Bye Eastie!

Total bittersweet moment now thinking that the end of my time has come with East Boston High School. The East Boston scholars are phenomenal students and people. I am really excited to see where they go to college and how they continue to flourish and grow. They are all in the final stretch and really trying to end on a strong note. Keep up the good work and best of luck to them all and I will miss you!

Happy Graduation!!!

Quiet Week

It's been a pretty quiet week this past week as the internship is winding down. Last week the students had the chance to go to Dave and Busters with myself and the Raymond intern, Jake. Pam showed up and we had a blast winning tickets and prizes. We played Wheel of Fortune, Zombie Apocalypse, Dance Dance Revolution and many other games until we were sweating and our arms sore. The food at Dave and Busters was awesome and put us all in a food coma.

In news about school many of the students are making strides to bring up there grades and maintain good ones. Special shout out to Ke'Andre for bringing up his AP Calculus grade. In the field of drams a shout out to Alex (and her drama club) who debuted her play with the rest of the drama club. Although they didn't not win their competition they did a phenomenal job and should be quite proud.

Finally a big shout out to Jakara who has finished her high school education and thus graduated early! Great work girl!!!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back Eastie to another warm week of academic success!!! We had a lot of achievements this week but first for the recap.

During break a few of the students and myself gathered to see Deadpool at Showcase in Revere. The students thoroughly enjoyed the reclining seats and the funnel cake, popcorn and hot dogs.

Yesterday we had news of college admissions for Ke'Andre, Miguel and JP so huge CONGRATULATIONS to them!!

Coming up tomorrow myself and the Raymond intern are taking the students to Dave and Busters for early dinner and games! We are really looking forward to it as are many of the students.

The term is wrapping up for me the SEAD intern so hoping all students have enjoyed spending time with me and SEAD!!

xoxoxo
Chrissy

It's Break Time!!

Hey Guys!
I hope that everyone is having a good break so far! Want everyone to rest up and be prepared to crank out scholarship applications when you get back to school!!!! Yaaaayyyy.

Shout out to some of the SEAD scholars who were recognized by the school on Friday. Congratulations to DENISE and ALEX who got awards for attendance and Honor Roll!!! Great job girls!

This Friday I am taking some SEAD students to see the new superhero movie Deadpool at the Regal Fenway Stadium. The time is still to be decided but will text the students the time tomorrow.

If any students are doing scholarship applications now and need me to look over their essays do not be afraid to sent them to me!

Rest up!

Let It Snow!

Hello Eastie!!!

Welcome back to school! We have a very long weekend with two snow days on Friday and Monday. Many of the students had a relaxing weekend resting in bed or hanging out with friends while the snow fell.

The school is having a short week followed by February Vacation next week. In the next two weeks there are a couple of fun events that the SEAD students have the opportunity to engage in. 

   1) February 19th is a trip to see the new movie Deadpool!!!

   2) February 24th Boston and Raymond reunite for fun at Dave & Busters at 3pm!

Looking forward to an fun filled two weeks!

P.S. Report cards ought to be out today! Best of luck everyone on your grades and lets start off this next quarter strong!!!

Good News!!!

I am so proud of the incredibly gifted scholars of East Boston High School!

First off congratulations are in order to Miguel for getting into Curry College!!! The entire SEAD team is very proud of him.

Secondly congratulations to Denise who just sold her very first PAINTING!!! It is amazing, and such and accomplishment!

The SEAD students have all finished up their first Semester strong and have started their new classes with much enthusiasm. Tomorrow I will be taking a few students to the movies to see the new Star Wars film at 4 pm and dinner to follow. It promises to be a fun evening!

Final Count Down!

The end of Quarter 1 has finally come and the seniors are buckling down for the final stretch. Many of the students are working to makeup assignments and and study for their final exams. I am hosting tutoring sessions during this week for all students to make sure that they finish all their assignments and have adequate time to study for their finals.

Shout out to Jakara who has really kicked butt and pulled up her grades substantially. GO GIRL!

The students are in the final throws of completing all FASFA and CSS profiles and although many of them are tired of the college application process they are really finishing up strong. I am really proud of the work that all the students are doing, they are really putting their best foot forward.

Many of the students are looking forward to the the small reunion myself and the Raymond Intern are planning at Dave and Busters the weekend of February 20th.

Let It Snow...Money!

After the long holiday weekend, the students came back refreshed and ready to finish up the college application process. Pamela and Denise have completely finished all aspects of their college application process and are just working on their scholarships! All the other SEAD students should be done by the end of the week and be able to focus on getting scholarships for their schools. 

Two students, Alex and Miguel have been accepted into colleges over the weekend and were proud to share their success with the SEAD team. We are looking forward to more students hearing back from their colleges. 

I am planning an all day trip for the SEAD students to Dave and Busters on February 19th. Most of the students have expressed excitement and interest in the trip.

The goal is to have all students done with the application process before the next big snow storm this weekend!!! After that all the students will be applying for scholarships!!!

Brace for the cold!!!

Chrissy 

Newbie

Three days into Eastie and the nerves are gone! I am really happy to be here and get to know the students. There are some really colorful characters here which I love. I have had the chance to meet with almost everyone, but we will see each other later today. The scholars and I have started our one on one meetings and setting up STUDY HALL! It is great to see that many of the students are on top of the grades or know how to improve them. This is a really independent lot and they are going to do great in college.

I have some really cool stuff planned with the students like Dave and Busters, movies, museums, HUZZAH Tavern Nights (historical reenactment) and college visits for this winter. I look forward to telling you'll more soon!

Cheers,

Chrissy

Hey Eastie!

Hello All!

My name is Christina “Chrissy” Ragin. I am a junior at Dartmouth College and this winter’s SEAD intern. I am a History major at Dartmouth with a minor in Theatre Arts. I am 21 years old and from Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York. I am the head of the Black Underground Theatre Association (BUTA) and on the executive board of the African American Society. In my free time I am a part of Prison Project at Dartmouth where groups of students lead creative writing workshops with inmates in the Vermont area. I am very passionate about teaching and criminal law. Consequently, I have participated in a number of internships in New York Charter schools and New York law firms. I also enjoy swimming making clothes and classic books.

I have had the pleasure of meeting the students at the reunion in the fall and look forward to getting to know them better on a personal level especially as you begin a new chapter and the end of your senior year!! This term will come with many important decisions for families and students and I hope to be a good and reliable resource starting on THURSDAY, JANUARY 8^th, 2016. Feel totally free to come by the office on Friday, I cannot wait to see you guys! I am available all the time via text, call or email. So please don’t be afraid to contact me outside of school for any questions!!!

See yall soon!

Chrissy

Farewell for now Eastie!

Hi Eastie Scholars and Families, 

I had so much fun attending reunion with Jakara, Ronaldo, Ke'Andre, Pam, Alex, and Denise last week!  We enjoyed ourselves so much and got to reconnect with previous and current members of the SEAD family.  The goodbyes were heartwarming, hope you see each other again this coming summer before you all head off to college!

My ten weeks here have gone by so quickly, I really can't believe that by Thursday my stay with you will be over. 

I'm extremely thankful for the time I've had with you, and will remember the special times each one of you came to visit me in the College Access office to brighten my day.  

I hope I was able to do the same for you!

Come by to see me by or before Thursday so we can say our proper goodbyes!

Farewell Eastie Scholars!

Bev 

Let's get ready for Fall Reunion!

Get pumped for Fall Reunion Eastie!

We will meet at South Station tomorrow (Wednesday, November 10th) at 12:30pm to catch a bus to Hanover with the Bronx students.

Directions to South Station:

• From Airport via the Subway 
• Take the Blue line to Bodwin, get off at the Orange Line stop at State 
• Take the Orange Line train towards Forest Hills, stop at Downtown Crossing on the Red Line
• Take the Red Line train to Braintree OR Ashmont, and stop at the South Station stop
• I'll be at the commuter rail food court waiting for you, call if you need further directions
• Make sure to have a hearty breakfast beforehand!

What to bring:

• Notebooks, textbooks, laptops, laptop chargers, calculators, homework etc.  Anything you need to succeed academically!
• College grids, transcripts, any SEAD summer or college application materials you are working on.
• Five days worth of warm clothing, fall is moving in to winter y'all.
• Your enthusiasm :)

Feel free to shoot me a text or call me if you have any last minute questions!

Bev

Go Celtics!

Hi SEAD family, friends, and scholars!  

The Eastie students have been working so hard this October, compiling recommendations and starting essays for their selected colleges, not to mention working hard to prep for the SAT this coming weekend, Saturday, November 7th!

In the meantime, I've been scheduling events to reward their hard work.  We attended the Celtics vs 76ers game on October 28th.  The Celtics won!  JP, Ronaldo, and I had a fantastic time celebrating each point of the victory, Celtics 112, 76ers 95!

One scholar in particular has been putting immense effort and focus on preparing for his SAT.  I took him out to Angela's Cafe to commensurate his diligence....

Great work this month Ronaldo!

Have a lovely November everyone!

Bev

Our trip to Rhode Island!

Hello again SEAD family and Friends!

College application season is upon us for our Eastie SEAD scholars and seniors, so to kick it off I'm here to feature some of the highlights of our trip to Rhode Island College this month!

We did a full campus tour, including each departmental building, and even one of the new dorms on campus!  Later in the day, we also had a free lunch provided by Viga, sponsored by RIC and Talent Search. This visit couldn't have been more useful for getting our students to envision themselves on a college campus a year from now!

Thanks for attending Jakara, Ronaldo, Alex, JP, and Miguel!

Our tour guide a Business and Management student giving us an overview of where we were located on campus during the tour

Miguel observes and appreciates black and white prints in the Art Building

Jakara and Ronaldo chatting as we made our way around campus for the tour

Can't wait for this week's adventures!

Bev

Fall Soccer Wins!

Hi again SEAD family and friends!

Here at Eastie the days are rolling merrily along, and our fabulous scholars are settled in to their courses and schedules.  I've been enjoying sitting in on their classes and relishing the enthusiastic, unexpected office drop-ins from the students. The highlight of this week though was the spontaneous invite to Pam's soccer game last Friday.  Though I only got to stay for the first half of the game, I wasn't surprised to hear thabet the lady Jets defeated their challengers!

It was such a lovely day out!

   Thanks for inviting me Pam and congrats on the win!

Hope you are all having a lovely week!

Bev

Cheers for our leading ladies!

Hope you all enjoyed the long, warm weekend!

Thanks to the scholars for welcoming the SEAD Leadership team to Eastie, the meetings with each of you made each moment of the visit well worth it!   My only regret is that our scheduled SEAD family dinner wasn't able to take place due to the major conflict with the NHS family dinner. Nonetheless, parents, please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to talk and get up to speed on where the scholars are at with me!

Featured this week we have Jakara for being a leader last Friday and bringing the college application process to her peers in her classes' off hour!  She came to my office and asked for materials to get her class started on picking colleges of interest.

Amazing job for taking the reigns on getting your peers up to speed for college apps Jakara!!

Last week, I was also privy to Eastie's drama club giving me a sneak peek of their school-wide performance this coming November.

Starring our fabulous resident starlet, Alex Mitchell!