Dear Mrs. Dalton

January 10, 2017
Category: Caring Adult

What better way to kick off 2017 than with a thank you letter shared with us by a CIS volunteer who is participating in our “caring adult” series (and has...

Mr. Sindoni Responds!

December 20, 2016

Remember the November post written by CIS volunteer Shirley Freeman? The one that began: Dear Mr. Sindoni, I often tell the story of my 7th grade year. How I was...

What Is Your Small Happiness?

December 13, 2016

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

Pop Quiz: DeKarieon Booth

December 6, 2016

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

A Letter to Mr. Sindoni

November 29, 2016

Today, we hear from CIS volunteer and Bookbug staff extraordinare, Shirley Freeman. As part of the Chapel Hill/Portage United Methodist Church initiative to help students attain the Kalamazoo Promise, Shirley...

Pop Quiz: Dominique Jackson

November 8, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

The Dolly That Mike Made

November 1, 2016
Category: Partnerships

Anyone who sets foot in a school knows that the role of a custodian is vital to the health and climate of a school. At Milwood Elementary School, students, their...

Pop Quiz: Tyesha Moore 

October 18, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

Ten Sparks

September 27, 2016

Let’s give a warm welcome to ten fresh, new faces who are beginning their internship with Communities In Schools, working within the Kalamazoo Public Schools. Fernando Davis, Dominique Jackson, Keelei...