Press Release, BOSTON––January 6, 2006

Three local Steppingstone Scholars have won full, four-year scholarships to New York colleges through The Posse Foundation. Robyn Gibson of Mattapan, a senior at The Winsor School, and Bree Roberson of Roxbury, a senior at Boston Latin School, will be heading to Hamilton College next fall. Deanna Cox, a Dorchester resident and a senior at The Rivers School in Weston, will be attending Union College. All three students graduated from The Steppingstone Academy, a program that prepares Boston students to gain admission to and succeed at public exam and independent schools, and go on to college.

About The Steppingstone Foundation

Founded in 1990, The Steppingstone Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops and implements programs which prepare urban schoolchildren for educational opportunities that lead to college. Based on the premise that, regardless of circumstance, children can achieve at high levels academically if given the proper preparation and support, Steppingstone programs emphasize rigorous standards and achieve meaningful results.

The Steppingstone Academy charges no tuition and serves more than 800 Boston students in grades six through 12 annually. For additional information, please visit the Steppingstone website at www.tsf.org.