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Estefania Clavijo, a 7th-grade Crusader at Samuel Slater Junior High School in Pawtucket, was named Most Improved Student and was honored by the Pawtucket Red Sox this spring! On May 6, she participated in a recognition ceremony at McCoy Stadium along with dozens of other middle school and high school students from all over Rhode [...]

A big crowd of 140 middle school Crusaders from Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket came to New England Institute of Technology for Career Day on February 7. They learned about many interesting career fields, including fire safety engineering, brain research, nursing, software engineering, teaching, and law enforcement. They also heard an inspiring keynote presentation from [...]

Our High School Crusade Advisory Board meets monthly to discuss important issues for Crusaders, to plan projects, and to have some fun together. Here are HS CAB board members for the 2008-2009 school year:
 
Hannah Alegbeleye, Woonsocket High School; Alma Alvarez, The MET School; Jonathan Aponte, Woonsocket High School; Memorie Burton, Textron Chamber of Commerce Academy; [...]

Welcome to the members of our Middle School Crusade Advisory Board for 2008-2009! They represent the College Crusade in their schools and meet monthly to work together on fun and interesting projects. MS CAB members are:
Ayokunle Akinrimisi, Nathanael Greene Middle School; David Archila, Samuel W. Bridgham Middle School; Raven Cannon, Governor DelSesto Middle School; Sandra Campuzano, [...]

Crusaders, have you met your College Crusade Advisor yet? Be sure to get to know your Advisor soon. Whether you need motivation to do better in school, advice about choosing the right classes, or someone to help you with a problem, your Advisor is there for you. We have a great group of Advisors this [...]

Many thanks to these Crusaders for all the great work they did this year representing their schools as members of our Middle School Crusade Advisory Board for 2007-2008:
Oyindamola Akingbile, Nathanael Greene Middle School; Rishelly Colon, Dr. Earl F. Calcutt Middle School; Josue Cua, Nathanael Greene Middle School; Kayla Davis, Joseph Jenks Junior High School; Omaira [...]

This year the community service learning project for Joseph Jenks Junior High School was a shoe and clothing drive. We asked the faculty and students to bring in any clothing or shoes that they did not use. All of the clothes and shoes were then donated to a nonprofit agency called Kiducation. This agency turns [...]

The community service learning project for Samuel Slater Junior High School this year was a coin drive in which all money raised was donated to “Slater’s Safety Fund.” Middle School Crusade Advisory Board members Emily Teixeira and Elizangela Santos organized the project, and all the school staff and students participated. The homeroom that donated the [...]

This year, 28 Crusaders from 18 separate Rhode Island high schools took on leadership roles as members of our High School Crusade Advisory Board. CAB members serve as the link between The College Crusade and their schools. They disseminate information to other Crusaders about programs, field trips, awards, and other activities, and they maintain College [...]

Thirteen Rhode Island high schools benefited from Crusader leadership projects this spring. We applaud the 214 high school Crusaders who showed their creativity, commitment, and community spirit by leading these activities:

A canned goods collection and donation drive, Adelaide High School, College Crusade Advisor: Graciphy Castro
Gift baskets assembled and donated to Crossroads Rhode Island, Central High [...]