FREE S.A.T. Prep & FREE Movie Tickets

Come to CAS on E 88th Saturdays Dec 2, 9, 16 & Jan 6, 13 & 20
for free S.A.T. Prep Classes taught by a professional organization.
Your attendance gets you a better score, a FREE movie ticket for
every class you attend or McDonald's Gift Ctf, and a free subway
ride there and back.

WHEN: 11am to 2pm Saturdays (except holiday time)
Lisa & JK will be there for you!!

Beacon Community Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend! There are many things to be thankful for. It's good to take time and be reminded. Great performances. Great dinner. Thank you Beacon! More photos in the photo album (link on the left).

Thanksgiving Dinner

Please come to the Grand St Settlement's Thanksgiving Dinner 6pm to 8pm Tuesday October 21, 2006. Happy Holidays everyone...give thanks to those you love...and for your blessings.

LES Stickers

LES Teens stickers are here. If you would like one, they are on Dana's desk. They have our website info on them as well so you can find us.

"If you see how you are different from others BEFORE you see how you are similar,
then you are not yet filled with wisdom or compassion, and not yet on the road to happiness."

Noa's Gotham Girl Roller Derby Competition Saturday

Thank You Dinner for Courtney! What a Lovely Staff...

Congratulations to Gary's Karate Class!!

Some LES Portraits

Working on Journals & Homework in Academics

Dance Work Around the Program

Working on Art Work in Alan's Component

Working on Gift Bags for Africa in Lizzi's Component

Some Fun Websites for Academics Laptop Day

Find out your IQ with this 13 min test of True/False questions
Optical illusions to check out!
Try out some games here
See if you can match up all 50 States!
Read music news
Want to see CUTE animals to brighten your day?
Love quizzes
More quizzes
Grammar fill in quiz
E Channel Movie & Music Quizzes
Play 20 Questions with a computer
Bored.com will take you to some fun places
Abolish The N Word, people died for your better future

Photos

Photographs capture a moment in time. They show us who we were then and how much we've grown and changed. Aside from Lisa, Michelle also takes great photographs. Here's one of Lorenzo she took from last year.

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Lisa, Jim & Michelle's groups are working on designing their own journals for writing and other things.
Lizzi's group is working on small gift bags to send to Africa for children during the holidays.
Noa's group is working on safe sex fashions.
Alan's group is working on masks that were designed by the students.

Friday Pool Hall

One of the Other Benefits of Participating in Program

Who is NEXT? Ladies? Ignore Dana's sinister laugh or Richard's worried face. Everything comes out ok and you only need two bandaids...

Fall Check IN

Dana met with us to review some expectations before we head into winter. Below are some highlights:

* We cannot steer away from Program Goals: academics, job club, family life sex ed, self expression, power group, etc. All components are equally as important. Participating in all components brings us our funding to keep the program alive and enriches your life --if you participate fully. What you get from this experience will depend on how you participate.

* We are an academic program. Your main reason to participate should not revolve around stipends. Job Club is coming together. Let Lizzi know what you want out of it. Learn the basics: resume, how to interview, presentation etc. We will not send you to a job internship when we feel you are prepared and can show us professional behavior.

* Build a relationship with your guidance counselor. You can ask Jim to help you! Schools make mistakes. You want to be responsible for your own future!

* Disrespecting any member of the staff will not be tolerated. We are all human. If you have a complaint, handle it the way adults handle it: go to that person and voice your opinion without getting personal, and maintaining respect and thoughtfulness. If you do this, you can talk to anyone about anything and you'll get further with creating the life you want. Good communication can open doors. Bad communication will close them!

* ACADEMICS: We are here to HELP you get your work done!! Bring in your work!! We are all trained in one area or another to get your homework done. Doing fun puzzles is great if you have completed your work, but don't use academic time for pure socializing. Even if your work is done, have one of us look it over! We might be able to turn a C paper into an A paper right before your very eyes! We're magicians like that...

* Shaheeda emphasized the seriousness of getting your diploma! We're here to make it happen for you, but only if you utilize the staff. We can't force you. She also stressed mature behavior as you enter adulthood. What you choose to do now will affect the best years of your life to come.

For those of you helping out, respecting the staff, participating in the components, WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Good work!

We're proud of all of you for your commitment to the program and showing up. Showing up is sometimes the basic first step that will get you to where you want to be! Have a great second quarter....

LES Staff

Donald Working on Lyrics

I put you on,
together we're like Bonnie and Clyde,
as soulmates, from beginning to
the end we ride to the top of the
mountain high, like cliffhanger
and together can travel to the cold
mist, afford to buy you any ice
that hangs from your wrist...

...Having wild dreams when
I go to bed, eyes wide shut, going
through different stages, stay with
one story, don't flip no more pages
Chapter 1, mark these words, want you
as my girl, be in your world,
be my wifey, be my number 1?
not gonna lie, cause' there's true love
that money can't buy.

Don P

Halloween Night Beacon Party & LEST Haunted House

LES Teens pulled off a great Haunted House in no time at all, working together. They worked a long shift as kids lined up outside the door waiting to come in. Thank you to everyone who worked to make a Haunted House! For more photos of the night, click on our PHOTO ALBUMS link on the left. You'll see some of the responses from the little ones trying to escape. Good job...