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SPECIAL EVENTS
New Student Orientation: The orientation extravaganza was
held on Saturday, May 21 in Fawcett Hall. Over 30 students and their
families attended this annual pre-Summerbridge Dayton event. At this
time, parents and students were able to meet the 2007
staff. Students were also given an opportunity to select their academic
and elective classes for the summer program. To assist in making these
decisions, families were given an Orientation Booklet which provided a
brief course description and summer schedule.
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Staff Orientation: Staff training began on Monday, June
11. As part of training, staff members were given an opportunity to get
to know one another by using team-building exercises. A 40 Development
Assets presentation was given by Beverly Odon and Sue Koverman of United
Way.
This presentation is particularly helpful in ensuring that all students
are reached in the best manner possible. Another excellent presentation
of diversity was offered by Jim White of Performance Consultants of
Columbus.
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Dr.
Percy Mack, Superintendent of Dayton Public Schools, also joined the
staff to express his gratitude to the future teachers. He encouraged the
staff to work hard and to continue being enthusiastic in wanting to make
a difference with today’s youth.
In an effort to help students become a part of the fund-raising efforts
for Summerbridge Dayton, cups were donated by Red Robin and students
were asked to collect loose change. When all was said and done, students
and staff collected approximately $300. Funds were used to help defray
field trip costs and to purchase games used by the students during
afternoon Club Time.
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Spirit Week: During the first week, students got together in
clubs to participate in activities which included Hat Day, Club
Day, College Day, and Wacky Tacky Day. This year, club names included
Silver Change, the O.C., Emerald City, Red Hot Blazers and Purple Reign. On Friday, students
toured the Schuster Center and the historical Victoria Theater. Students
also participated in a History of Dayton scavenger hunt. That afternoon
students showed off their club spirit with chants, claps, dances, and skits as well as
the infamous Summerbridge Dayton clap. One non-Summerbridge Dayton
judge was drafted to help make the final decision on which club would
win the coveted Spirit Stick. Students also took a tour of Fifth Third
field (home of the dayton Dragons minor league baseball team) and
watched the dragons play a winning ball game. On Monday, Purple Reign was awarded the Spirit Stick.
Tours were made available through a partnership with DPL Foundation.
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Olympics Day: This event took place on Friday, June 29.
Students participated in unusual games (relay races, finding gum in a
pate of flour, and water balloon toss to name a few) where no previous
athletic experience was necessary. Olympics Day is always a good way to
give students a break from their rigorous studies.
Culture Day: This year's Culture Day (July
13) activity included a wonderful presentation from Wright State's Hazel
Rountree, poetry readings and student essays.
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Career Fair:
In an effort to expose Summerbridge Dayton students to as many
opportunities as possible, a career fair was held for the third year.
This year’s fair was held on Friday, July 20. In preparation, language
arts staff assisted students in preparing resumes. Students were given
lessons on how to prepare a good resume and what prospective employers
wanted to see. Each student had several copies of their resume on the
day of the Career Fair. In attendance this year were the widow and
daughter fo the late Cornelius Martin (for whom the Summerbridge
scholarship was endowed and named).
Students were also taught how to fill out a job
application, how to dress properly for an interview, and how to prepare
for the interview experience. On the day of the Career Fair, students arrived on
campus in business suits with resumes in hand. Approximately 15
organizations were set up in the Millett Hall Atrium. The
representatives had been given instructions to hold mock interviews with
the students, review their resumes and attire, and then let them know if
they would hire them or not based on the brief meeting. Students were
very pleased with this venue and felt the Career Fair was very helpful.
The organizations were also excited to help the students understand how
important it was to be adequately prepared for the job search process.
It is hoped that we can continue to improve and expand our career fair
to provide more opportunities for students to be exposed to businesses,
organizations, and colleges
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Graduation Celebration: The end of the summer came
quickly. The program’s grand finale was organized by the language arts
teachers with much assistance from all staff members. Our Graduation
Celebration took place in the Student Union’s Multipurpose Room
and was set up “dinner theatre” style. Over 150 people were able to
sit together at tables and enjoy a wonderful meal catered by Mr. Hyman's
Fine Dining.
Students elected a new SBD president and vice president -- Ciera davis
and Sharon Reynolds respectively. The program proceeded with a skit from
the Royal Summerbridge Theatre's presentation of "Oh My Word".
For the third year, the Dayton Breakfast Kiwanis provided a
state-of-the-art computer and printer to an outstanding SBD student.
This year's recipient was Monica Buress.
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