Category Academics

StreetSquash Junior ‘Thinks Like A Doctor’ at Columbia Pre-College Program

Junior Hayley Rosendo has watched a lot of true crime series and documentaries. The influence has been enough to inspire her to one day become a medical examiner. Earlier this year when StreetSquash Program Director Stefany Navarro said an application was available for a pre-college program...
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Two Students Offered Posse Scholarships

[caption id="attachment_23044" align="alignleft" width="451"] Diene (left) will attend Franklin and Marshall on a Posse scholarship. Alassane (right) will attend Connecticut College on a Posse scholarship[/caption] Two StreetSquash students were offered and plan to accept a scholarship from Posse, which will allow them to attend college...
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StreetSquash Retools Classrooms for 2022-2023

[ngg src="galleries" ids="15" display="basic_imagebrowser"]  StreetSquash is equal parts squash and equal parts academics, so it’s important to ensure that kids are comfortable in both spaces.    Previously, StreetSquash’s four classrooms featured mostly white walls, white tables, and white chairs. But with a new Academic team at the organization, they set out to change all...
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Rising Junior Earns College Credit at Notre Dame

[caption id="attachment_22797" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Khissaiyia (left) on the campus of Notre Dame[/caption] Early in July, one of our students Khissaiyia S. who wants to become a lawyer had an opportunity to go to the campus of Notre Dame to take a law class for college credit. Khissaiyia will be...
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