> Issue #3: February 2006
In
This Issue
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U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer Visits Thurgood
Marshall Academy
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Gala Save-The-Date—April 21, 2006
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Job Shadow
Day Success
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Students’
Poetry Published
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Girls Basketball’s
Winning Season
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Get Involved
Justice
Speaks
U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer Sparks Dialogue
on Careers in Justice with Students at Thurgood
Marshall Academy
Initiating
an on-going effort to inspire students to enter
rewarding careers in justice, United States Supreme
Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer will be the guest
of honor at a dialogue with Thurgood Marshall Academy
students on Thursday, February 16, 2006. The topics
to be discussed will include Justice Breyer’s current
role on the nation’s highest court, the path that
led him to his position, and a look at a variety
of law-related professional opportunities for our
students.
“We
are honored to host Justice Breyer and illustrate
how educators and legal professionals can unite
to prepare students for success in college and civic
life,” commented Co-Founder and President of Thurgood
Marshall Academy Joshua Kern.
Justice
Breyer will engage with Thurgood Marshall Academy
students in a face-to-face dialogue, moderated by
Fred Graham, Court TV’s Senior Anchor. The
event will be chronicled by Court TV and aired in
coming months as part of the network’s education
programming.
The
event is being held in association with Court TV’s
education initiative, Careers in Justice,
which aims to inspire teens to pursue careers in
the fields of justice and law enforcement by illustrating
the watershed social and judicial issues that have
transformed society.
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2006
Shining Star Gala—Save the Date:
Friday,
April 21, 2006
Mark
your calendar for the 2006 Shining Star Gala, which
will be held in our new facility on Friday, April
21, 2006. Look for an invitation in the mail in
the next few weeks!
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2006
Job Shadow Day: A Huge Success!
On
February 2, 2006 over 120 Thurgood Marshall Academy
students experienced the world of work firsthand
by participating in Job Shadow Day. The day was
a huge success, with students being placed in a
number of exciting and diverse professional settings,
including:
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The Washington Hospital Center, where a student
witnessed a heart transplant in the operating room;
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U.S. Senator Mark Pryor’s office, where a student
received a tour of the Capitol and was permitted
to sit in on a committee session; and
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The Four Seasons Hotel in Tyson’s Corner, where
two students spent the day learning from the hotel’s
head chef.
Some
of our students were even offered summer positions!
We are grateful to our many partners and supporters
who made this unique learning experience possible
for Thurgood Marshall Academy students.
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Two
Students to be Published in GirlChild Press Project
Anthology
This
spring, eleventh-grade Thurgood Marshall Academy
students Brittany Ball and Elisabeth Robinson will
be published in Growing Up Girl: An Anthology
of Voices from Marginalized Spaces. The anthology,
which is part of The GirlChild Press Project, will
feature a collection of poems, essays, and short
stories from girls and women and is intended to
give a voice to underrepresented young women.
“I
feel my work focuses on important topics that everyday
girls go through,” said Brittany Ball. “What I would
like the world to learn through my writing is that
girls who grow up in poverty are just as determined
to succeed in life as anyone else.” Both students
see poetry as a powerful outlet for creative expression.
“Thoughts swim about in my head, and when they get
too tremendous, I just have to write them down,”
said Elizabeth Robinson. The entire Thurgood Marshall
Academy community is very proud of Brittany and
Elizabeth’s accomplishment.
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Winning
Season for Girls Basketball Team
We’re
excited to report that the Girls Varsity Basketball
Team is enjoying a winning season! This past weekend,
the team won its game versus Cesar Chavez Public
Charter School in a double overtime, where the final
score was 38-37. Junior Dorcas Olaseha scored the
game-winning shot with only seconds left on the
clock. This makes the team’s record 7-3 for the
season.
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Get
Involved!
Thurgood
Marshall Academy succeeds due to the support of
volunteers and contributors!
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Individuals in
the DC metropolitan area support our work as volunteers,
especially in our Mentoring
program.
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Law firms can “adopt a class,”
hosting roughly 10 students for weekly after-school
tutoring.
* Financial
contributions will
help us make the most of our new space by supporting
equipment and instruction.
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Please designate Thurgood Marshall Academy for your
Combined Federal Campaign
donation: CFC #7840.
Call
202-563-6862 x148 to volunteer, x107 to
donate, or e-mail
info@tmapchs.org.
For
further information, see:
http://www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org/getinvolved/index.html
