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High School: T. Roosevelt High School
Cohort Began at: MacFarland Middle School
Coordinator Names: Barry Brinkley and Jennifer Mitchum
Office Location: T. Roosevelt High School
4301 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Number of Students: 194 students
University Partner: Southeastern University
Program Highlights: After School Study Hall cosponsored by T. Roosevelt Widening Horizons’ Program, Sister 2 Sister Mentoring Program with Spellman College Bonner Scholars, Young Men’s Reading Club, Student Workshop sponsored by Mark Baugh of NASA
Summer Institute Highlights: Business and Financial Literacy courtesy of Junior Achievement and NFTE; program featured a Hip Hop Week where students were exposed to the Hip Hop industry from all different facets including music, fashion, spoken word, and drama; students participated in field trips including a Washington Nationals baseball game, two trips to the movies, and a culminating trip to Colonial Williamsburg/Busch Gardens trip; students also read three books during their six week experience including Their Eyes Were Watching God; Rich Dad, Poor Dad For Teens; and Romeo and Juliet
Field Trips: Princeton University College Tour, Washington Wizards game, NASA tour, Ford’s Theatre Presents “A Christmas Carol,” Georgetown University College Tour, Brother 2 Brother Conference sponsored by Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Howard University, Blacks In Wax Museum Tour, Hemlock Overlook Park Team Development Course
Upcoming Activities: North Carolina Spring College Tours, Spring Canoe Trip, Penn State College Tour, Hampton University College Tour
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