Scarsdale STEP Seeks Host Family for New Student

The Scarsdale Student Transfer Education Plan (STEP) Board is thrilled to announce that Zaria Cash, a rising junior from Memphis, Tennessee, has been selected to join the Scarsdale High School class of 2018 this fall.

The STEP board now seeks a Scarsdale District family to host Zaria for the academic year, starting in late August 2016. Interested families should immediately email STEP here. 

For over 50 years, STEP (www.scarsdalestep.org) has brought promising students of color to Scarsdale to attend the High School for their junior and senior years. The program specifically seeks students who have demonstrated leadership qualities and a commitment to applying themselves academically.

Zaria Cash is an honors student at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High. She is a member of her school's cheerleading squad and she enjoys singing and reading. Last year Zaria competed in the greater Memphis Science Olympiad and won 4th place as the only 9th grader on teams of juniors and seniors. Last summer the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation selected her to participate in their Girls' Leadership Worldwide program in New York City, which Zaria considers a life-changing experience.

The 30 plus-member STEP board provides a strong network of consistent support to host families, including a generous stipend to cover expenses. The experience can be life changing, not only for the STEP student but also for the host family. Host families gain a wider cultural perspective and often form lifelong relationships with their STEP student.

For more information, see below -- and for a previously published Scarsdale10583 article on the STEP experience, click here.