If your teen is looking for a non-team sport extracurricular activity, check out the Teen Leaders Club at the Wolf Creek YMCA. Students in grades 7-12 volunteer their time and talents to help with events and programs at the Y in the community. It’s a great way for students to meet new people, provide service to the community and learn leadership and life skills. Meetings are the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30pm in the Anderson Center (yellow building next to the Y) and all interested students are encouraged to show up. For more information, contact the Wolf Creek YMCA at 419-866-9622 or search for WolfCreekYTeens on Facebook.
Flash Giveaway- Invent: A Night at the Museum
Win a set of 4 tickets to the Michigan Science Center’s Invent: A Night at the Museum. Fill out the form below and a random winner will be selected at 10:00pm on 10/20/17.
October Giveaway
Do your littles love to bake? Don’t miss out on your chance to win our October giveaway!
One lucky reader will win Real Cooking’s Princess Cakes Deluxe Baking Set. This adorable set is packed with kid-friendly culinary tools, empowering kids to create, bake and design their very own professional looking and tasting princess doll cake using real, fresh ingredients.
This set takes the stress and mess out of baking, while fostering creativity and life skills.
Retail value: $29.99
Toledo School for the Arts recognized as 2017 best School by Niche
Kudos to the Toledo School for the Arts! The local charter school has been recognized as a 2017 Best School by Niche, the largest website for researching K-12 schools. TSA ranked No. 1 best charter school in the state, scoring highly on a variety of factors including SAT/ACT scores, student-teacher ratio, the quality of colleges students consider and reviews from students and parents.
“This award is a reflection of all of the faculty, staff, students, parents and community members that work to make TSA such a special place,” said Dr. Doug Mead, TSA’s director.
Toledo School for the Arts
333 14th Street | Toledo
419-246-8732 | ts4arts.org
TPS receives $400,000 grant to assist 2,600 homeless students and families
Department is buzzing announcing that the district will be receiving $400,000 from the McKinney Vento grant for programming assisting homeless students and families. A huge victory for TPS, this grant is their largest source of funding to assist the 2,600 homeless students and families in need. Homeless student numbers are expected to increase, so receiving this grant is very timely. Due to this grant, the district hired a Director of Homelessness who will develop and manage all programming, a liaison for the district, and also monitor analytics on the number of students needing and receiving assistance. Tutoring has resumed at area homeless shelters, and enrichment programs targeting homeless students needs will be instituted in elementary and high schools. Youth Educated and Housed (Y.E.A.H), will serve as a teen talk drop in program. Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead will be a STEM and art program for elementary students. For how this grant will help TPS students, read more online at toledoparent.com.
After-School All-Stars partners with CareSource to provide three family nights for Toledo children
After-School All-Stars provides comprehensive after-school care to underserved students, keeping them safe and engaged from the time school lets out until parents get home from work. This year, After-School All-Stars has partnered with CareSource to provide three special family nights for all Toledo children, where CareSource will provide health and wellness services including diabetes screenings, blood pressure checks, vaccination information and tips for healthy habits. The first family night will be October 26 at Hawkins Elementary School, the same day as Lights on Afterschool, a national event that highlights the need for after-school programs.
Toledo After School All-Stars
toledoasas.org