Category: The CSF Family
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Aubrey Visits NYC
Aubrey Mory, a 5th grade CSF student, is no stranger to city life, but she still made the 3,000 mile trip from Anaheim ready to appreciate the Big Apple. This CSF super star* visited us on part of her leg through NYC and as soon as she stepped through the door, her personality shone. She…
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CSF Students Follow in Sotomayor’s Footsteps
See today’s New York Times story on Blessed Sacrament School in the Bronx, where Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor studied from Kindergarten through 8th grade. The Times article does a good job of showing how students are inspired by the idea that someone who sat in their classroom (maybe even shared their desk) can…
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Catching Up with Geanylyn
Last summer we introduced Geanylyn Romero, a CSF veteran who was graduating 8th grade from St. John Chrysostom School in the Bronx. Geanylyn recently sent us an update of her first year of high school at Aquinas High. As we all remember, high school was a tough time of transition and new beginnings. Here’s what…
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A Model Student
CSF recently had the pleasure of meeting a most impressive CSF 5th grader, Genesis Torres. Genesis is not only a model student in the classroom, but she is also actively involved in extracurricular activities, like her school’s music and story writing clubs. In her most recent report card, which boasts an “A” average, her teacher…
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We Have A Winner! (Three winners, actually)
Our O.A.R. essay contest is over now, and the three winners were surprised Friday when two of the band members, Marc Roberge and Benj Gershman, dropped in for unannounced school visits. First up was Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School in East Harlem, where Dianna Baez was sitting quietly in the front row of her 8th grade…
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Lucia Says It All
A special note to you from a CSF partner program, Seeds of Hope in Colorado, student.
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Essay Contest Gems
CSF supporters O.A.R. are sponsoring an essay contest that asks children to explain why their teacher deserves a Best Teacher Award. Hundreds of students have submitted their entries, and several trends emerge: Candy counts. Students really remember when a teacher brings in candy and other treats to celebrate holidays and birthdays at school. Briana C.…
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New Video from CSF Cincinnati
Check out this video from our partners in Cincinnati!