The 121Reach team was very excited to kick off the school year with information displays at both the Taylor Road Middle School and Chattahoochee High School orientation day on August 5th! At each venue, the team set up a table with a colorful triboard filled with pictures and information about 121Reach. On the tables, there were also brochures for parents and students to take, permission forms for tutee parents, and official 121Reach T-shirt order forms! These displays were a success! Many middle schoolers and high schoolers showed interest in joining the program and signed up to be a part of the many things that are in store for 121Reach.
In addition to having display tables set up, 121Reach held a bake sale at Taylor Road Middle School! Some of our various thoughtful tutors and sponsors contributed by bringing baked goods ranging from brownies and cupcakes to lemon squares and snickerdoodles! By the end of the bake sale, 121Reach raised over $100 and met with a plethera of interested parents and eager middle schoolers who want to become a part of 121Reach.
The 121Reach team thanks all who took part in orientation day & the bake sale and is looking forward to a rewarding school year of tutoring, learning, and building lasting friendships!
>> For more photos of The Bake Sale, click here
Tags: Events, Fundraisers, Recap
May 20, 2009 End-of-the-Year Party
The 121Reach Party was a great time to celebrate and recap the year. There was music, food, and fun aplenty, but most importantly, parents, tutors and tutees once again had the chance to interact and get to know each other. Parents who had so far only heard about their child’s tutor finally met him/her in person! In between speeches, awards, and a multitude of heart-felt “thank you”s, parents, tutors, tutees, and sponsors laughed and chatted away.
Tutees and parents, please stay in touch over the summer! The tutors would love to hang out or just chat over a frappuccino sometime. If you have any thoughts, questions, concerns, etc. about 121Reach, don’t hesitate to call or email!
Last but not least, for those of you who are rising freshmen, congratulations! You have just survived 3 grueling years of change, hardship–and laughter–and we welcome you to a new stage of your life and education. We can’t wait to see you at school next year!
Have a super fun and safe summer!
Here are some photos from our event. Keep an eye out for our photo gallery that’s coming soon!
Katherina, Lulu, and Julie show off their balloon artwork
Sponsors Mr. Folkins, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Sheppard, and president Fan Fan
Tutors Taylor Kelly and Jeff Zhang, and tutee Christine Howarth and mom
With 1 heart, we reach 2gether, 1 day at a time
>> For more photos of the 121 Reach End of the Year Party, click here
Tags: Events, Photos, Recap
April 2nd, 2009
Tutor Treat Day! Tutees had a pleasant surprise when they walked into tutoring on Thursday afternoon. Awaiting them in the media center were the tutors…with all sorts of scrumptious snacks they brought for their tutees! Don’t worry, tutors got something too–121Reach officers made treats for everyone else! Looking around the room, it seemed that everyone was enjoying their snacks while learning and working together. I think everyone can agree that food makes life better 
This great event should be a first-Thursday-of-the-month tradition!
March 12th, 2009
Day One The turnout of students on the first day of 121Reach was a lot more than expected–47 students–and even more have signed up since then (now we have about 70 students who participate in the program). After months of planning and stressful weeks of trying to put everything together–permission slips, web-designing, application forms, etc, etc, and etc–everything just fell together beautifully, like the last pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The 121Reach Officers would like to give a HUGE “thank you” to Ms. White and Ms. Sheppard for chaperoning after school and for copying and distributing all of our fliers and permission forms throughout the school, to Ms. White for giving us permission to use the Taylor Road Media Center, and to Mr. Folkins for his encouragement and for helping us get in touch with Ms. White. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We’d also like to thank the 121Reach tutors for volunteering their time and energy. As a fellow high schooler, I can attest that life is really stressful. Thank you so much you guys for coming in after 7+ hours of school and still being passionate and caring and excited to teach and learn. :]
It just amazed me, on this first day, the soft chatter that filled the media center wall-to-wall. As I walked around the room, I observed how each pair worked together. Upon introducing themselves, some tutors and tutees exchanged jokes, others shared interests, and still others began to work right away. Everyone had a different style of working together (something that really fascinates me), but all were earnestly teaching and learning.
The high school students told me that they were really impressed and encouraged by the middle schoolers’ maturity and eagerness to learn, which is phenomenal (and also evident in how engaged everyone was as I walked around the room.)
In the future, we hope that tutors and tutees will continue to develop their friendship, and that as the tutees transition into high school, they face even their toughest classes with a new confidence, determination, and passion.
Fan Fan & 121Reach Team
P.S. [photos for these coming soon]
Tags: Recap, Tutor Treats, Tutoring
