Whelp, as of last Thurs­day, our sum­mer pro­grams offi­cially ended. On August 18th, we held our Annual Awards and Recog­ni­tion Ban­quet to cel­e­brate each pro­grams’ suc­cess, and to honor the stu­dents and staff for their hard work through­out the sum­mer. There were roughly 110 peo­ple in atten­dance at the ban­quet; out of those 100 peo­ple, we rec­og­nized over 60 youth and staff mem­bers. It was extremely excit­ing and heart-warming to see so many par­ents and guardians sup­port their chil­dren. All in all, the ban­quet was a great success.

As the sum­mer comes to end, our col­lege interns will soon return back to their respec­tive col­leges. Their hard work and effort over the sum­mer does not go unno­ticed. They are an extremely valu­able asset to our orga­ni­za­tion, and they will be missed, as we move for­ward with our fall programs.

Mov­ing for­ward…
In a few weeks, our fall pro­grams will begin; more infor­ma­tion regard­ing YES MEN, Sis­ter Cir­cle, and Image will be avail­able in the com­ing weeks. Times, dates, and loca­tions will be announced as this infor­ma­tion is solidified.

Be on the look out for more information.

We wish all the stu­dents the best of luck as they begin the 2011–2012 School Year. Happy Studying.

The Wiz

Check out this pow­er­point. It cap­tures the entire SDA experience.

Today is the sec­ond day for SSFS pre­sen­ta­tions. The stu­dents did an excel­lent job with their work. On the first day, we had over 20 stu­dents present. Most of them were ner­vous; how­ever, their hard work paid off. Many of the stu­dents are pre­sent­ing pre­sen­ta­tions for the first time, so they are not too famil­iar with pre­sen­ta­tion etiqutte. It is excit­ing to see 11 year olds speak about and defend their research pre­sen­ta­tions before a panel of young pro­fes­sion­als. Over­all, the stu­dents are per­form­ing well and exceed­ing all of my expectations.

Sum­mer Dream­ers Acad­emy presents: “The Wiz” today. The stu­dents, staff, and par­ents are extremely excited about the final pro­duc­tion. The stu­dents’ hard­work and ded­i­ca­tion will show as they present “The Wiz”. Whelp, it all goes down at Peabody High School. Stay tunned for the out­come of the performance.

Sum­mer Study for Success

Today was an extremely hec­tic day. There were stu­dents at the office as early as 9:00am, anx­iously wait­ing to work on their projects. This is the last week of the pro­gram, so the stu­dents are work­ing tire­lessly to com­plete their required work. It is amaz­ing to wit­ness their deter­mi­na­tion and hard work. The focus of each class today was to com­plete the required doc­u­ment for their pre­sen­ta­tions. I could hear the stu­dents rehears­ing their pre­sen­ta­tions in my cubi­cle. With some more prac­tice, I am sure the stu­dents will due a fine job. In fact, as of Fri­day, each stu­dent attended a Pow­er­Point work­shop, which was set in place to help the stu­dents prop­erly pre­pare a Microsoft Pow­er­Point pre­sen­ta­tion.
Whelp, that’s all, folks!!!

Sum­mer Dream­ers Acad­emy
It’s almost that time!! With the show only two days away, the stu­dents are becom­ing anx­ious, ner­vous, and excited all at once! They can’t wait to show off what they have been work­ing so hard for over the past four weeks. They are work­ing harder than ever to per­fect lines, block­ing, dance moves and songs. They are doing great help­ing one another out and each stu­dent is doing what they can to be sure that they will have the absolute best per­for­mance! The stu­dents are also excited to see what the other per­form­ing arts groups have been work­ing on, too. Wednes­day is sure to be a very excit­ing and inter­est­ing day for Sum­mer Dreamers!