Abraham Lincoln High School. The success has been evident by the testimonials of our past mentees and mentors. YESS mentoring helped Jackie to break …
North High School
This is the second year of YESS Mentoring at North High School. This year YESS is offered as an elective leadership class taught during the school day for 25 juniors and seniors. The mentors are leaders at North High School who are very involved in extra curricular activities including National Honor Society, Student Leadership, DPS …
West High School
YESS Mentoring at West High School is off to a great start. The Mentors at West are an amazing group of young people. They’ve been busy applying to colleges, being inducted into National Honor Society, playing soccer for West, and earning a 4.2 GPA amongst many other accomplishments. They’ve also committed themselves to mentoring a …
