Buckhead, Sandy Springs seniors named Posse Scholars
Nine local high school seniors were among the 60 metro Atlanta students named Posse Scholars and honored at a recent ceremony at the Fox Theatre in Midtown.
The local Posse Scholars are Atlanta Girls’ School’s Nia Johnson, Campbell’s Devin Maxwell, Cross Keys’ Daniela Ramirez and Catalina Valdez, Marist’s Anderson Stinson III, North Atlanta’s Raquel McDaniel, North Springs’ Omar Kelly, Riverwood’s Inara Valliani and Woodward’s Erin Edwards.
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The local Posse Scholars are Atlanta Girls’ School’s Nia Johnson, Campbell’s Devin Maxwell, Cross Keys’ Daniela Ramirez and Catalina Valdez, Marist’s Anderson Stinson III, North Atlanta’s Raquel McDaniel, North Springs’ Omar Kelly, Riverwood’s Inara Valliani and Woodward’s Erin Edwards.
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Five girls try their hands at baseball at Cross Keys
From The Champion by Carla Parker
April 26, 2017 -- A winless season would be forgettable for most baseball players.
However, for five young ladies at Cross Keys High School, the 2017 baseball season won’t be one they will forget soon—although the team did not win a game or score a run. Sophomores Jessica Cotom, Soyalina ‘Lina’ Green and Nicole Herranz, and juniors Hannah Lutterloah and Vanesa Rubio were members of the Indians baseball team.
According to Georgia High School Association’s by-law 1.47(a), “girls may participate on boys’ teams when there is no girls’ team offered in that sport or activity by the school.” Cross Keys does not have a softball team, which allows girls, by law, to play baseball.
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April 26, 2017 -- A winless season would be forgettable for most baseball players.
However, for five young ladies at Cross Keys High School, the 2017 baseball season won’t be one they will forget soon—although the team did not win a game or score a run. Sophomores Jessica Cotom, Soyalina ‘Lina’ Green and Nicole Herranz, and juniors Hannah Lutterloah and Vanesa Rubio were members of the Indians baseball team.
According to Georgia High School Association’s by-law 1.47(a), “girls may participate on boys’ teams when there is no girls’ team offered in that sport or activity by the school.” Cross Keys does not have a softball team, which allows girls, by law, to play baseball.
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Cross Keys High School students awarded for academic growth, community service projects
From DeKalb Neighbor by Brent Barron
April 20, 2017 -- Students from Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County were amongst those honored this year at an annual awards ceremony hosted by nonprofit Communities in Schools of Atlanta.
Communities in School of Atlanta’s 13th annual Choose Success Awards, held in the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean’s Ballroom, recognized achievements made by Cross Keys High School student Diego Castro along with a number of other eleventh and twelfth graders at the school.
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April 20, 2017 -- Students from Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County were amongst those honored this year at an annual awards ceremony hosted by nonprofit Communities in Schools of Atlanta.
Communities in School of Atlanta’s 13th annual Choose Success Awards, held in the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean’s Ballroom, recognized achievements made by Cross Keys High School student Diego Castro along with a number of other eleventh and twelfth graders at the school.
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Cross Keys High’s Unify BuHi celebrates inaugural accomplishments
From The Champion, by R. Scott Belzer
April 21, 2017 -- Approximately one year ago, on March 30, 2016, a group of students from Cross Keys High School went to Plaza Fiesta—located at 4166 Buford Highway NE—to engage with local citizens about infrastructure improvements, government engagement and affordable housing.
“We are trying to find and show people better ways to improve Buford Highway so we can appreciate it more,” said then-freshman Jennifer Monzon. “We’re trying to find better ways to improve our community.”
On April 13, the group, which now goes by Unify BuHi under the guidance of Rebekah Cohen Morris, returned to Plaza Fiesta to celebrate and showcase the club’s progress.
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April 21, 2017 -- Approximately one year ago, on March 30, 2016, a group of students from Cross Keys High School went to Plaza Fiesta—located at 4166 Buford Highway NE—to engage with local citizens about infrastructure improvements, government engagement and affordable housing.
“We are trying to find and show people better ways to improve Buford Highway so we can appreciate it more,” said then-freshman Jennifer Monzon. “We’re trying to find better ways to improve our community.”
On April 13, the group, which now goes by Unify BuHi under the guidance of Rebekah Cohen Morris, returned to Plaza Fiesta to celebrate and showcase the club’s progress.
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Entrepreneurship Program Scooping Up Success in Cobb County
Youth Entrepreneurs students create value for local business
Marietta, Georgia, March 3, 2017 – Youth Entrepreneurs (YE), a high school program that helps students in need discover fulfillment through the creation of their own business idea, will be scooping up success at High Road Craft Ice Cream on Saturday, March 4th in the “Youth Entrepreneurs Ice Cream Taste Off”.
“These amazing students have put together some fantastic flavors based on world cultures” said Nicki Schroeder, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer for High Road Craft Ice Cream & Sorbet.” The YE students at Cross Keys High School were challenged by High Road Craft Ice cream to develop and bring to market a new ice cream flavor.
The top three teams will pitch their flavors on Saturday, March 4 at noon at the High Road Craft tasting room in Marietta (1730 W Oak Commons Ct. B, Marietta, GA 30062). The public is invited to taste and cast their vote for the winning flavor. Pints will also be available for purchase and proceeds will benefit Youth Entrepreneurs to help launch the program into four Cobb County High Schools during the 2017-18 school year.
Youth Entrepreneurs is a year-long, elective program that instills the business skills, original thinking, and personal values necessary to succeed in today’s market — and in life. The program’s focus is to create new opportunities for both students and the community.
“Through hands-on learning experiences, Youth Entrepreneurs introduces the concept of principled entrepreneurship, developing high school students into leaders and entrepreneurial thinkers,” explains Scott Brown, the program’s East Region Executive Director. “We’re grateful to High Road Craft Ice Cream for their involvement and for giving our students an opportunity that will open new doors and give them a different outlook on what is possible.”
Youth Entrepreneurs is designed to stimulate economic thinking, encourage creative risk-taking and instill a sense of independence and personal responsibility. The immersive curriculum helps students develop skills and values essential to starting and running a business, such as money management, respect and integrity.
“Unlike other introductory business programs, Youth Entrepreneurs, is truly hands-on,” says Schroeder, “local entrepreneurs and business owners are essential – they provide fresh and invaluable perspectives on what it means to apply business concepts and ideas beyond the classroom.”
“The creativity in the flavors the YE students developed was incredible, but even more incredible is how the program instills the confidence they need to succeed in life,” Schroeder adds.
Youth Entrepreneurs targets high schools with a free or reduced lunch rate of 50 percent or more, aiming to remove barriers to opportunity for those in most need. For at-risk youth, the benefits are almost immediate. In Atlanta, for example, 91 percent of Youth Entrepreneurs inaugural class went on to graduate high school — a rate 40 percent higher than the average in metro Atlanta Public Schools. Upon completing the program, nine out of 10 students planned to pursue a post-secondary degree.
Beyond Cobb County, Youth Entrepreneurs serves 13 schools in the Atlanta Public School System, DeKalb County and Gwinnett County.
“YE’s growth into Cobb County allows us to open more doors to economic empowerment and place more students on a path leading to brighter futures for themselves, their communities and this nation,” says Brown.
About Youth Entrepreneurs
Founded in 1991, Youth Entrepreneurs is a high school program that helps students in need discover fulfillment through the creation of their own business idea. The program provides students a hands-on learning experience inside and outside of the classroom, and teaches the skills necessary to start their own business, improves their marketability in the workforce, and encourages them to continue into higher education. Youth Entrepreneurs serves 3,000 students annually, operates in six states and has nearly 15,000 alumni. Youth Entrepreneurs is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is funded by private donations. For more information, visit http://www.youthentrepreneurs.org.
“These amazing students have put together some fantastic flavors based on world cultures” said Nicki Schroeder, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer for High Road Craft Ice Cream & Sorbet.” The YE students at Cross Keys High School were challenged by High Road Craft Ice cream to develop and bring to market a new ice cream flavor.
The top three teams will pitch their flavors on Saturday, March 4 at noon at the High Road Craft tasting room in Marietta (1730 W Oak Commons Ct. B, Marietta, GA 30062). The public is invited to taste and cast their vote for the winning flavor. Pints will also be available for purchase and proceeds will benefit Youth Entrepreneurs to help launch the program into four Cobb County High Schools during the 2017-18 school year.
Youth Entrepreneurs is a year-long, elective program that instills the business skills, original thinking, and personal values necessary to succeed in today’s market — and in life. The program’s focus is to create new opportunities for both students and the community.
“Through hands-on learning experiences, Youth Entrepreneurs introduces the concept of principled entrepreneurship, developing high school students into leaders and entrepreneurial thinkers,” explains Scott Brown, the program’s East Region Executive Director. “We’re grateful to High Road Craft Ice Cream for their involvement and for giving our students an opportunity that will open new doors and give them a different outlook on what is possible.”
Youth Entrepreneurs is designed to stimulate economic thinking, encourage creative risk-taking and instill a sense of independence and personal responsibility. The immersive curriculum helps students develop skills and values essential to starting and running a business, such as money management, respect and integrity.
“Unlike other introductory business programs, Youth Entrepreneurs, is truly hands-on,” says Schroeder, “local entrepreneurs and business owners are essential – they provide fresh and invaluable perspectives on what it means to apply business concepts and ideas beyond the classroom.”
“The creativity in the flavors the YE students developed was incredible, but even more incredible is how the program instills the confidence they need to succeed in life,” Schroeder adds.
Youth Entrepreneurs targets high schools with a free or reduced lunch rate of 50 percent or more, aiming to remove barriers to opportunity for those in most need. For at-risk youth, the benefits are almost immediate. In Atlanta, for example, 91 percent of Youth Entrepreneurs inaugural class went on to graduate high school — a rate 40 percent higher than the average in metro Atlanta Public Schools. Upon completing the program, nine out of 10 students planned to pursue a post-secondary degree.
Beyond Cobb County, Youth Entrepreneurs serves 13 schools in the Atlanta Public School System, DeKalb County and Gwinnett County.
“YE’s growth into Cobb County allows us to open more doors to economic empowerment and place more students on a path leading to brighter futures for themselves, their communities and this nation,” says Brown.
About Youth Entrepreneurs
Founded in 1991, Youth Entrepreneurs is a high school program that helps students in need discover fulfillment through the creation of their own business idea. The program provides students a hands-on learning experience inside and outside of the classroom, and teaches the skills necessary to start their own business, improves their marketability in the workforce, and encourages them to continue into higher education. Youth Entrepreneurs serves 3,000 students annually, operates in six states and has nearly 15,000 alumni. Youth Entrepreneurs is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is funded by private donations. For more information, visit http://www.youthentrepreneurs.org.
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Students organize community health clinic
From DeKalb Neighbor by Ashley Oglesby
February 27, 2015 -- A simple volunteer assignment prompted Communities in Schools’ caseload students to organize a health clinic at Cross Keys High School to address health needs in their community.
“I think that this clinic was important to let people know what’s going on in our community and there are few people that know about these organizations and here they can learn more and prevent diseases,” CIS student Lesly Zuniga said.
“It gives people the opportunity to get help if they need it,” she added.
Students who participated in the community service will be honored at Communities in Schools of Atlanta’s 11th annual Choose Success awards dinner on April 30 at The Commerce Club, in Atlanta.
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February 27, 2015 -- A simple volunteer assignment prompted Communities in Schools’ caseload students to organize a health clinic at Cross Keys High School to address health needs in their community.
“I think that this clinic was important to let people know what’s going on in our community and there are few people that know about these organizations and here they can learn more and prevent diseases,” CIS student Lesly Zuniga said.
“It gives people the opportunity to get help if they need it,” she added.
Students who participated in the community service will be honored at Communities in Schools of Atlanta’s 11th annual Choose Success awards dinner on April 30 at The Commerce Club, in Atlanta.
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DeKalb school’s outreach to parents helps more students graduate
From Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Marlon A. Walker
November 6, 2016 -- Elizabeth Aleman used to wait for report cards. She knew an A was a good thing and an F was bad. Rarely did she speak to her son’s teachers.
She didn’t know their language.
Two years ago, she started taking English language classes at Cross Keys High School, part of the school’s Parent Center offerings to help engage parents by breaking down communication barriers.
The effort to engage more parents is paying off big for the school, which saw its graduation rate jump to 73.8 — up 18 points over last year, a more than 30 percent increase.
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November 6, 2016 -- Elizabeth Aleman used to wait for report cards. She knew an A was a good thing and an F was bad. Rarely did she speak to her son’s teachers.
She didn’t know their language.
Two years ago, she started taking English language classes at Cross Keys High School, part of the school’s Parent Center offerings to help engage parents by breaking down communication barriers.
The effort to engage more parents is paying off big for the school, which saw its graduation rate jump to 73.8 — up 18 points over last year, a more than 30 percent increase.
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