Blog Category: Success Stories

Pop Quiz: DeKarieon Booth

December 6, 2016

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

Capitalizing on Your Investment

October 12, 2016

This article was featured in the latest issue of our newsletter, CIS Connections. Read the full issue here. Five graduating seniors, Quinntonia, Zion, Arrion, LaStarra, and Dorian participated in a panel...

A Promise of Success

January 1, 2016

“If I didn’t have CIS in my life, I would not be a senior right now,” says LaShawnda Melton. “I would have given up and dropped out.” It’s hard to...

Paying It Forward At An Early Age

July 22, 2014

Today we celebrate the work of Kawyie Cooper who was honored at the seventh annual Champ celebration. CIS Board Member Jen Randall along with Stephanie Walther, CIS Site Coordinator at El Sol Elementary School,...