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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
121Reach Orientation & Bake Sale
The 121Reach team was very excited to kick off the school year with information displays at both the Taylor Road Middle School and Chattahoochee High School orientation day on August 5th! At each venue, the team set up a table with a colorful triboard filled with pictures and information about 121Reach. On the tables, there were also brochures for parents and students to take, permission forms for tutee parents, and official 121Reach T-shirt order forms! These displays were a success! Many middle schoolers and high schoolers showed interest in joining the program and signed up to be a part of the many things that are in store for 121Reach.
In addition to having display tables set up, 121Reach held a bake sale at Taylor Road Middle School! Some of our various thoughtful tutors and sponsors contributed by bringing baked goods ranging from brownies and cupcakes to lemon squares and snickerdoodles! By the end of the bake sale, 121Reach raised over $100 and met with a plethera of interested parents and eager middle schoolers who want to become a part of 121Reach.
The 121Reach team thanks all who took part in orientation day & the bake sale and is looking forward to a rewarding school year of tutoring, learning, and building lasting friendships!
Lydia Atangcho
Vice president, 121Reach
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
121Reach Video
Hi Everyone! This is a video that captures some of our experiences from the first year of 121Reach. Enjoy!
Events for May/June 2009
5/29/09 - Tutor bonding dinner at Panda Express. 20% of every purchase goes to Rainbow Village's summer fitness camp for kids. Rainbow Village is an organization that combats poverty and homelessness.
6/7/09 - Fan Fan's 17th birthday fund-raiser for 121Reach
6/26 - 29/09 - Youth Ventures 2nd Annual Summit for teens with non-profits. 121Reach tutors will go as a Youth Venture team!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
News Recap [May 20, 2009]
The 121Reach Party was a great time to celebrate and recap the year. There was music, food, and fun aplenty, but most importantly, parents, tutors and tutees once again had the chance to interact and get to know each other. Parents who had so far only heard about their child's tutor finally met him/her in person! In between speeches, awards, and a multitude of heart-felt "thank you"s, parents, tutors, tutees, and sponsors laughed and chatted away.
Tutees and parents, please stay in touch over the summer! The tutors would love to hang out or just chat over a frappuccino sometime. If you have any thoughts, questions, concerns, etc. about 121Reach, don't hesitate to call or email!
Last but not least, for those of you who are rising freshmen, congratulations! You have just survived 3 grueling years of change, hardship--and laughter--and we welcome you to a new stage of your life and education. We can't wait to see you at school next year!
Have a super fun and safe summer!
Here are some photos from our event. Keep an eye out for our photo gallery that's coming soon!
Katherina, Lulu, and Julie show off their balloon artwork
Sponsors Mr. Folkins, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Sheppard, and president Fan Fan
Tutors Taylor Kelly and Jeff Zhang, and tutee Christine Howarth and mom
With 1 heart, we reach 2gether, 1 day at a time
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A Reflection from Lydia Atangcho...
When I was approached by Fan Fan with an opportunity to join her tutoring club, I was enthralled by the chance to be part of what was then named TuTR Club (Tutor Taylor Road Club). What started out as Fan's humble yet ambitious club has blossomed into a remarkable not for profit organization marked by a vast array of learning, academic and beyond. 121Reach has become a haven for the growth and development of minds and I am honored to have been a witness to this. The relationships exhibited between the tutees and tutors have yielded a learning environment in which both benefit from each other. While the tutors are providing their tutees with help in their subjects and study skills, the tutees are in likewise and often unknowingly showing the tutors new ways of understanding concepts and explaining them. Not to mention, it always helps to brush up on those middle school subjects we have forgotten.
In additon to the learning experiences provided by 121Reach, the organization has also shown me the importance of responsibility and accountability. I have realized the rewards that team work can bring. Since each tutor has been given a designated tutee, it is imperative that he/she is ready to take on the task of catering to the needs of the tutee, may it be help with a math problem or advice on how to cope with the rigorous demands of school as a whole. 121Reach has brought out that desire in high school students to take on this challenge and use it to their benefit by learning from it. As an officer of the organization, naturally, accountability is key. While often times in a teenager's life, one may get away with not performing an assigned task, 121Reach has made me recognize the impragmatism of shrugging away responsiblitlies. If I do, I am letting others down, and now that the eager minds of middle school students are involved, accountability is THAT much more important.
My involvement in 121Reach has been a rewarding journey dotted with joyous successes and trying situations. Regardless of the ups and downs, 121Reach has turned out to be an incredible and highly rewarding orgnization in which tutors and tutees delve into an experience bound to leave them changed for the better.
Lydia Atangcho
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Essay Contest!
121Reach is sponsoring....
An Essay Competition!!
Both tutors and tutees are welcome! Prizes will be given out at the end-of-the-year party for the best essays!
Prompt:
"My Experiences with 121Reach" -tell us about anything that has touched you, helped you, made you think, etc...
Categories:
-Tutors: Tutors must write a 200 word essay
-Tutees: Tutees can write a 100-150 word essay
Due Date:
-Seniors: May 7th
-Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors: May 14th
-Middle Schoolers: May 17th.
Prizes:
The 2 best essays from each category will get a prize at the End-of-the-Year Party!
Email To: 121Reach@gmail.com
This is optional, but we encourage you to participate!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Events May 7th - May 21
May 7th - TUTOR TREATS DAY!
May 7th- Last official day of tutoring for 6th & 7th graders
May 7th- Essays for tutors due if you're a senior--senior hours must be in by May 8th. These should be emailed to 121reach@gmail.com
May 12th- RSVP for end of year party! (see below)
May 14th - Finals Tutoring for 8th grade students. We will still be meeting in the media center for the same amount of time. 8th graders, bring any study materials you have for finals week!!!
May 14th- Essays from the tutors (freshman, sophs, and juniors) due--underclassmen hours must be in by May 15th. Best 2 essays will get prizes at the end-of-year party (seniors included)!! These should be emailed to 121reach@gmail.com
May 17th - Essays for Tutees due! Please email these to 121Reach@gmail.com
May 20 - End of the year Party for tutors, tutees, parents, & other educators interested. WHOO!!! This will be from 6-8pm in the Taylor Road Middle School Cafeteria. There will be awards, prizes, food, & fun! However, we do ask that you bring a food item (more information coming). You can sign up for that (and RSVP) on the Evite we will send out soon.
News Recap [March 12-April 2, 2009]
April 2nd, 2009
Tutor Treat Day! Tutees had a pleasant surprise when they walked into tutoring on Thursday afternoon. Awaiting them in the media center were the tutors...with all sorts of scrumptious snacks they brought for their tutees! Don't worry, tutors got something too--121Reach officers made treats for everyone else! Looking around the room, it seemed that everyone was enjoying their snacks while learning and working together. I think everyone can agree that food makes life better ;) This great event should be a first-Thursday-of-the-month tradition!
March 12th, 2009
Day One The turnout of students on the first day of 121Reach was a lot more than expected--47 students--and even more have signed up since then (now we have about 70 students who participate in the program). After months of planning and stressful weeks of trying to put everything together--permission slips, web-designing, application forms, etc, etc, and etc--everything just fell together beautifully, like the last pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The 121Reach Officers would like to give a HUGE "thank you" to Ms. White and Ms. Sheppard for chaperoning after school and for copying and distributing all of our fliers and permission forms throughout the school, to Ms. White for giving us permission to use the Taylor Road Media Center, and to Mr. Folkins for his encouragement and for helping us get in touch with Ms. White. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We'd also like to thank the 121Reach tutors for volunteering their time and energy. As a fellow high schooler, I can attest that life is really stressful. Thank you so much you guys for coming in after 7+ hours of school and still being passionate and caring and excited to teach and learn. :]
It just amazed me, on this first day, the soft chatter that filled the media center wall-to-wall. As I walked around the room, I observed how each pair worked together. Upon introducing themselves, some tutors and tutees exchanged jokes, others shared interests, and still others began to work right away. Everyone had a different style of working together (something that really fascinates me), but all were earnestly teaching and learning.
The high school students told me that they were really impressed and encouraged by the middle schoolers' maturity and eagerness to learn, which is phenomenal (and also evident in how engaged everyone was as I walked around the room.)
In the future, we hope that tutors and tutees will continue to develop their friendship, and that as the tutees transition into high school, they face even their toughest classes with a new confidence, determination, and passion.
Fan Fan & 121Reach Team
P.S. [photos for these coming soon]
Welcome!
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to 121Reach's blog site! We want to keep you posted on what's happening with 121Reach, so check here for news, events, and reflections. We will be having a photo gallery coming soon (sorry for the inaccessible link on our website), so we might be posting a few pictures here as well.
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Fan Fan & 121Reach Team
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