{"id":47,"date":"2021-05-04T19:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T19:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/class101dev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-05-24T21:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:36:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.class101.com\/blackwater\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"aboutus\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"aboutus__title\">\n\t\t\tAbout Us\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<!-- Section 1 -->\n<section class=\"aboutus-section-1\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"aboutus-section-1__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<!-- left -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aboutus-section-1__left\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"aboutus-section-1__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOur Mission\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aboutus-section-1__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our mission is to empower students, serve families, and inspire greatness. We know that applying to college can be overwhelming, which is why we strive to make this process enjoyable for families. We navigate the complex, multi-year process by working one-on-one with students as early as their freshman year of high school. But it\u2019s not just about getting into college. At the core of everything we do is a passion for helping young people find their future.\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/left -->\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aboutus-section-1__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.class101.com\/blackwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/PRIMARY-Class-101-logo_Iockup_cmyk-2.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/Section 1 -->\n\n\n<section class=\"aboutus-section-2\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"aboutus-section-2__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aboutus-section-2__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.class101.com\/blackwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Patrice-Crystal-M-at-Oleander-2025.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<!-- right -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aboutus-section-2__right\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"aboutus-section-2__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe are here to help!\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aboutus-section-2__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Class 101 Blackwater provides in-person and virtual access to college planners who love helping students on the path to higher education. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We want to make a difference in young people\u2019s lives. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our various backgrounds aid us in doing this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0 pwilliams-shuford@class101.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/right -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/Section 2 -->\n\n\n\t<section class=\"da-contact\">\n\t<!-- left -->\n\t<div class=\"da-contact__left\">\n\t\t<!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/map.jpg\" alt=\"map.jpg\"> -->\n\n    \n\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=%3Ca+style%3D%22color%3A+%23ffffff%22+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.app.goo.gl%2Fg2b1j9xVChHikHcbA%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3E1301+Industrial+Ave%3C%2Fa%3E+Crestview+FL+32539&#038;t=&#038;z=13&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;iwloc=&#038;output=embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/left -->\n\t<!-- right -->\n\t<div class=\"da-contact__right\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"da-contact__title\">\n\t\t\tContact Us Today!\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<!-- wrap 1-->\n\t\t<div class=\"da-contact__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<!-- item -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"da-contact__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"da-contact__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.class101.com\/blackwater\/wp-content\/themes\/class101-franchise-templates\/assets\/images\/user_icon.png\" alt=\"user_icon.png\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"da-contact__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"da-contact__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"da-contact__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Patrice A. 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