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The Memphis Grizzlies are dedicated to helping prepare Memphis students for success in college and career and avidly promote education and college preparedness through targeted academic enrichment initiatives.

Read To Achieve

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The Grizzlies Read to Achieve program, presented by International Paper in association with KPMG is an incentive-driven program that motivates students to develop a life-long love for reading and promotes the value of literacy. Nearly 10,000 students in the Mid-South region participate in this program. The program includes the Grizzlies Read to Achieve Tip-Off, a six-week Reading Challenge, an assembly program and Grizzlies front office staff All-Star Reading Team.

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Memphis Grizzlies Scholars Program

The Memphis Grizzlies Scholars Program (MGSP), in partnership with Mid-South Ford Dealers, is a selective high school prep program for rising 8th graders at Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School in Memphis, TN. The program's mission is to increase the number of young men with access to academically rigorous, competitive high schools as a pathway to success in college and career.

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rePRESENT Every Day

Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee, rePRESENT Every Day is an incentive-based truancy reduction program designed to help keep youth in school, learning and engaged. In partnership with Shelby County District Attorney’s Office the program’s goal is to increase attendance at each of the partnering schools by 5% - 12% by rewarding students with prizes and pep-rallies throughout the school year.

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