Archive: Promise Fellows
Historic Women
Historic Women By Emily Moews, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis Public Schools' Check & Connect - Keewaydin I have been working hard with a student to make sure that she…
The Secret Reader
The Secret Reader By Jessica Hansen, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Serving at Guadalupe Alternative Programs In the first month of school, I had gotten to know one of the students pretty well.…
New 2015-16 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Sworn In!
“Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I will persevere.” On September 18th, these words were repeated by nearly…
What Being a Promise Fellow Means to Me
By La'Kiesha Shannon, Minnesota Alliance With Youth AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Harbor City International School in Duluth, MN Being a Promise Fellow is more than preparing students for their…
Happy Dance!
By Lindsay Morehouse, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Hopkins Community Education I've been working one on one with a particular student for most of the year. When I started, he was…
Milah, My Rock
By Janey Atchison, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Murray Middle School in St. Paul As the year progresses, there have been ups and downs. There have been days that I left…
Fill the Hallways
By Milah Xiong, Promise Fellow at Murray Junior High in St. Paul This is a poem for one of my students who has made a great turn around this school…
The One With the Bike
The one with the bike By Liz Drews, Promise Fellow with Minneapolis Check & Connect at Lake Nokomis Community School As a Promise Fellow and student, I'm often left with limited…
Don't Stay Away Too Long
By LaDonna Jackson, Promise Fellow at Battle Creek Middle School in St. Paul A few months ago my GLAM girls where asked… if given 12 Build a Bears and asked to…
The Power of Two
THE POWER OF TWO By Joe Pendal, Promise Fellow with Check & Connect at Burnsville High School Burnsville High School is one of Minnesota’s most diverse. Fortunately, my fears, that my…