HighSight

HighSight is a nonprofit organization supporting low-income students in high school and college.

05/19/2026

What if the most powerful thing you could do for a young person was simply… show up. Consistently. 🙌

At HighSight, we've seen what happens when scholars know there's a team of staff, tutors, and counselors in their corner — not just once, but across four full years of high school.

Our scholars aren't a project. They're a commitment.

And when donors commit alongside us with a monthly recurring gift, that consistency is what makes everything else possible — the summer programs, the college essays, the scholarship applications.

Your recurring gift sustains a scholar's entire journey.

Become a Commitment Partner today — link in bio or visit highsight.org

05/13/2026

🎟️ 2026 HighSight Gala tickets are on sale!

The May 28 Gala is your chance to be part of an inspiring evening that celebrates our scholars as they head off to top colleges across the country.

Every ticket sold means more scholars receive the scholarships, tutoring, and support they need to break the cycle of poverty — for themselves and their families.

Grab your TICKETS BY MAY 21 at the link in our bio. (Also, you can text GALA2026 to 26989 or visit highsight.org to celebrate with our graduates!) We can't wait to celebrate with you. 🎉

05/06/2026

More than 80% of HighSight scholars enter our program as low- to moderately-performing students, testing below the 65th percentile. 📊

By the time they graduate high school?

✅ Nearly all are consistently on the honor roll
✅ Average GPA: 3.8
✅ 100% attend four-year colleges -- ALL on full-tuition scholarships
✅ All attend institutions in the top 20% of college selectivity nationally

The transformation isn't magic — it's a system. One built over 30 years of showing up for scholars with the tutoring, summer programming, leadership development, and college counseling they need to thrive.

This is what HighSight's four-year commitment makes possible.

05/04/2026

We're less than three weeks out from the 2026 HighSight Scholarship Gala. ⏳

May 28 | Wintrust Grand Banking Hall | 231 S. LaSalle St., Chicago
🍸 Cocktails: 5:30 PM | 🍽️ Dinner & Program: 6:30 PM | 🎉 Music & Cocktails: 7:30 PM

If you've been on the fence — this is your nudge. Seats are going, and every ticket directly supports HighSight scholars as they head to top colleges across the country.

This isn't just a dinner. It's an inspiring celebration of what's possible when a community supports young people — and makes an investment in the next class of scholars doing the same.

Visit highsight.org to celebrate with our graduates! 🎟️

04/27/2026

HighSight College Counselor, Patty Hart, presented at the IACAC - Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling 2026 Annual Conference.

Along with Alexandra Altman (Knox College), Ann Marano (Colleges that Change Lives), and Kyle Vowell (Wabash College), Patty presented on college rankings, return on investment, and return on engagement.

Patty currently serves on the board of Colleges that Change Lives and continues to help HighSight Scholars achieve their goal of attending the best college possible.

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04/22/2026

Individual commitments, stacked together, create generational change. ❤️

That's not just a phrase at HighSight — it's the story of our 30+ year history.

From two volunteer tutors helping seven students from the Cabrini-Green housing project in 1992… to more than 1,000 scholars who have attended top colleges across the country… to alumni who return as staff, board members, and mentors for the next class.

Every tutor. Every donor. Every mentor. Every scholarship.

It all stacks.

A recurring monthly gift to HighSight sustains the dedicated staff and tutors, the summer programs, and the college-access work that turns potential into achievement.

Visit highsight.org to match our four-year promise with your own.✨

04/16/2026

🎟️ Gala tickets are LIVE! — here's why this event matters.

The HighSight Scholarship Gala is more than a fundraiser. It's a celebration of what happens when scholars, supporters, staff, and community come together with a shared belief:

That every young person — regardless of their zip code or family income — deserves access to the education that will change their life.

This year's gala takes place May 28, 2026.

Tickets are now on SALE! Save the date and join us in celebrating our scholars' next chapter.

Learn more at highsight.org ✨

04/14/2026

Here's something we believe deeply at HighSight: 💡

Every scholar who walks through our doors arrives with potential that just needs to be seen, shaped, and supported.

Potential alone doesn't open the doors to a selective university with a full-tuition scholarship.

HighSight does.

And the impact doesn't stop at graduation. Our scholars come back — as tutors, board members, staff, volunteers, and donors — committing to the next generation the same way someone once committed to them.

That's generational change, built one commitment at a time.

Support HighSight's work at the link in our bio or at www.highsight.org

04/07/2026

HighSight Gala tickets are officially on sale! 🎟️

The 2026 Scholarship Gala is May 28, and this is your chance to be part of an evening that celebrates our scholars as they head off to top colleges across the country.

Every ticket sold means more scholars receive the scholarships, tutoring, and support they need to break the cycle of poverty — for themselves and their families.

Grab your tickets now at www.highsight.org. We can't wait to celebrate with you. 🎉

03/26/2026

What does it take to go from testing below the 65th percentile…to graduating college at 7x the rate of your peers? 🎓

For HighSight scholars, it takes a four-year commitment — from our staff, from their tutors and mentors, and from supporters like you.

📚 Twice-weekly tutoring and ongoing academic support
☀️ Intensive summer learning programs
🏛️ Leadership development and internship access
🎓 Personalized college counseling that secures full-tuition scholarships

More than 95% of our scholars are consistently on the honor roll. Their average college scholarship package? More than $270,000.

This is what the right support system makes possible.

HighSight makes a four-year commitment of support to each of our scholars. Will you commit to their future, too?

Text HIGHSIGHT to 26989 to become a Commitment Partner today!

Address

1711 North Cleveland Avenue
Chicago, IL
60610

Website

http://www.highsight.org/

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