Join Boston Scholars at the 21st Snowball on Dec.7th, 2007!

The Boston Scholars Program

is honored to

have been selected as one of the

Beneficiaries of the

2007 Santa Claus Anonymous Snowball.

We hope you will join us on Dec. 7th.

Tickets can be purchased at http://www.scaboston.org

Friday, December 7th at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel,
64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA. Santa Claus Anonymous presents the 21st Annual SnowBall
to benefit Boston inner-city youth enrichment programs on
Friday, December 7, 2007

www.ScaBoston.org

at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel,

64 Arlington Street, Boston

from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM.

Guests are able to dance to live entertainment by two popular bands and an incredible DJ. Soul City will perform on our main stage and splitting sets with professional DJ- DJ Deja, while The Blackstone Jazz Project entertains our smaller ballroom.
Attendees may also visit our Casino, bid on items at a Silent Auction, and take a photos with Santa Claus at our Santa Booth sponsored by Photos-In-A-Minute.com. A Cash Bar and Light Hors D'oeuvres will also be provided. The attire is Black Tie Optional.

Tickets and more information available at www.ScaBoston.org

"You would not want to miss it!" -Frank, Exec. Dir. Boston Scholars Program

Join Boston Scholars and our CSI Experience at the Museum of Science

The Boston Scholars and CSI Experience (Sat. Nov. 17th) 10am -12pm entry.
Please RSVP. By RSVPing, you will be confirmed to visit the entire museum.

Scholars, Mentors, and families Call (617) 956-0216 or email Laurine@BostonScholars.org
VolunteerCandidates, Pls email Info@BostonScholars.org to RSVP

There are two CSI Exhibit entry times.
The first one is at 10:15am & 12:15pm. Museum closes at 5pm.
Before and after the CSI Show, your RSVP will allow you to visit the others parts of the incredible Museum of Science.

THE CSI EXPERIENCE :Take on the role of a crime scene investigator in this interactive exhibit that immerses visitors in simulated crime scenes and laboratories. Based on the hit CBS television franchise CSI, the exhibit features cutting-edge technology straight from the crime lab, offering a fascinating look into forensic science and investigative techniques while challenging visitors to form their own hypotheses in order to solve a "crime."

Taking Public Transportation
Take the M.B.T.A.'s Green Line subway to Science Park station. This will be the Green Line's Lechmere-bound "E" train. The Museum is diagonally across the street (O'Brien Highway), just over the Charles River Dam draw bridge.
To transfer to the Green Line from other lines, take:
The Red Line to Park Street
The Blue Line to Government Center
The Orange Line to Haymarket or North Station
To walk to the Museum of Science from other lines, take:

The Green Line or Orange Line to North Station. Then, follow Nashua Street to O'Brien Highway and turn right towards the Museum

The Red Line to Charles/MGH Station. Then, cross Storrow Drive towards the Charles River and turn right, walking with the river to your left. (You will see the Museum and Hayden Planetarium dome sitting over the river ahead of you.) Turn left at the Charles River Dam and State Police Station onto O'Brien Highway. The Museum is on your left. The Charles/MGH Station is not wheelchair accessible

The Orange Line to Bunker Hill Community College Station. Then: Walk over the Gilmore Bridge. At the next traffic light (O'Brien Highway) turn left and cross the street to the Museum.

End of Directions: See you there!

Boston Scholars Application for 2008 is here

Our application for 2008 will be due on January 7, 2008 and is available as a pdf file. If you would like a copy, please feel free to email us at Info@BostonScholars.org.

Again, this application is intended for current 8th graders who plan on applying to tuition-based schools throughout the Boston area.

We do plan to have it posted on our website in the future.

Thank you for your interest.

Boston Scholars Program staff

Boston Scholars Program on Channel 5 !

Did you see Boston Scholars Program

featured on Boston’s Channel 5?!


CityLine
CityLine is Channel 5's award-winning urban news and feature magazine program. For a half hour every Sunday at noon, CityLine explores an array of compelling subjects at length.

CityLine Broadcasted
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2007 12:00 PM , Ch. 5

There are many talented and motivated teenagers from low-income families who dream of doing great things with a college education. But, in most cases, finances limit them, and so their choices are either limited or non-existent.

In 2003, a group of Boston-area young professionals thought of an innovative way to help inner-city students who are bright but struggling for the right opportunity. The Boston Scholars Program provides tuition scholarships and mentoring relationships during young people's critical and formative years. The scholars are selected based their achievement and enthusiasm, academic potential and integrity, financial need,

and leadership and community involvement.

Boston Scholar Aaron Lawton ( New Hampton School, '09) is interviewed

along with Executive Director Frankie Cruz.

Boston Scholars Program June 23 2007 Orientation Picnic

Dear Scholars, Parents, Mentors, Board Members and family members,

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Fourth BBQ Orientation, which will be held on

Saturday, June 23, 2007

12:00 - 2:30 pm

The Epiphany School
Located right next door of Shawmut Station on the Red Line

Epiphany School
154 Centre Street
Dorchester, MA

This is a required event for all Scholars and will allow you to hear about new initiatives at Boston Scholars for 2007 and 2008. Don't miss out on an opportunity to start the summer with all the pivotal information for a very successful year.

Come reconnect, eat great food, enjoy great company and make plans for a summer and academic year filled with new goals and successes. Attending a required event has never been so much fun! As Executive Director, I am very eager to meet as many Scholars, their families, and Mentors as possible. Should be a great time as we plan to work jointly to make the most of the coming year.

Laurine has put in a great deal of effort into the day and it should be memorable for all.

Best ,

Frankie Cruz

Executive Director

Frankie@BostonScholars.org

Thank You Snow Ball

Here are some photos from the recent check presentation to Boston Scholars from the Snow Ball, which is run by Santa Claus Anonymous in Boston.

Thank you so much for your support!

Boston Scholars Program Featured in DivineCaroline

In an article titled "Chasing an Education: Boston Scholars Program Helps Kids Win the Race" the DivineCaroline website has profiled Boston Scholars and interviewed board member Ann Mittelstadt.

Click here to read the full article about the importance of our program and mentoring students to have an impact. And if you are interested in mentoring students in Boston, be sure to contact us!

Vote for Boston Scholars Program

An organization is giving away over $200,000 to nonprofits, and you can make a difference and help Boston Scholars Program get our share. Our volunteer mentors, students and families need your support. Vote now and get your friends and family to vote too!

Voting is open until March 31 and you can vote once per day, so put a reminder in your calendar to vote for us every day!

Here is the link to use to find Boston Scholars Program on the ReZoom website and vote for us:
http://www.rezoom.com/ABETTERWORLD/view-charity.php?char_id=1744

Shout Out to Daniel!

As a Boston Scholar, Daniel is our student representative for the incredible Mike Sullivan Memorial Scholarship and the team working on the golf tournament to raise money to support this fund.

Here's a short "shout out" on what Daniel is doing this Fall:

As a freshman at the tuition-based Boston College High School, Daniel continues to serve as a great representative of the Boston Scholars Program. Proving himself to be a dedicated student, Daniel's high grade point average earned him High Honors this past semester at BC High. Outside the classroom, Daniel has joined the Cross Country team and enjoys representing his school in 2 mile races. Daniel finds that sports allow him to learn a great deal from a supportive coach and new friends. In terms of community service, Daniel makes time to serve on his school's Black and Latino Student Union. What Daniel enjoys most from The Student Union is that it allows him to teach others in the larger school community about his culture and background. Thinking ahead about his goals for college in 2010, Daniel hopes to be admitted to a challenging college where he can pursue his interest in science and biology.

Volunteer Mentors Needed

The success of the Boston Scholars Program hinges on our volunteer mentors, who spend a few hours a month meeting with their students to mentor them and help make sure they are on a path to success. All we ask of our mentors is to make a one year committment to mentor their student. Many of our relationships last longer than this, because of the great friendships that develop between mentors and students. For times when getting together in person is a challenge, some mentors just speak with their students over the phone.

If you want to learn more about volunteer mentoring with the Boston Scholars Program, you can check out our mentoring page or check our this other website about mentoring in Boston.

We need volunteer mentors today for our new class of students. Contact us now to volunteer as a mentor.