Aspiring Youth 8th Annual “Reaching for the Stars” Gala
“They Had a Dream Too” at Museum of Fine Arts
In commemoration of Black History month , Aspiring Youth students from Jane Long and Chrysalis middle schools participated in a field trip to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts which featured a private viewing of the documentary film “They Had a Dream Too”. Created by the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the film examined the civil rights movement from the unique viewpoint of people who were teens during the movement.
On February 10th, Aspiring Youth Students from Marshall Middle School participated in the 21st annual Career and Education Day for the Houston Hispanic Forum. This event, sponsored by BP, lasted all day. The students were given lunch and the opportunity to speak with professionals about careers available in their future. They learned about financial aid, scholarships, applying for college online and were given a list of the 21 things to do in high school to get to college.
Aspiring Youth "Map to Success" Winners
This January and February Aspiring Youth students participated in the "Map to Success" Poster Contest. Students are divided into teams to visualize what they think "success" looks like and how to get to that concept of success. After the students decide on an idea, they then transfer that idea to poster board. Winners of the "Map to Success" Poster Contest receive ribbons and trophies.
The year's winners were:
As we know, it takes a village to raise a child, and right now we are in need of some village leaders! Please consider lending a hand on our Gala Committee, or Silent Auction Committee. Your commitment could be as simple as contacting a few places you patronize to request auction items, or, if you prefer to be more involved, we can surely find a place for you. If interested, contact Karen Davis a kdavis@aspiringyouth.org, or call 713-334-3330.
I want to thank you and Aspiring Youth for the scholarship I received. I don't even remember the essay I wrote or what it was about, but I did remember winning the scholarship in the 8th grade. It was truly appreciated because I really needed it to help pay for school. I currently attend Prairie View A&M University and my g.p.a. for my first half of my freshmen year is a 3.4.
The Aspiring Youth program really motivates me to do well in school knowing that I have support coming from all over. For that I truly want to say Thank You and hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks, Kirby Meador
Aspiring Youth's mission is to prepare at-risk youth to aspire to and attain their highest degree of success in school and in life. To fulfill our mission, Aspiring Youth focuses on the middle school years when children are transforming from childhood to teenagers. The choices made during the pre-teen years are the foundation for each student's future success.
Aspiring Youth supports the following events:
College for a Day
TAKS Olympics
Map to
Success Contest
Summer Program
Ammons Scholarship
Take A Student To Your Employment Program
Trash Bash Public Service
College Scholarship Essay Contest
If you live in a city with a Randall's Food Store, Randall's will donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you enter the Aspiring Youth® number (number 5130) and use your Randall's card with your purchases.
Kroger Food Stores will also donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you use the Aspiring Youth™ Kroger card with your purchases (please let us know if you would like for us to send you a card to use at Kroger).
Donations to Aspiring Youth® are tax deductible to the extent allowed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Clothing and small home items donations can be made by contacting Central Donations at 713-948-2828.
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