THESE EIGHT GESU SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADERS HAVE AN INSIDE TRACK TO SCHOLARSHIPS AT

SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2017

Saint Joseph's University is receiving remarkable help in its efforts to recruit students from Gesu School, a Jesuit and IHM sponsored elementary school in North Philadelphia. H.F. "Gerry" and Marguerite Lenfest contributed $2 million to the University scholarship endowment specifically for scholarships for Gesu School graduates. Father Timothy Lannon, SJ, University President, made the proceeds of the scholarship endowment in memory of his parents, James and Eileen Lannon, also available as an incentive for students like those pictured here. These seventh graders are the first members of the Lenfest Scholars Program. They will graduate from Gesu School in 2009 and go on to attend area high schools of their choice. Each year from seventh grade through high school these students can accumulate tuition credits toward their college education at Saint Joseph's. Each year they must continue to succeed academically, engage in school or community service and grow in their leadership skills. For these students the future just started to look brighter.