Crusaders at Mount Pleasant High School received a flock of academic accolades for fall 2011. Here are the honorees! Above, from left to right: Etebom Samuel, Stephen Pena, Alvaro Morales, Joana Delva, Alliyah Phin, Jeffery Avila, and Julia Franco. At left: Alondra Berrios. Below, from left to right: Jasmin Urquilla, Ariel Wilkerson, Chavelin Romero, Adadeyo [...]

Crusaders at Roger Williams Middle School have been thinking and writing about bullying recently. They watched a documentary film called Bullied, which chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. After the film, Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet invited several Crusaders to [...]

Four 8th-grade Crusaders at Roger Williams Middle School in Providence assist College Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet in many ways. Pictured here from left to right with Kristina at the center is the Roger Williams mentoring team: Kimberly Gomez, Jacqueline Escolastico, Elfreda Hoff, and Kirsi Madera. During afterschool Cru Club, they help organize activities and snacks [...]

Crusaders at Mount Pleasant High School welcomed U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to their school library today! A big group of state education officials and College Crusade staff members joined them for a press conference to celebrate the announcement of a $3 million federal GEAR UP grant for Rhode Island. Featured [...]

Lenny Chroek Attends: Woonsocket High School. Grad year: 2012. Favorite subject: History. “I like to look back and see what people do to make things happen. I want to create history and leave my mark.” Recent accomplishments: Teaching hip-hop classes to kids. Running the high school’s Mr. Villa Novan pageant event for the third year [...]

The 1000 Hour Club honors Crusaders who have high levels of participation in our programs since sixth grade. We announce a new 1000 Hour Club each year to recognize Crusaders who have shown remarkable dedication to preparing themselves for higher education. Four of our graduating seniors whizzed across the 1000-hour mark this year. You can [...]

Kings, queens, fairies, and sprites were everywhere this week at the third annual Shakespeare in the City. More than 200 students from 14 Providence schools took the stage at Lincoln School on Tuesday, May 24, to present scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies. Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet from Roger Williams [...]

Here’s a huge congratulations to our graduating seniors, who have been accepted to these colleges and universities for fall 2011! American International College Bay Path College Bay State College Becker College Bentley College Boston University Bristol Community College Bryant University Butler Community College Community College of Rhode Island Curry College Drexel University Embry Riddle University [...]

Breaking news from College Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet at Roger Williams Middle School: 7th grade Crusader Elfreda Hoff has won first place in the Championship Free-Throw Challenge! At Roger Williams, students who practice good behavior earn the opportunity to participate in special events. Elfreda was one of many students selected to be eligible for the [...]

Several Crusaders from Mount Pleasant High School were recognized recently for their academic achievement! From top: Natasha Vasquez celebrates her first-quarter honor roll award with her dad. Dontell Rodriguez makes first-quarter honor roll. Jahlill Prince makes first-quarter honor roll. Kenia Godinez, Ezequiel Dorvilus, and Amado Tate are recognized for perfect attendance. Alondra Berrios makes first-quarter honor roll and [...]