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Dear Friend,
The past few months have been busy ones here at KIPP LA: highlights include our annual gala, the end of the first quarter, parent-teacher conferences, Halloween festivities, and visits from the NBC Nightly News and ABC7.
Scroll down to read about the fabulous student performances at the third annual Choice & Commitment Awards, a recent grant from the Carl E. Wynn Foundation, and what's gotten KIPP LA in the news so much recently.
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Choice & Commitment Awards Celebrates KIPP LA Achievements
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"We are number one, KIPP is number one!" shouted 20 enthusiastic KIPP LA Prep cheerleaders, extending a warm welcome to guests at the third annual Choice and Commitment Awards.
That was just the beginning of a packed evening for the nearly 150 friends of KIPP LA who filled the Ahmanson Ballroom at the Skirball Cultural Center on a balmy evening in October.
Guests came to celebrate KIPP LA's accomplishments over the past year, honor three individuals and organizations who have gone above and beyond in supporting KIPP LA's students and schools, bid on fabulous auction items, and enjoy a delicious meal.
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KIPP LA Prep cheerleaders pump up the crowd.
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Despite stiff competition, it was KIPP LA's students who were the stars of the evening:
KIPP Academy of Opportunity's drum line, KIPP LA Prep's cheerleaders,
and KIPP Raíces Academy's Achievers captivated the audience with their
energetic performances. During the cocktail hour, singers and dancers from our middle schools
showcased their talents and math abilities in performances of popular
songs and "The Place Value Rap".
The evening closed with awards presentations to Revolution Foods, the Joseph Drown Foundation, and Los Angeles Unified School Board President Monica Garcia.
KIPP LA's school leaders and executive director expressed their
gratitude to our distinguished honorees, while students presented
honorees with their awards for "High Expectations", "Focus on Results",
and "Power to Lead", respectively.
Thank
you to everyone who supported and attended the 2009 Choice &
Commitment Awards. Thanks to your commitment to our students, we raised
over $130,000 to help fund the excellent education they deserve.
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Wendy Wachtell, executive director of the Joseph Drown Foundation, accepts their award.
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KIPP Raíces Academy students introduce themselves to Choice and Commitment Awards guests.
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Carl E. Wynn Foundation Awards Grant to KIPP LA |
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In November, longtime KIPP LA supporter the Carl E. Wynn Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to KIPP LA Prep, KIPP LA's middle school in Boyle Heights, to support its academics and operations.
On behalf of the KIPP LA "team and family", we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Carl E. Wynn Foundation for their untiring dedication to our students as they "climb the mountain" to and through college.
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"Who Will Pay for More School Time?" ABC7 Eyewitness News, September 28, 2009
In this ABC 7 segment, KIPP LA Prep was featured as a high-achieving school where students spend more time in the classroom -- learning, engaging in enrichment activities, and preparing for college.
Click here to watch the video.
"Great Expectations: KIPP Schools Close the Gap," NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, October 5, 2009
KIPP LA's own KIPP Academy of Opportunity was featured in this NBC Nightly News report, which highlights KIPP as a network of public charter schools "being praised as an example of what works in education reform." Click here to watch the segment. You can also check out a web-only video filmed by a KAO student that shows what it's like to be a KIPPster: click here to watch.
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Forward this message to a friend | To visit a KIPP LA school: (213) 489-4461 x103
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KIPP LA Schools operates three free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools. KIPP LA's schools -- KIPP Academy of Opportunity, KIPP LA Prep, and KIPP Raíces Academy -- serve elementary and middle school students in South and East Los Angeles. As part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network, KIPP LA schools are dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. Nationally, more than 80 percent of KIPP alumni have gone on to college.
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