 The APPLE Project (Accelerated Program of Personalized Learning and Enrichment) works with eligible
high school students who have the academic potential and desire to succeed in postsecondary
education.
Since 1967, Lyon College (formerly Arkansas College) has offered an Upward Bound program, serving
high school students in North-central Arkansas. The goal of this program, which is funded through the
U.S. Department of Education, has been to increase the number of high school graduates from
disadvantaged backgrounds who enter college and persist to become college graduates.
APPLE Project students make a long-term commitment (from their 9th grade summer through their summer
of graduation from high school) to weekly school-year attendance for tutoring, counseling, and
enrichment and to the six-week summer program of college-preparatory and college-credit classes.
"This College considers the Upward Bound Project a worthwhile and needed program in this area. Many
wonderful success stories attest to its benefits. Moreover, we have very skilled leadership that
assures its vitality," says Dr. Walter Roettger, President of Lyon College. "Let it be said that
your program is a valued one on this campus and that Lyon College is proud to serve as the host for
this valuable service to the young people of the area in and around Batesville," says Dr. Bruce
Johnston, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.
Through a 24-week Academic Session, a 6-week Residential Summer Session, as well as a Bridge
Component for its most recent high school graduates, the APPLE Project offers college-credit and
college preparatory courses; academic tutoring; learning skills development (including computer,
study, and library skills); career counseling; academic advisement; personal counseling; cultural,
social, and recreational enrichment; and an academic climate strengthening the students' sense of
well-being and security within a postsecondary environment.
The APPLE Project
Contact Information
Lyon College
APPLE Project
PO Box 2317
Batesville, AR 72503
Phone: 870-698-4263
Toll Free Phone: 1-877-90-APPLE
Email: appleub@lyon.edu
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