Bridge Builders COLLABORATE is a year-long leadership program for rising 7th-12th grade students. The program includes a one-week summer leadership conference and six trainings and electives during the school year.
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2020-2021 School Year Application Dates
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| November 8 | Application Opens |
| February 14 | Early Application Deadline |
| March 6 | Early Selection Notification* |
| April 17 | Final Application Deadline |
| April 24 | Final Selection Notification* |
| May 22 | Final Enrollment Deadline |
*IMPORTANT: Students selected for the program will be notified by email. Selected students must have their parent/guardian attend an orientation and pay their program fee to secure their placement. Program space is limited. Students are encouraged to apply and enroll early.
BRIDGE BUILDERS SCHOOL SPONSORS
If you have a specific question about the Bridge Builders COLLABORATE program, you can contact your school sponsor. Don’t see your school in the list below? That means BRIDGES is looking for our next sponsor there! Please contact Bridge Builders Recruitment Coordinator Freddy Dickerson with suggestions.
| School | Sponsor Name | |
|---|---|---|
| American Way Middle School | Gloria Anderson | |
| Appling Middle School | Amy Pintchuck | |
| Arlington High School | Melissa Owen | |
| Arlington Middle School | Pamela Burt | |
| Bartlett High School | Marcy Ross | |
| Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy | Miranda Reyes | |
| Bellevue Middle School | Kevin Malone / Montanique AbbeyeaBon Lin Middle School | Rachel Mogy / Pendora Sumlar |
| Booker T. Washington High School | Tara Harris | |
| Brighton High School | Mary Jackson / Dwana Sneed | |
| Brighton Middle School | Laura Richardson | |
| Carver College & Career Academy | Tracy Gorea | |
| Center Hill High School | Danielle Brown | |
| Central High School | Tranese Nelms | |
| Chickasaw Middle School | Mary Alexander | |
| Christ Methodist Day School | Dr. Bryan Williams | |
| Christ The King Lutheran School | Angie Acerra | |
| Christian Brothers High School | Br. Joel McGraw | |
| Collierville High School | Lesley Coleman / Hallie Ross | |
| Collierville Middle School | Matt Moskal / Anita Swindle / Ann Blake | |
| Colonial Middle School | Tivian Bernard | |
| Compass Community Schools – Binghampton (K-8) | Michelle Webster | |
| Compass Community Schools Midtown (7-12) | Lolita Miller | |
| Cordova High School | Natasha Seymour | |
| Cordova Middle School | Natasha Medford | |
| Crosstown High School | Ginger Spickler | |
| Cummings Middle School | Maria Austin | |
| DeSoto Central High School | Adrian McNeil | |
| Douglass High School | Rita Wright | |
| Douglass K-8 Optional School | Marquis Healey | |
| Fairley High School | Dr. Lane Fletcher | |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy High School – Brownlee Campus | Marcos Villa | |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy Middle School – Brownlee Campus | Jasmin McKenzie | |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy Middle School – Flagship Campus | Marcos Villa | |
| Germantown High School | Wendy Willingham | |
| Germantown Middle School | Lana Wells | |
| Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School | Ellen Hendry | |
| Hamilton High School | Christina Cropper | |
| Harding Academy of Memphis | Paul Fisher | |
| Havenview Middle School | Teresa Tate | |
| Hernando High School | Anne Goss | |
| Hernando Middle School | Lorrie Brazier | |
| Hollis F. Price Middle College High School | Chaundra Boddie | |
| Holy Rosary School | Elyse Benton | |
| Houston High School | Meredith Holden / Amanda Freeman | |
| Houston Middle School | Carla Christian / Diana Lang | |
| Hutchison Middle School | Katie Sentilles | |
| Hutchison Upper School | LaTonya Faulkner | |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | Keara Segara / Jan Kaplan | |
| John P. Freeman Optional School | Yolanda Anderson | |
| Kate Bond Middle School | Maude Bryeans | |
| Kingsbury High School | Deitrick Love | |
| Kingsbury Middle School | Alexandria Anderson | |
| Lakeland Middle Preparatory School | Misty Manthe | |
| Lausanne Collegiate School | Julie Cooper / Lisa Bailey / Samantha Douglas | |
| Lewisburg High School | Shelley Dennie | |
| Margolin Hebrew Academy | Talya Tsuna | |
| Maria Montessori School | Rachael Grant | |
| Melrose High School | Kristopher Davis | |
| Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School | Joyce Niter | |
| Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Middle School | Erica Jackson | |
| Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering | Marquita Wakefield | |
| Memphis East T-STEM High School | Erika Banks | |
| Memphis University School | Joe Abrahams / Amy Poag / Pete Sanders | |
| Middle College High School | Tamara Jones | |
| Millington Central High School | Georgette Farmer | |
| Millington Middle School | Kaylin Greganti | |
| Mitchell High School | Rodney Jackson | |
| Mt. Pisgah Middle School | Angela Sanders | |
| Munford High School | Angela Huffman / Courtney Fee | |
| Olive Branch High School | Angela Burkes | |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | Katie Holt | |
| Overton High School | Melanie McGuire | |
| Pleasant View School | Jennifer Cartwright-Alejo | |
| Presbyterian Day School | Ross Spain | |
| Soulsville Charter School | Lauren McCain | |
| Southaven High School | Donna Jarnagin / Selena Baker / Connie Rodgers | |
| St. Agnes Academy | Lauren Thomas | |
| St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School | Kathy Boccia / Chris Burke | |
| St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School | Brittany Foster | |
| St. George's Independent School (Middle) | Kyle Capstick | |
| St. George's Independent School (Upper) | Heidi Rubin de la Borbolla | |
| St. Mary's Episcopal School (Lower) | Andrea Stackpole | |
| St. Mary's Episcopal School (Upper) | Sandra Pitts | |
| The Coolnerds | Rachel Jones | |
| W.E.B. DuBois Charter School (Middle) | Carol Mott-Miller | |
| West Collierville Middle School | Rachel Reich | |
| West Memphis Jr. High School | Sarah Sabin | |
| White Station High School | Tamala Brown-Malone | |
| White Station Middle School | Latrice Johnson | |
| Whitehaven High School | Traci Townsel | |
| Woodland Presbyterian School | Angie Hackmeyer | |
| Word of Faith Christian Academy | Alaninco Watkins |
