High School Club: Try it. You'll Like it.

Well, the new school year is upon us and that means it is time to register for High School Club. As many of you know, the Club focuses on the five C's of College, Career, Character, Community and Culture.

Last year's activities included boxing; a tour of colleges in Boston; a ski trip; two Scavenger Hunts; career speakers in business, fashion, journalism, and the performing arts; a visit from breakdancer and choreographer, Rokafella; an Open Mic; t-shirt design and candy making; as well as workshops in film criticism and college applications. This year we are sure to have as much fun (if not more) so drop by Rosedale to register for the Fall.

If you have any ideas (wishes, hopes, dreams) for High School Club, please post them to the blog.

See you soon!

Job-Training Program Ends

Well the bad news is that the Job-Training Program is over, but the good news is that High School Club will be starting up soon and we will all get to see old friends again.

Our Job-Training Program interns all did an outstanding job! The employer evaluations praised them for their work ethic and enthusiasm. One trainee was even told she was the best intern they had ever had and another was asked to help make an intern promotional video. I'm super proud of all of you and I truly enjoyed working and meeting with you this summer.

Endless thanks to all of the organizations that participated in our Job-Training Program:

Allen & Overy, KPMG LLC, Allstate Insurance, Lighthouse International, Stonesong Press LLC, Spain-US Chamber of Commerce, The Coughlin Group, the Bronx County Courthouse, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Mount Hope Housing Company, Fierson's, Wave Hill Summer Forest Collaborative, and the Rosedale Summer Achievement Program.

We look forward to working with you again!

Community Swim

To celebrate the final day of the Job-Training Program we had an outdoor barbeque. This is the pool we swam in at the outdoor barbeque. This is the food we ate at the outdoor barbeque. These are the job-trainees in the pool at the outdoor barbeque. Lest anyone think we drown our trainees on the last day of program, please understand that this is some kind of fun water game and not a torture method. Those are smiles on their faces. Really.

Standing Tall at Princeton

Here are some pictures from the Job-Training Program's trip to Princeton. Thanks to Shu-jen we have some beautiful pictures of the campus. For many, it was the first time they had taken a college tour. At lunch, we celebrated Jill's upcoming birthday with some delicious brownies.