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1,000 Words: Literacy and Art

November 11, 2011 by Tara Alcancia

The YES Prep Fine Arts 3^rd Annual Visual Arts exhibition, 1,000 Words: Literacy and Art, opens next Wednesday, November 16^th at the Houston Public Library – Central Location (Downtown).  The exhibition is on view until Saturday, December 31.

1,000 Words: Literacy and Artincludes art by 6^th through 12^th grade students from YES Prep Public Schools.  Middle school and high school students from YES Prep Brays Oaks, East End, Gulfton, North Central, Southeast, and Southwest participated in this visual arts exhibition. To coincide with the art exhibition being held at the Houston Public Library, students created art through a variety of mediums that relates to literacy.  The young artists learned about artists that integrate text and connect to literacy in their work, and they explored

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Alumni Spotlight: Lara Autrey-Rodriguez, YES Prep Southeast Class of 2005

October 10, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

Lara Isabel Autrey-Rodriguez graduated from the YES Prep Southeast campus in 2005.  She attended Yale University where she majored in Spanish and graduated in 2009.  Lara is currently a 3rd year law student at the University of Houston Law Center studying Criminal and Immigration Law. 

Lara on her experience at YES Prep…

What is your favorite YES Prep memory?

I loved our home basketball and volleyball games at Ripley House.  At the time, YES Prep Southeast had no gymnasium or other indoor practice facilities.  As a result, all of our home games were held at the Ripley House and all practices were held in our parking lot. 

Name the teacher/staff member who had the greatest impact on you and why. 

Mrs. Baecht really had an impact on me because she encouraged me to become

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YES Prep Alumna has a Change in Perspective for her Immediate Future

September 20, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

 YES Prep Southeast Class of 2008 graduate and current Harvard senior, Keara Cormier-Hill, shares how a summer internship set her on a course for a career in non-profits.

When I began college in the fall of 2008, I hoped to pursue a career in journalism or communications after graduation.  However, by the end of my junior year, I realized I had different goals for my immediate future. After years of concentrating in Sociology, I started to become more and more interested in the impact of public policies and understanding inequality in America.  I felt drawn to the non-profit world and though I was fired up and ready to drop my old dreams and take on the non-profit world, I had no idea how to do it!  My past experiences had only prepared me for a career in communications, and my only

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Alumni Spotlight: Jose Jimenez, YES Prep Southeast Class of 2007

September 01, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

Jose Jimenez graduated from YES Prep Southeast in 2007.  He attended Warren Wilson College where he majored in Outdoor Leadership and graduated in May.  He currently serves as an intern for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Alaska and Arizona. 

Jose on his experience at YES Prep…

What is your favorite YES Prep memory?

Playing Frisbee during lunch is by far my favorite. There was a crew of us who would scarf our food down as fast as possible to make enough time to play Frisbee for the rest of the break. We always played in the school parking lot because it had the most space. The location made for interesting games; we ran into dumpsters, cars, teachers, traffic cones, flower beds, younger students and the concrete. We played rain or shine and would happily go to

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Alumni Spotlight: Elyse Espadas, YES Prep Southeast Class of 2003

August 16, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

Elyse Espadas graduated from YES Prep Southeast in 2003.  She attended Drexel University where she majored in Civil Engineering/Architectural Engineering and graduated in 2008.  Elyse currently works for the City of Houston as a Graduate Engineer.

Elyse on her experience at YES Prep…

What is your favorite YES Prep memory?

No one memory sticks outs more than the rest, I had many great memories at YES Prep. However, I would not have experienced so much of the culture that Houston has to offer or other major cities in this country without YES Prep. I was able to experience many cultures through the volunteer work, field trips around the city, and spring trips I was privileged to be a part of. It was so eye-opening to learn of the country’s diversity during the spring trips. They are

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