Over the weekend, Brad took out two of our CIR students, Martin and Samantha, to check out the Cal Poly orientation day. Both Samantha and Martin have been accepted to attend Cal Poly. Samantha has already accepted and is planning to attend Cal Poly in the fall. Martin, on the other hand, is still in the process of deciding where he would like to attend. They both will be majoring in engineering. We wish them both the best of luck!!!!
Tim, one of our CIR mentors, is pictured here with his two mentees Ricardo and Joseph attending an A's game. Looks like it was a lot of fun....Go A's!!!
Adrianna, one of our CIR seniors, just received word that she was accepted to attend UC Davis!! In addition to UC Davis, Adrianna also got accepted to attend UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced. Adrianna's goal is to one day graduate from college and come back to her community and fight for social justice and a cleaner enviroment. We want to wish Adrianna the best of luck!!!!
Since Samantha began at CIR, she has always been a self-motivated student. Each year, she has earned straight A's in each semester at Richmond High School. More recently, she is excelling in AP courses that she has taken as a senior. She has been accepted to attend Cal Poly for the fall of 09. Her goal is to become an engineer and one day come back and work on projects in her local community. According to Samantha, "I have always been motivated when it comes to my studies because I am hoping that having an education can show me what else is out there other than what I see in Richmond". She also wants to be a positive example to other students in Richmond. Her message being that, if you work hard and stay motivated, good things will happen. We also want to wish Samanthat the best!!!!!
Every student in the College is Real Program is paired up with a mentor. The mentors are people who can talk to the student about college and any other topic that may arise. Also, the mentors are there to provide encouragement, motivation, and assistance with any current school assignments.
The College is Real SAT preparation has started! 10 of our juniors have committed themselves to improve their SAT scores by attending an SAT test prep class, organized by CIR, two days a week for two hours each time. During the test prep sessions, students are taught the best strategies for taking the SAT test, the rule of elimination, and everything SAT!! Once they finish the test prep course in mid May, they will take the SAT test right after. Let's wish them luck!!
The Richmond High School boys soccer team will play their last league game on Tuesday (2/10/09). After, they will enter the North Coast Section Tournament and play for the section. Go Oilers!!
