Center News

Fusion Academy of Michigan East Community Open House with Special Guests from FM98 WJLB: Tuesday, Dec. 20

December 14, 2011

Members of the community are invited to an open house at Fusion Academy of Michigan East on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Fusion Academy of Michigan (FAM) is a new school that gives students in grades nine-12 who have previously dropped out the opportunity to re-enroll and earn a high school diploma. Fusion Academy of Michigan is [...]

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Revere Public Schools Coast Collaborative Open House (Revere, Mass.)

November 16, 2011

Coast Collaborative Ombudsman Center hosted an open house on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 9, to introduce the community to new Revere Public Schools programs for students in grades nine through 12 who are seeking an alternate route to earn their high school diploma. Revere students, parents and community members visited to tour the facility, [...]

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Charter Valencia Chess Society (Tucson, Ariz.)

November 9, 2011

The students of Charter Valencia in Tucson, Ariz., have established the Charter Valencia Chess Society. Established as an extracurricular initiative for students working at grade level or above, the group provides intramural competition for students who want to be challenged at a higher cognitive skill level. The organization consists of 23 students with a variety of skill [...]

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Oakwood Digital Academy Hosts First Annual Career & Education Fair (Marietta, Ga.)

October 27, 2011

From the Oakwood Digital Academy website: Oakwood Digital Academy hosted its first Career and Education Fair on October 18, 2011 in the school gymnasium. There were representatives from several local colleges, including the University of West Georgia, Chattahoochee Tech, Georgia Perimeter, Southern Polytechnic University, Georgia Highlands College, and Westwood College. Businesses that participated included the [...]

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Proviso Center News – October 2011 (Proviso, Ill.)

October 12, 2011

Student Spotlight: Richard Evans This month we are speaking with Proviso West senior Richard Evans. OES: It’s always interesting to hear what you thought Ombudsman would be like before you enrolled. What was your perception? RE: I heard it was a computer school, but you do all the same work as Proviso West [High School]. [...]

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North Harlem Graduation (Chicago)

July 21, 2011

The North Harlem Center graduation ceremony was a great event. The center was packed with proud parents and family of the OES graduates. Teachers had students write up short essays about the time they spent in the center and when students came up for their diploma cover, Mr. Thompson read their essays. The words to [...]

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Matteson South Graduation (Matteson, Ill.)

July 21, 2011

Matteson North and South held graduation ceremonies on June 7, and it was a fantastic night! Both centers welcomed parents and family to cheer on their graduates. Staff presented students with Presidential Awards and Reading Plus Program Academic achievement Awards, as well as “fun awards” for the Best Smile, Best Dressed and Best Tardiness Excuse. It [...]

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Ombudsman Centers Participate in American Cancer Society Relay for Life (Georgia)

July 21, 2011

This year, the North GA-1 region decided to make a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. In early March, three teams were formed in each of the three school districts: Cobb, Bibb and Douglas County. Staff, students and parents all joined the team and helped to raise [...]

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Service Learning Project: Pillow Cases for People in Care (Potosi, Mo.)

June 23, 2011

The students at the Potosi Center recently participated in Pillow Cases for People in Care, in a service learning project where the students made pillow cases to donate to seniors at a local nursing home. This project required each student to buy two yards of fabric and then make two pillow slips using that fabric. [...]

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Mundelein Center’s Service Learning Spring (Mundelein, Ill.)

June 10, 2011

Jeremy Klein and Jay Park receiving their Ombudsman diploma covers and graduation treats at the Mundelein Class of 2011 center graduation celebration. Mundelein Center seniors Jeremy Klein and Jay Park (…now grads!) co-wrote the following essay about their experiences participating in center-coordinated service learning projects this spring. By Jeremy Klein and Jay Park Some people [...]

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