We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do!
Hi, friends!
I think that I mentioned in my previous blog that I helped to coordinate the first-ever Ben Franklin Spirit Day and Homecoming at my field placement. The girls above won the award for having the most spirit! The other coaches and I were really happy that these girls showed their school pride.
One of the most difficult things about being here is that my 8th grade clients do not have anywhere to go for high school. It takes an hour to get to their zone school and since most of the kids don't have cars, they have to take at least two buses. The test scores of the majority of the students are not high enough to get into top-tier Baltimore City high schools, like City and Poly...and even if they could get into those schools, they are far away as well. According to the Community School Director and the ED of Habitat for Humanity in this area, the high school graduation rate in this neighborhood is less than 40%.
There are plans to possibly make Ben a high school (in fact, a parent interest meeting is occuring in 30 minutes)...so we will see what happens...
For now I'm trying to dwell on the positive things at Ben...so enjoy the picture!
Thanks for reading!
