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...realized she needed a break and a chance to explore her other interests. Much to the distress of her coaches, she did not play her freshman year. She used this time to develop other passions, like photography and painting. She also wrote for Current Magazine, volunteered with Mission Hill Afterschool Program, and became business chair of Ivory Tower, Harvard’s soap opera.But, she says, a part of her will always wonder: “What if?”.“It’s almost depressing,” she says. “I watch...
...WORLD OF ‘WOWs’Citizen Schools aims to engage middle school students in learning by developing leadership skills, facilitating access to resources, and building integrated communities, according to alumni coordinator Mara R. Schanfield. The Boston program requires students to participate in structured afterschool activities for about 16 hours every week during each semester-long session, Schanfield says. Students participate in two apprenticeships each semester led by adult volunteers, known as citizen teachers, who are experts in their respective fields.Schanfield says that the program is always looking to increase its collaboration with Harvard and other local institutions...
...Tenn. While at Harvard, he founded the student group Social Good Through Politics and testified in front of the Senate’s Special Committee for Aging, appealing for Social Security reform. He also served as chairman of the Massachusetts College Republicans and volunteered with the Mission Hill Afterschool Program...
...next great generation” for civic commitment and volunteerism. “Public service seems to be a large part of the college application process these days,” said David P. Slichter ’07, co-director of Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (BRYE) Extension, an afterschool program for Vietnamese refugee youth. “There are a lot of people who show up at Harvard who have done a lot of public service in high school.” Slichter said the main attraction of public service groups is that they are organized social networks with...
...movie soars because of the sport's natural drama (every game seems to come down to a last, desperate shot) and its luck in finding a complex heroine. Darnellia Russell, the rare black girl on a white team, has dimples, drive and enough problems to fill an afterschool special. The film can't help touching on issues of race, child abuse and teen pregnancy, even as it out-Hoosiers Hoosiers with a real-life parable of improbable victory. Girls have hoop dreams too. And dreams can come true at the final buzzer. Release date: June...