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Cody Levy realized quickly that StreetSquash was a way to get him out of his shell. He started the program at the recommendation of his mother in the summer of 2004 at 13 years old. He graduated in 2009. He was a bit nervous when he started the program that first summer. But over […]
Just for fun, we asked students and staff how many M&M’s they thought a squash ball could hold.
Since StreetSquash’s inception, founder George Polsky always referred to squash as a “hook” to get students into the building. From there, participants would receive help gaining access to whatever opportunities they wanted to pursue. That hasn’t changed. But when squash and academics are presented as something that can be explored beyond the high school […]
Ladonis Gaillard was one of StreetSquash’s earlier participants, beginning the program in 2002 as a 12-year-old. She learned the game of squash on the courts at The Harvard Club and Columbia University when StreetSquash ran programming from those facilities. Like many participants, she first learned of the program through a presentation at her […]
