Apollo Apollo Community SchoolCommunity School

ApolloApolloCommunity SchoolCommunity School

Monday, August 23, 20105:30-7:30 p.m.

Apollo Middle School265 W. Nebraska St.

A center for families, bringing togetherresources to improve student achievement

and enrich our community.

Community SchoolsCommunity SchoolsThe principle of community schools is to make neighborhood schools into community hubs by extending their hours and broadening their uses.

The school meets the community’s needs and the community brings resources to the school to meet the needs of students and families.

Apollo Community Apollo Community School Phase I School Phase I

• Homework help • Computer skills workshops, basic and advanced

English and Spanish• Personal finance education • Adult Nutrition • Grandparents raising grandchildren: Digital

Storytelling Youth Program• Youth Mentoring• Fitness Center• And other things• Mon-Thu 5:30-7:30

Possible Next StepsPossible Next Steps

•Phase II – Cafeteria and music room (5 days/week)

•Phase III – Gym and classrooms (6 days/week)

•Phase IV- Fields

Implementation dates are all TBA

A center for families, bringing together

resources to improve student achievement

and enrich our community.

An entire community pitches in to transform Apollo into a

school students deserve

A Sunnyside School District commitment.

20072007

Sunnyside high school football Sunnyside high school football team gets involved team gets involved

Then

Now

Transformation Transformation continued…continued…

StudentsStudents

ParentsParents

• PreparingPreparing

• All All

• StudentsStudents

• For For

• University University

• EnrollmentEnrollment

PASFUEPASFUE

EveryoneEveryone

The The Nana RuleNana Rule

Act and make decisions Act and make decisions

as if your Nana was as if your Nana was

standing right beside youstanding right beside you

Winners in the classroomWinners in the classroom

Winners on the fieldWinners on the field

We are a Performing Plus School We are a Performing Plus School

A center for families, bringing together

resources to improve student achievement

and enrich our community.

Apollo Middle School is now a Apollo Middle School is now a

Community SchoolCommunity School