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EndorsementsThe Young Women on the Move program is now endorsed by the USD 500 school district for its mentoring program. Please read the letters from Addye Hawkins, Director, Office of Equity for Student Achievement, and Susan Engelmann, Executive Director of Teaching for Learning. "Young Women on the Move as an organization has come into the school and partnered with me on a number of occasions to address some very intense psychological, emotional and resource needs of our female student population. They have literally come to my rescue when there was just no possible way that I could be totally present in several places at once. There just is no way to measure the value their services have been to me and the Wyandotte High School student population!" Sincerely, "I'm looking forward to having a Mentor so I can have another positive person in my life!" "I want to work on my weaknesses which are that when I get around other people I get shy, and I want to be more motivated." "Sometimes I'm not motivated because I'm not challenged. I love to be challenged!" "I like Young Women on the Move because I know everyone cares for me. We can share our problems with each other and the staff. We're there for each other." "I know I need to get myself together. I'm not the person I'm supposed to be. I want to study and learn and not get into trouble. It helps to know that the YWOM staff believe in me and see my real potential." "I joined Young Women on the Move because I want to be somebody!" " We get to do a lot of cool stuff! It's fun!" "Throughout the program I learned to do something that I though I would never learn in life. This is a problem I have been having all my life and that is self-esteem." "My experience with the organization Young Women on the Move has been a success. If it wasn't for Young Women on the Move I would have given up in school." "I like Young Women on the Move because I know everyone cares for me. We can share our problems with each other and the staff. We're there for each other."
May 16, 2006 I Am a Smart, Strong, Educated, Successful Young Woman!!! My experience with the organization Young Women on the Move has been a success. I have learned and even experienced so many things. I was able to go on several educational field trips and listen to several good speakers. I can honestly say that we have accomplished a lot. I know most of us girls couldn't have done it without Miss Mary Beth's help. I feel like this program is preparing me for my future and teaching me how to grow up to be successful, educated, talented, and a strong young lady who knows how to carry herself. The reason I can say that is because I am learning all kinds of skills such as health, nutrition, money management, decision-making, communication skills, career motivation and educational skills. They also taught me things I will probably go through in my future, how to deal with certain situations, and what to expect in life in my future. Throughout the program I learned to do something that I though I would never learn in life. This is a problem I have been having all my life and that is self-esteem. I learned how to build my self-esteem, self-confidence and basically my whole self. The Six Pillars of Character have helped me to do this. The Six Pillars are citizenship, respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, fairness, and caring. Not only have I learned and experienced a lot of new things and explored careers, I have found people I can talk to about anything. If it wasn't for Young Women on the Move I would have given up in school and still played in the halls. I could have ended up with a baby and all kinds of bad things, maybe worse. Now I am making better grades. I care about my schoolwork and I am not really worried about boys like I used to. I actually feel better about myself on the inside and the outside, mentally and physical. This is the final essay written by Ameisha Hunter, age 14, and read by her at the Young Women on the Move year-end celebration. She will be in the 2006-2007 sophomore class at Wyandotte High School. |
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