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Pop Quiz: O’Neal Ollie
October 4, 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...
Blog Tag: Kalamazoo Central High School
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Pop Quiz: Alex-Saundra Hudson
August 9, 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...
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Angelita Aguilar: The Champ You Want at Your Side
June 14, 2016
Category: Champs
Today we highlight Angelita Aguilar, one of seven school and community partners honored with a 2016 Champ Award. Her award was sponsored by State Farm and CIS Board member Namita Sharma presented the...
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A Promise of Success
January 1, 2016
Category: NewslettersSuccess Stories
“If I didn’t have CIS in my life, I would not be a senior right now,” says LaShawnda Melton. “I would have given up and dropped out.” It’s hard to...
Walking Their Talk
June 30, 2015
Category: ChampsVolunteers
Today we highlight Stryker®Employees. This CIS business partner was one of eight organizations and individuals honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Steve Powell, along with Maureen Cartmill, CIS Site Coordinator at Woods Lake...
Sailing the Sea Of Success
August 26, 2014
Category: Guest BloggersSuccess Stories
Today’s guest blogger is CIS graduate and former CIS board member, Ricki Harris. Ricki graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 2012, and later that year she graduated from Naval...
Thank You For Being Mashed Potatoes
July 8, 2014
Category: General InfoThe CIS Model
Today’s post is written by Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. Her words can also be found on the front page of our latest CIS Connections. No one...
Failure is Never Fatal
November 5, 2013
Category: ProgramsThe CIS Model
Every 26 seconds, a child drops out of school. This alarming statistic disturbs me more than any other national statistic out there. Why? I think it’s because it is entirely...
Pop Quiz: Von Washington, Jr.
September 17, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPop 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...
Pastor Gets Real With Young Men
August 20, 2013
Category: ChampsVolunteers
Today we highlight the work of Pastor James Harris. He was honored this past spring at the sixth annual Champ Celebration. (This is the six installment of a nine part series.) These...