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March 2004
Dear Boston Scholars Supporter:
Welcome to the first edition of the Boston Scholars Program Newsletter. We are happy to have received your recent support because we are so excited about our new organization. We have made some great accomplishments to date, and are poised for even more success. From our outreach efforts thus far, we have received over three dozen applications from deserving Boston-area students who want to attend private high schools, but are unable to afford to do so. We are currently selecting students to be interviewed, finalizing our fundraising efforts for this school year, and completing our mentor selection process. Please read our feature stories to learn more about our recent accomplishments.
And, of course, we hope to see each and every one of you at our benefit event on March 13!
Sincerely,
Board of Directors, Boston Scholars Program
R. Brandon Bean
Eva M. B. Higby
Robbin L. Higby
Joshua Edward Latham
Ann N. Mittelstadt
Matthew W. Mittelstadt
Michael L. Volpe
Boston Scholars Program: Who We AreThe Boston Scholars Program opens the door to new
educational opportunities for disadvantaged students and
provides access to a world of opportunities not previously
thought possible.Though an established business and social hub of New
England, Boston has some of Massachusetts' poorest
performing students as measured by the Massachusetts
Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). These students are
typically disadvantaged and raised in inner city
neighborhoods where they have a difficult time getting the
opportunities available to more fortunate children. During
our initial year of operation, the 2004-2005 school year,
the Boston Scholars Program will provide approximately
fifteen scholarships to disadvantaged students who have been
accepted to private high schools. In addition to receiving
financial assistance, these "Boston Scholars" will be
assigned qualified mentors to help guide them through the
challenges of high school and prepare them for success in
their college years and beyond. Both the financial award
and the mentoring program will last the term of the Boston
Scholar's high school education.
Boston Scholars Program Begins Student OutreachThe Boston Scholars Program partners with key organizations
and with select junior high or middle schools in order to
reach students who can most benefit from it. On January 13,
the directors of the Boston Scholars program met with 8th
grade students from partner schools in Dorchester and
Jamaica Plain. Working in small groups, each joined by a
Boston Scholars Program director, the students discussed
what it takes to be successful in various professions, such
as medicine, teaching, engineering, or the law. Students
came away from the discussion thinking about the many
opportunities available to them and what they need to do in
order to reach their goals.Becoming a Boston Scholar, of course, is one step that can
lead to success. Director Ann Mittelstadt discussed the
Program's approaching application deadline, and students
were excited by the possibility of winning one of their
first academic awards and over $1000 in tuition assistance.
Directors also received encouraging feedback about their
outreach efforts from 8th grader Josh. Asked, "Were we
cool, or kind of dorky?" by the Director of the Boston
Scholars, Rob Higby, Josh replied, "I guess I would say half
and half." Being "half cool" in the eyes of an eighth grader
after one presentation means the Boston Scholars Program
has come a long way already!
Benefit Party March 13: Party With a Purpose!Feeling Lucky? Start your Saint Patrick's Day festivities
early and party with a purpose at this benefit event for
the Boston Scholars Program. Included with admission are
two drink tokens, appetizers, raffle tickets for great
prizes, and a live band. To learn more about the event, visit our website www.bostonscholars.org.Click here to RSVP for the party immediately!
See you there!
(c) 2004, Boston Scholars Program, Inc., a non-profit organization
Boston Scholars Program, Inc.
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