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Please note: What are good Friends made of? Family, Community, Alumni, Local businesses FOCRLS is a 501(c)3 tax-deductible non-profit public charity founded by two parents in January '07. Our mission is to raise private funds from within the Cambridge community to support and enrich the academic and social development programs at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and in so doing promote achievement for all students and a greater community investment in the future of Cambridge youth. FOCRLS Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of each month. Room 319R, CRLS (3rd Floor) 7:30-9:00 p.m. We especially welcome those who are thinking of joining us for fund-raising projects. Faculty Grant Awards Winners 2008-09 The second annual CRLS Faculty Grant Awards were decided upon in March by a 12-member review committee of FOCRLS parents and alumni. According to FOCRLS, the process was highly competitive, the proposals all exemplary. This year's chosen recipients all sought to make the latest curriculum materials available to a wide range of students and/or to challenge students with innovative learning experiences. Paul McGuiness, Marine Science and Biology Instructor, for "Updating Marine Science Equipment" for Marine Science classes and the Ocean Science Team.
Rachel Otty, History Instructor, for "CRLS Travels to Tanzania" involving students in sustainable land rehabilitation. Scheduled for summer '08.
FOCRLS - Our year in review * Raised over $25,000 in donations from over 200 families, alumni, and Cambridge-based businesses * Awarded grants to 24 CRLS academic faculty and advisors in spring '07 and '08 for innovative projects in: visual and performing arts, Spanish teaching, chemistry, biology, physics, environmental science, marine science, culinary arts, world history, nationally-recognized Best Buddies project linking students with and without special needs, the Model United Nations club, culinary arts, library audiobooks and guest author events. * Sponsored the new Unsung Heroes Awards, presented to 12 to 16 students emerging each semester as CRLS achievers. 32 students recognized since February '08 (see photo). * Fiscal sponsors of tax-exempt fundraising initiatives by faculty and alumni, enabling projects outside the limitations of the school budget, e.g. CRLS history teacher takes students to Tanzania for a land development project, summer '08; CRLS Spanish teacher plans a trip for students to the Dominican Republic to assist in schools there; Alumni Scholarship Fund for Class of '98; RSTA Biotechnology teacher to take students to Costa Rica for Rainforest Research, sping '08. • Featured in articles in the Boston Globe, Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge Life. Please see:
• Began science and math initiatives with CRLS/CPS administrators and biotechnology leaders Friends of CRLS Annual Report FY2009 Why donate to Friends of CRLS? • Your contribution supports and enriches academic programs at a high school with over 1,500 students, 43% of whom come from families that are economically disadvantaged. • Your donation helps to ensure achievement for all students by providing the extras that can make a difference – travel, state-of-the-art equipment, guest lecturers, incentive awards for emerging achievers. • Your donation goes directly from your pocket to faculty and students; we are an all-volunteer organization with no overhead expenses and no salaries for staff. • Your contribution is tax-deductible; we are a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity. • You will be helping our youth find their skills, talents, and purpose. You will help teachers get them there. • You will be sending a message of confidence in CRLS to students, educators, the community at large. What could be more rewarding? CRLS Recognizes its Unsung Heroes
Twelve Cambridge Rindge and Latin students recently received Unsung Hero awards in recognition of the efforts each made during the spring 2008 semester to better themselves and the CRLS community. Students are nominated for the Unsung Hero award by their teachers and deans of the four Learning Communities. Students who demonstrate progress as emerging achievers based on academic progress, improved attendance, citizenship, stewardship, or athletic leadership vis-à-vis the prior academic semester are eligible for nomination. Winners receive a certificate of achievement and a specially-designed watch bearing the Falcon, the CRLS logo, and are recognized publicly among an audience of their peers. In addition to the 12 current CRLS students, four recent graduates were given “Unsung Senior” awards as well. These four: Marthe Pierre, Jean Marc Delva, Ta’Keame Gomes and Tenzin Sherab, were members of CRLS’ “Fabulous Fourteen” of the Class of 2008. The Unsung Seniors awards recipients were selected to the Fabulous Fourteen by their peers as exemplars of ambassadorship of the CRLS experience. This is the second round of Unsung Hero award ceremonies. The first was in February 2008 when sixteen students were recognized for their improvement during the fall 2007 semester. In all, there have been 32 award recipients to-date. The next round will come during the spring 2009 semester. The Unsung Heroes idea was the brainchild of Principal Dr. Christopher Saheed and Jamalh Prince, a Dean of Students who coordinates the events with the other Deans of Students. Saheed and the deans see the awards as a means of acknowledging the quiet, often heroic and under-recognized steps students take toward improving themselves and helping others. “The Unsung Heroes program was designed to recognize students who have made a contribution to the CRLS community without seeking recognition for it,” Prince said. During the recent award ceremony, Prince noted the “excitement on the students' and staff's faces.” Learning Community C: Miriam Bromfield (10), Kharl Pierre (11), Dorcas Yip (12)
Or mail to: FOCRLS, Inc., P.O. Box 391541, Cambridge, MA 02139-3229 Questions? Contact us via e-mail at FOCRLS@gmail.com or call us at (617) 275-6338.
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