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This summer, a group of high school Crusaders are working together to analyze media imagery with the help of Victor Omoayo, a Crusade alum who is teaching in our Media Literacy program. Victor is a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School in Providence. He went on to earn a B.A. in Journalism from the University [...]

High school Crusaders attending our summer course in Media Literacy are showing their creative sides lately. The two-week course, taught by PAIS English teacher Demian Yattaw, gets students involved in analyzing how messages are delivered to audiences via print, broadcast, and electronic media. As a capstone project, the students work together to generate ideas for [...]

As school drew to a close and got busier than ever this spring, dozens of high school Crusaders dedicated their time and energy to creating successful community service projects. The Tomorrow Fund was one of the beneficiaries this year. Based at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, The Tomorrow Fund provides emotional and financial support to [...]

We are thrilled to announce that Isamar Morales, a Crusader graduating from Hope High School this spring, received the prestigious Fibertech/Tech Collective Scholarship for 2010! Isamar was honored at the Tech Collective’s annual Tech Laureates Night, held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet on June 3. Curtis Fox, regional sales manager for Fibertech Networks, congratulated Isamar [...]

“I believe that Peace and Respect must first exist within myself and it is then my personal responsibility to help create a school and community safe from abuse and oppression.”
(The Peace Pledge)

This spring a team of Crusaders from Feinstein High School and Jorge Alvarez High School joined together to lead workshops on [...]

For their service learning project this spring, Crusaders at Hope High School led a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving. A team of 30 Crusaders and friends created a 16-foot banner to exhibit in the school cafeteria during prom season. Dozens of fellow students added tracings of their hands to [...]

Graduating this year from: Blackstone Academy. Favorite subject: Math. “There are so many ways to solve a problem. You can come at it from more than one angle and solve the puzzle your own way.” Currently taking: Precalculus. Senior project: In collaboration with friends, starting a hip-hop record label called Forever Legend. His part in [...]

Graduating this year from: Central Falls High School. Favorite subject: Science, especially biology and anatomy. “I want to be a doctor.” A recent treat: Visiting Miriam Hospital to watch open-heart surgery. “We were up above and could see right down into what they were doing.” Also enjoyed: We the People, a special class at her [...]

Graduating this year from: Blackstone Academy. Favorite subject: Science. “I like to make things.” Last thing she made: A Rube Goldberg contraption for feeding goldfish. Senior project: Cross-cultural study of special-needs education, based on research she did at an orphanage in Jaipur, India. Recent accomplishment: Traveling to India on her own as a volunteer with [...]

Graduating this year from: Willam M. Davies Jr. Career Technical High School. Favorite subject: She’s in the Cosmotology & Barbering program. “When I was younger, my mom worked a lot and my dad had to do my hair, so I learned pretty fast how to do it myself.” Senior project: She ran her own clinic [...]