by Joselyn Barrios

PSP’s New Scholars First Outings

April 28, 2018 in Articles by Joselyn Barrios

PSP welcomed new 7th grade scholars from Lennox into the program in late January. These scholars have been matched with caring mentors all of them have now participated in their first PSP outing!

These 7th graders went to museums, new restaurants and explored new areas of Los Angeles with their mentors. We asked mentors and scholars to tell us about their outings and below are their responses. Read the rest of this entry →

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Women’s History Month

March 29, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

Partnership Scholars Program is happy to join the Women’s History Month celebration.                                We highlight 6 women scholars from different career fields that demonstrate the power, resilience and intelligence of women. PSP is happy to empower our young women scholars and they will one day be recognized for their contributions to society.

Read below for more information on the 6 brilliant scholars.

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PSP Scholars & Mentors Cheer on the Trojans!

March 29, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

 

PSP thanks all our mentors for providing unique and enriching experiences for their students. Long-time PSP mentors Dr. and Mrs. Mark and Barb Lurie regularly put together events that our scholars and their mentors can enjoy as a group. Most recently they organized a tour of the USC campus and athletic facilities for PSP scholars and mentors, followed by a USC men’s basketball game at the Galen Center on February 17th, 2018. They were joined by PSP alumni, current mentor, and USC alum Jesus Herrera who joined the group for campus tour.

Read below for comments from our scholars, mentors and more photos from their experience.

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PSP Scholars’ Summer Camp Experiences

March 29, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

Partnership Scholars Program encourages scholars to take advantage of their summer break by participating in academic and enrichment summer programs and this is the time of year when they start planning for the coming summer. We asked the scholars that participated in summer programs last year to share their experiences with us and they also recommend programs to scholars for this summer. These programs range from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth to Camp Mendocino and ballet programs.

Keep reading for the comments that our scholars had about their summers, where they did things ranging from rapping about economics to performing to studying about climate change and more.

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Fort Bragg Art Workshops

February 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

PSP Mentors Carolyn Schneider and Ms. Rachel Binah are artists in the Fort Bragg community. They hosted Fort Bragg scholars  Kenlly, Miciella, Javier, Fernanda, and  Jasmin at Ms. Schneider’s studio for two art workshops. Our scholars have been inspired by having an outlet for their creativity and their amazing artistic skills. We are grateful that we have mentors that provide such unique and enriching experiences for our scholars.

Read students comments about the workshops below.

 

 

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PSP Celebrates Black History Month!

February 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

In celebration of Black History Month, PSP highlights the contributions that these scholars have made to history and American culture.

These six scholars have made great strides for academia, art and medicine and provide inspiration to our scholars today. We profile them below.

 

 

 

 

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PSP Alumna Giving Back

February 23, 2018 in Alumni by Joselyn Barrios

 

Cristina Ayala is an alumna of PSP, class of 2016. She now attends UC Merced and is the Vice President of Operations for an on campus organization called Generation to Generation. The organization’s mission is to enlighten and guide Merced youth through mentoring, resources, and educational workshops that promote their development.

As a part of Generation to Generation, she helps put on an event called “UC Merced Splash”. The goal of Splash is to expose students to the college environment and learn more about academics, clubs, and speak with current college students. A number of current PSP scholars will be attending Splash this year, thanks to Cristina’s relationship with PSP.

 

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El Monte Class of 2023

February 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

On January 31, 2018 we welcomed seven new 7th grade students from El Monte into PSP. They join eight students from Lennox to complete our class of 2023 cohort.

We celebrated the seven new El Monte scholars with community leaders, school staff and administration, current and PSP alumni.

Read more and see photos from our celebration below. You can read about our newest scholars from Lennox here.

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National Mentoring Month-Scholar Reflections

January 25, 2018 in Articles, Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

January is National Mentoring Month and PSP joins the campaign to celebrate our mentors! PSP pairs highly qualified mentors with motivated scholars. This allows students to enrich their lives with new experiences and have a guide through their academic and personal lives. We are so grateful to all of our mentors for their dedication to PSP and our scholars. They are making a difference by giving their time! We asked our scholars to reflect on their relationships with their mentors and you can read their responses and photos they’ve shared below. Read the rest of this entry →

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National Mentor Month- Mentor Reflections

January 25, 2018 in Articles, Uncategorized by Joselyn Barrios

We asked our mentors why they dedicate their time to PSP and how their experiences are meaningful. Read their responses and shared photos below.

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