Youth With Purpose High Point High School 3601 Powder Mill Road Beltsville, Maryland 20705 Phone: 301-572-6400     Fax: 301-572-6481
	Mr. Scott Smith, Principal Ms. Patsy Conner, Program Coordinator Days of Operation: Tuesdays after school & occasional weekends

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Mission Statement

Youth with Purpose’s mentoring program mission is to provide opportunities for character building, rich cultural experiences, and educational achievement.  These opportunities are to encourage continued development and increased accountability.

 Program

Our program takes a pluralistic approach to building respect and dignity in our ninth grade students so that they can resist the negative influences around them and achieve the objectives of “No Child Left Behind” while successfully fulfilling the standards of graduation for Prince George’s County Public Schools.

 In this yearlong program, over thirty-nine High Point High School administrators, teachers, and a media specialist serve as mentors to the twenty students active in the Youth with Purpose program to encourage improved behavioral, social, and academic skills.

Another important aspect of the Youth with Purpose program is the “Best Friend” component.  A “Best Friend” is a junior or senior student assigned to each youth to provide support and encourage responsible behavior. On the third Tuesday of each month, these “Best Friends” come together to socialize.  In addition to having peer mentors, participating faculty members also guide the students.  

Parental involvement is extremely important and is encouraged during our monthly parent meeting.

The participants of Youth with Purpose meet every Tuesday after school in the school library.   We will offer a variety of activities.  These include:

Motivational speakers

Tutorials

Mini workshops on Success, Character building, Self-discipline,  and Etiquette

Role-playing on different kinds of etiquette for job-interviews and dining out

Movie discussion

Hands-on presentation on (Amazon Rain Forest and on raising and testing honeybees).

One weekend per month is set aside to provide cultural enrichment for the students.  Some of our weekend activities include  field trips to  performing art theaters and movie theaters, skating, international cuisine dinners, and to other special event arenas.

The Students participating in Youth with Purpose will be evaluated via a weekly progress report.

Specific Goals
Decrease truancy, suspensions and expulsions
Increase parental involvement, test scores, GPAs, graduation rate and college enrollment rate

Extended day activities:
Counseling
Tutoring
True-to-life playwriting and acting
Communicating for success
Study skills
Guest speakers
Special arts and crafts
Self-control skills
Special sports skills
Self-control awareness
Intramural sports
Movies to encourage awareness and
stimulate critical thinking discussions
 

Field Trips:
Skating
Museums or other places of interest
National cuisine dinner
Kennedy Center or other performing arts events
Movie premiers
Retreats
College visits

Youth with Purpose Staff
Sarah Alexander, Administrator
Charles Battles
Charles Briody
Joan Butler
 Dorothy Colding
Patsy Conner, Coordinator
Linda Langr, Media Specialist/Webmaster
Myra Mace-Gomez
Rebecca Miro, Administrator
Catherine Morah
Connie Moultrie
Harriet Ross
 Dr. Todd

Business Partners
St. Albans Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Md.
Costco Warehouse
North Star Gardens
The Hattery at Georgetown
High Point High School Alumni Association
Kerry Buckel Greer
Faith Shields Rodell

Community- Individuals
Margaret Easter
Lacey Gude
Armando Pineda
 

Faculty Support
Larry Austin
Edgar Batenga, Administrator
Elray Brann
Dana Caribe
Rachel Clark
William Coley
Sylvia Dash
Shirley Diggs
Kim Davis
William Harris
Tamara Henry
Michael Holt
Scott Koenig
Nedd Lewis
Xiaochun Li
Charles Lippman
Wendell Mathews
Mary Miles
Patrice Myers
Harry Neal
Ruben Quinones
Rashmi Wright
Antionette Royal
Irving Savoy
Rasheedah Sharief
David Shelton
Shirleen Showell
Irena Stammer
David Stewart
Felecia Tavares
Cho Yongwan
Andy Verner
Marta Walter
Ben Walls
Julie Wolz

YWP Members and Best Friends

Encourage,

Support,

Tutor
 

Youth with Purpose Members and Mentors
"A Sunny Day on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol "

April 2006

Announcements:
Congratulations to Youth with Purpose logo contest winner Rochelle Nelson
 

2006-2007 Picture Gallery

Ice Cream Party	Halloween Celebration 2006	Math Tutoring
National Cathedral Bishop's Garden	Mentor Mrs. Myra Mace-Gomez	Tour of National Cathedral with Janice Molchon

The Youth with Purpose Holiday Party was on December 13.
Many Youth with Purpose Parents, Students and Staff attended.

Youth with Purpose Students and Staff
 in the Senate Office Building and the Capitol  Rotunda with the Hon. John Buchanan

TUTORING FOR YOUTH WITH PURPOSE MEMBERS

All Youth With Purpose members are signed up to attend tutoring on Thursday in the Library Media Center at High Point.

Youth with Purpose Participants Define the Word "Success"
Success means...
To work hard, because anything worth having is worth working hard for- Tre

Success means many things but most of all, it means to never quit. Success is not something you gain with luck, but with hard work and determination.  Success is not just how much you have or where you work, it could be anything.  You can be successful in love, spirit, and in life.  Karina

...achieving your goals
...being the best you can be.
..never giving up and trying as hard as possible.     Kelsey

..to reach your goals and help others to reach theirs.  Derrick

..having the responsibility and willingness to accomplish your goals. Johanna

..achieving what you want in life regardless of the obstacles you must face in order to get there.  Lilah

...to achieve a goal that you have been trying to achieve for a long or short amount of time. Rochelle

...hard work and achieving your goals.  by Sean

Success is...the key to a better future.
...the key for much better friends.
...a comfortable life with all the things you wish.
...a very happy and proud family.
...happy kids (sons and daughters) who get everything they want and will be happy because you are happy.
Success makes you happy with who you are and with the better person you will become in the future.  Lisbeth

Youth with Purpose socials will be held each third Tuesday of the month beginning February 21.

Calendars
2007-2008 School Year

October 2007

November 2007

December 2007

January 2008

February 2008

March 2008

 

April 2008

May 2008

June 2008

2006-07 School Year

October 2006

November 2006

December 2006

January 2007

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2 Winter Holiday Break	3	4	5
	8	9 Write-a-book Poetry Writing Ms. Langr & Mrs. Moultrie Nursing Home Visit with Mr. Battles and Dr. Todd	10	11	12
	15 Martin Luther King Day	16 Mentor/Mentee/Parent Social	17	18	19
	22	23 Movie Discussion "Akeelah and the Bee" by Dr. Todd	24	25	26
	29	30 Afternoon activities canceled due to weather

February 2007

March 2007

April 2007

May 2007

2005-2006 School Year

2005-2006 School Year
November 2005

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 Permission Slips Due	2	3	4	5
6	7	8 Kick-Off "Getting to Know You" Introductions	9	10	11	12
13	14	15 Youth with Purpose Logo Design Activity and Contest	16	17	18	19
20	21	22 Thanksgiving Break	23	24	25	26
27	28	29 Topic: Activities and Film related to the theme of "Success" by Dr. Todd and Ms. Colding	30

December 2005

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2	3
4	5	6 Topic: Study Skills  Bingo Ms. J. Butler and Ms. L. Langr	7	8	9	10
11	12	13 Youth with Purpose  Holiday Party for students and parents	14	15	16	17
18	19	20  No Activity Today	21	22	23 Winter Break Begins	24 Winter Break
25 Winter Break	26 Winter Break	27 Winter Break No School	28 Winter Break	29 Winter Break	30 Winter Break	31 Winter Break

January 2006

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2	3 Topic Guidelines by Ms. Conner 2nd Semester Planning- with Mentors	4	5	6	7
8	9	10 No Activity Today Holiday:  Eid Al Adha	11	12	13 Field Trip Movie: King Kong	14
15	16 Martin Luther King Day	17 Topic:  Character, Determination, "Self-Discipline" & Positive Behaviors and Attitudes Speaker:    Armando Pineda	18	19	20	21
22	23	24 Topics: Etiquette with Mrs. Colding Role-Playing with Dr. Todd	25	26	27	28
29	30	31 Topic: The Amazon Rainforest Speaker: Lacey Gude

February 2006

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March 2006

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7 Speaker: Table Etiquette by Ms. Patsy Conner	8	9	10 No School	11
12	13	14 Logo Presentation by Dr. Patricia Dingle	15	16	17	18
19	20	21 Social Dinner Table Manners: Ms. Barbara Harrison Parent Meeting	22	23	24	25
26	27	28 Speaker Professional Boxer Reginald Holly	29	30	31

April 2006

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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2	3	4 Who am I? Acrostics & Journal Writing with Ms. Conner	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18 Portrait in Symbols by Art Teacher Ms. Gwen Lefcourt	19	20	21	22
23	24	25 "Apiculture" by professional beekeeper and YWP parent, Mr. Paul Graninger	26	27 Field Trip to the U.S. Capitol with the Hon. John Buchanan (retired-state of Alabama)	28	29
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May 2006