My name is Zulejha Osmani, and I am a senior at Texas Woman’s University. Currently, I am interning with Communities in Schools at Tomas Rivera Elementary in Denton, TX. One of the students that was assigned to my caseload is a second grader named RC. I met RC in mid-February during a lunch group session […]
Read moreLeading in School and in Life
I just wanted to take the time to recognize a four of my 8th grade girls at Calhoun Middle School that are also in the GOAL (Girls Operating As Leaders) program: Saira, Tiffany, Cindy, and Miriam. These young women basically started the GOAL soccer program for girls in the Denton Independent School District as 6th […]
Read moreTaking Care of Each Other
In February, I got a call from one of our counselors asking me to meet a new student to Lewisville High School – Killough Campus. I walked in to her office and met a shy student named Flor, a sophomore, who had just moved to Lewisville from Austin. Flor moved here to live with her […]
Read moreHow to Spell “A Great Mentor Match!”
A teacher came to talk to me concerned about her student Jose, a second grader at Seven Hills Elementary in Newark, Texas. He is a bright kid but was beginning to fail his spelling tests. Jose’s mom works a lot, and her work schedule changes frequently, which makes it difficult for her to spend time […]
Read moreAdapting Your Teaching Style
The majority of student we case manage at Lake Dallas Middle School are targeted for Academics. At times it might seem impossible for one Site Coordinator to break themselves into 100 pieces and be able to serve all of the students on our caseload. Thankfully we do not have to do it alone. We have […]
Read moreFrom Basic Needs to a Career Path
Chloe is an 8th grader at Chisholm Trail Middle School in Rhome, TX who came to me earlier in the year for basic needs assistance. We spent some time talking about her needs and after explaining to her about a few of the other programs I run on campus she was very excited to get […]
Read moreA Positive Outlook
I want to brag on Rojelio, a freshman at Lewisville High School-Harmon Campus in Lewisville, TX. He is a very happy student who has a positive outlook on things regardless of his life situation. He is always very respectful, enthusiastic and committed to doing his best at all times. Rojelio surprises me and teaches me […]
Read moreBecoming a Young Leader
Godwill has been in the Communities In Schools Club ACE (Afterschool Centers on Education) program for three years at Lakeside Middle School in Little Elm, TX. From a small sixth grader, to a fourteen year old young man about to head to high school, our CIS ACE staff in Lakeside has witnessed Godwill become an […]
Read moreMotivating Your Peers
On our first day back from Spring Break at Evers Park Elementary in Denton, TX, Ethan was feeling a little blue. He was frustrated to attend the Communities In Schools Afterschool Center on Education (ACE) program. He was frustrated because he was acting in a “disappointing” manner to me. I have known Ethan, a first […]
Read more“I believe I can conquer the life I live and the problem I face.”
Lian, a senior at Lewisville High School, came to America as a refugee from Burma when he was in middle school. He had never been in a developed country, did not speak English, never had a consistent roof over his head, and had to leave his parents back in Burma. Lian has been on my […]
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