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From staff reports
COMPTON—Compton
Unified School District’s (CUSD) new after-school “Young
Scholars Program” (YSP) officially got underway last month as
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood) presented a $134,000 federal
grant check to the district.
The ceremonial check presentation was held on Thursday, Nov. 6 at
YSP headquarters, which is based at Bunche Middle School, 12338 Mona Blvd.
That’s where approximately 150 fourth through seventh grade boys
are now meeting every Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. to learn about their history,
culture and self by utilizing what’s referred to as the Rites of
Passage model.
Developed by noted Belgian anthropologist Van Gennep, the Rites of
Passage model offers a process by which a creature moves from one state,
level or role to another.
“The Rites of Passage model essentially is about personal development,” said
Morell Jones, YSP co-director and fifth grade teacher at Carver Elementary
School. “Our goal is to develop these young men in all different
areas of their lives—socially, academically and personally. We want
them to be productive contributors to their families and community,
and we want them to achieve their own personal goals.”
Currently, YSP is available to boys from five CUSD schools including
Anderson, King and Jefferson elementary and Willowbrook and Bunche middle
schools.
“YSP’s primary goal is to involve parents, the community and
corporate partners in our schools and in the lives of our students to ensure
that
each boy has a ‘safety net’ of people willing to help him work
towards becoming a successful and productive citizen,” said Tami
Foy, CUSD grants manager. “Thanks to Linda Sanchez and the U.S. Department
of Justice’s Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention, our goal
can become a reality, and many at-risk young men will be positively
affected.”
The Nov. 6 event featured a presentation of an oversized-check from
Congresswoman Sanchez to CUSD Superintendent Kaye Burnside Ed.D. and school
board member Marjorie Shipp. YSP students Ebed Aguilar, a fifth-grader
at Jefferson, and Ifeanyi Iberosi, a fourth-grader at Anderson, addressed
attendees and provided a brief overview of the new program .
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