February 16, 2016
Category: General Info

Tell us what you love!

We know you love seeing kids succeed. We do too! What else do you love? We polled a few folks and here is what they said:

 

Coffee.

-Keely Novotny, CIS Site Coordinator at Edison Environmental Science Academy

 

Sharing music with the youth of Kalamazoo.

-Paul Bauer, Kalamazoo Kids in Tune Percussion Instructor at Woods Lake Elementary

 

Socks.

-ONeal Ollie, CIS Success Coach at Loy Norrix High School

 

Great partners like Scarlet Vasquez of the N Motion Dance Club.

-Elyse Brey, CIS Director of Elementary Sites

 

Books! All kinds of books, and getting my after school kids to find out what they like to read and seeing them excited about learning through stories.

-Bri Fonville, CIS After School Coordinator at El Sol Elementary School

 

My Goddaughter, Taliyah.

-Artrella Cohn, CIS Director of Secondary Sites

 

Standing in the crisp morning air watching a sunrise.

-Jen Nitz, CIS After School Coordinator at Maple Street Magnet School

 

Girl power!

-Laura Vander Beek, Registration Coordinator, Girls on the Run

 

Coaching the youth.

-Montrell Baker, Senior CIS Site Coordinator at Loy Norrix High School

 

To my surprise, I love running. I’m training to run a 5 K!

-Linda Thompson, CIS Director of Elementary Sites

 

Feeling the warm sun on my face.

-Katherine Williamson, CIS After School Coordinator at Hillside Middle School

 

As the mother of a graduating senior heading off to college, I love the Promise!

-Lisa Knutson, KPS Parent

 

Investing in “my kids” in the after school program.

-Alexis Arocho, CIS After School Coordinator at Prairie Ridge Elementary School

 

My puppy, Zeus.

-Phillip Hegwood, CIS After School Coordinator at Woodward

 

Nature and being outside.

-Nicole Wilkinson, CIS After School Coordinator at Spring Valley Center for Exploration

 

When a student who has been struggling finally gets it…I love seeing that!

-Peter Aranda, KPS Teacher at Maple Street Magnet School

 

Thanks for sharing! We love seeing all the support you show Kalamazoo Public School students by sharing your time, talents, and financial gifts with Communities In Schools so we can help them help them stay in school and achieve in life.

 

 

 

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