As I shared with you last Sunday, I was escorting on Friday at the health center. While walking a patient back to her car under an umbrella, she looked at the protesters and said: "I don’t know which Jesus they pray to, because the one I pray to wash the feet of prostitutes". I have met some of the most amazing people while escorting… Training on Zoom by our longtime volunteer Nancy Harrison will be  offered.  Dina Sewell: Escort Volunteer with Planned Parenthood of Florida - Cell phone:  (239)821-2307

Emerson Academy Success

Student Statement

2026 News from Emerson Academy Naples! 

Seniors of the July 2025 Emerson Academy Naples (EAN) college preparatory program have been reporting about their college selections. Most of these students have decided to attend schools in the Florida state university system. These schools offer a range of scholarship support under the Bright Futures program that may cover all or a major part of each school’s tuition.  Bright Futures support does not cover living expenses. One of our 2025 students with an outstanding academic, extracurricular, and community service record, won a special full scholarship to the University of Florida.  

We are happy to report that at least five 2025 EAN students will attend schools out of state with full or almost full scholarships. These schools include University of Chicago, Berea College, Wesleyan University, Johns Hopkins University, The U.S. Naval Academy, and Purdue University. The cumulative 4-year value of these scholarships is over $1,700,000. Each of the 2025 EAN seniors who have been surveyed, plans to attend a college or university with some amount of financial aid. Here is what one of our Immokalee High School students said about her experience with EAN in 2025: click here

We are looking forward to the 9th EAN July college preparatory program for which we have over 30 applicants so far.

Three of our 2026 students will be spending parts of their summer attending special educational programs sponsored by

the Naples Council on World Affairs. They will be attending programs at Harvard University, Oxford University, and

in Germany, respectively. We expect that they will share their experiences with other 2026 students.

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