Boston Scholars Winter Break Ice Skating Party

Boston Scholars and their Mentors celebrated winter by skating on the Boston Common Frog Pond, followed by dinner at Hampshire House.

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Photo courtesy of Katie Noble.

Boston Scholars Honored by the Keds Corporation

Boston Scholars, Aviana, a sophomore at The Newman School, and Mark, a first year at South Kent School, received the Keds Award for exceptional integrity and commitment to all things "cool" - leadership, scholarship, mentor partnership, merit, and community service. Aviana and her Mentor Elise spoke about their BSP experiences as Keds Corp. made a $50,000 pledge to Boston Scholars Program.

"I'm hopeful that my involvement in Avi's life, particularly over these next few years, will be additive - as friend, mentor and sounding board as she makes decisions about the future," the Mentor explained to the audience.

Aviana has already seen the impact of Elise's friendship and support. "Elise has been there for me whenever I needed someone to talk to, and for that I thank her and truly hold her dear as a member of my family."

With the backing of Keds, the Boston Scholars Program will be able to offer many more students the opportunity to build a relationship like Aviana's and Elise's to provide support through rigorous high school experiences and college preparation.

Boston Scholars Program Boston's Best Halloween Party a Success!

The animated scene at Boston's Best Halloween Party at Felt on October 29 overshadowed the snowy night outside. Over 250 guests, including business leaders, educators, graduate students, and young professionals, gathered in costume to raise $12,000 for the Boston Scholars Program, surpassing the fundraising success of any Boston Scholars Program event to date. Thanks to event sponsors Palmer & Dodge LLC, Felt, and Ketel One, all ticket sales and silent auction revenue went directly to the Boston Scholars Program. Thank you to everyone who made the evening such a success.

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Cause and Connection: Three MIT Sloan grads create a nonprofit for our generation"

Members of the Board of Directors of the Boston Scholars Program, Rob Higby, Mike Volpe, and Brandon Bean were recently featured in News@MITSloan for their creation of "a nonprofit for our generation." To read the complete article, please click here.

Boston Scholars Lend a Hand at the Dorchester Open Studios

Scholars from the Boston Scholars Program and their Mentors gathered at the First Parish Church in Dorchester for the Dorchester Open Studios, a neighborhood-wide celebration of art in the Dorchester community. This 4th annual Open Studios event featured visual arts displays, music, theater, comedy and film from over 70 artists who live or work in the neighborhood. Scholars and Mentors helped set up art exhibits, cleaned the grounds around the church, advertised the event, and met the artists while viewing the exhibits.

RFID Journal Highlights the Mike Sullivan Memorial Scholarship

RFID Journal Highlights the Mike Sullivan Memorial Scholarship - click here to read the coverage on the RFID Journal website

Boston Scholars Meet Governor Mitt Romney

The summer has been packed with activity as our Scholars begin to get to know their fellow Scholars, respective Mentors, and the specifics of the four year experience they have embarked on as a Boston Scholar. We celebrated of the acceptance of our second class of scholars with a June 18 Kick-off BBQ at the Epiphany School and a July 20 photo opportunity with Massachusetts Governor Romney. We also enjoyed an evening in the Boston Common to watch a Shakespeare Performance in July and are looking forward to an afternoon in Rhode Island to cheer on the PawSox in August. We are very excited to get to know our newly inducted Scholars!

Boston Scholars Program Announces Class of 2009

The Boston Scholars Program proudly announces its Class of 2009. This year's Class consists of 10 confirmed Scholars, with four more awaiting relief of "wait-list" status at their respective independent schools. This year's Scholars come 7 different middle schools and will be heading to 8 different high schools in the fall.

The selection process was much more difficult this year. Due to the increase in partnerships Boston Scholars established since the Class of 2008 was awarded, our reach to underprivileged youths expanded significantly and resulted in over 75 applicants. Boston Scholars worked closely with the following partner organizations in order to identify motivated candidates for the program: Big Brothers of Mass Bay, Boys and Girls Club of Boston, Citizen Schools, Epiphany School, Mother Caroline Academy, Nativity Prep, Edwards, Timilty and Roxbury Prep.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Case Study on Boston Scholars Program

The Harvard Graduate School of Education has published a case study by a graduate student looking at how the Boston Scholars Program got started and how it leverages partnerships.

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Another Successful Party with a Purpose

Over 150 supporters and volunteers sipped complimentary Ketel One martinis at Sanctuary on March 5 to raise money for the Boston Scholars Program at the Second Annual Party with Purpose. In addition to the fabulous venue and cocktails, we held a live auction hosted by Erika Ebbel, Miss Massachusetts and Founder of the Whiz Kids Foundation, a partner organization. This event raised over $5,000 for the Boston Scholars Program to help fulfill our mission of "opening doors through educational opportunity" - thank you all for your generous support.