Oct 24 2018

$20 for a Lifetime of Success

by Kristen Beumeler / 0 Comments

On June 1, 2018, all 50 of Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy’s (“Western: CFA”) first-ever class of seniors graduated from high school on time, and with a post-secondary education plan.  To our knowledge, those milestones – 100% graduation, 100% post-secondary – are the first of their kind in our west Phoenix community. Since 2014, I have served as the Founding School Director of Western: CFA – a school whose sole purpose is to increase the graduation rate and post-secondary attainment rate of west Phoenix students.  We do so, of course, through an intensive focus on...

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May 24 2018

Road to New Experiences: Wickenburg High School Special Olympics Club

by Support My Club / 0 Comments

Our goal when starting Special Olympics Community Club was to simply expose our special needs students and their partners to new opportunities. Our very first trip outside of school was eye opening for us. As we drove down to an Arizona Special Olympics sponsored event, our kids were thrilled to be "driving on a big road" (interstate) and were fascinated with the van doors that opened automatically. We live in the small, rural community of Wickenburg and there are many things our students do not have the exposure to. So, new and exciting adventures continued for our club. Our club attended a Special Olympics event and discovered...

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Apr 11 2018

A Defense of After School Activities

by Lucas Dvorscak / 0 Comments

Repeatedly, Support My Club says, “research shows the importance of after-school clubs,” but where and what exactly are the facts? While others, and ourselves, strongly believe in our mission of supporting students on their path to graduation by engaging communities to fulfill the needs of school clubs and teams, we have never validated it with peer-reviewed research. Finally, we are showing our hand and have written a short (we hope!) piece on why extracurricular activities are important and matter to high school students. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “the national high school graduation rate for 2016 [was]...

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