On Thursday, June 23, 2011, STEP will hold our annual end of the year awards ceremony. This ceremony invites existing students, staff, supporters, and past students to join us in celebrating the achievements of the year. Here is the invite for this year's event.
Some highlights from this year include:
Students participated in projects that required them to think about their future in terms of goals, dreams, and college and career paths.
Students attended field trips to Holyoke Community College, Westfield State University, Elms College, Northeastern University, Simmons College, and The University of Massachusetts to learn about college life, majors, financial aid, and academics.
Students attended a two-day ropes course program in Amherst, MA where they bonded as a group, while gaining trust and confidence.
Students attended Saturday mini-courses at Holyoke Community College, where they engaged in a high school to college and life finances simulations, as well as a songwriting class.
35 students and tutors ended the year at Camp HI-Rock in the Berkshires where they spent 3 days in remote cabins. They spent time on the waterfront fishing, boating and swimming. They also had a campfire and shared their STEP experiences with each other.
28 former STEP participants graduated from Holyoke high schools, and over 95% of them are planning to attend college in the fall.
STEP high school mentors served over 10 different programs in 3 different middle schools.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 23:26
Tutor Trip 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:37
Tutors! We will be going on a camping trip to Burlingame State Park in Charlestown, RI for the weekend from August 20, 2010 until August 22, 2010. We hope to have loads of fun camping together for the weekend, since we have worked so hard all year. Sorry kids, it will be just tutors this weekend. Please be sure to have your permission slips in to Becca or Leo by Wednesday at the latest. We will be having a great time this weekend!
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:42
Boston Trip 2011
Tuesday, 15 February 2011 17:52
The STEP Boston trip is Saturday, February 19, 2011. Students will visit the Museum of Science and several Boston area colleges. Students who have been invited can download a copy of the permission slip here.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 17:57
Trip to Camp Hi Rock 2010
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:00
At the end of the 2010 school year, the STEP program gave several students the opportunity to take a trip to Camp Hi Rock. Camp Hi Rock is located in Mount Washington, Massachusetts. Students stayed in cabins there over the weekend with some of our high school tutors, and of course, Mel, Jeff, and Brian. We climbed the rock wall, played basketball, learned about different aspects of the night, looked at the stars, went hiking, and of course had a camp fire! This trip played out to be an awesome weekend, and we can't wait to do it again next year.
