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Jocelyn Hillman, ChairMary E. AmmonEric AshtonJeff BenjaminChristopher BoccellaDr. Ernestine J. CarterNicky Charles

Joyce Chai*Sean DowlingSusan FeldmanAmy FerracciLynn Gadsden,

Chair EmeritusTonnetta Graham

Brian HaynesCarolyn JacobsEric C. Jones*Annie Kim*Willa KravitzShanon S. LevinMeredith McCormick

Joseph C. MonahanStarr OsborneRev. Robert L. PolkJoe QuinonesMary Randles*Karen ReganMargie Rooke

Haley Samsi*Kristin SmithJeffrey T. SultanikAntonio Williams*Keith M. WilliamsAnne Wilmerding*denotes Ex-Officio Members

Dear Friend of Community Partnership School,

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“At CPS, we use the term friend as a gesture of community, compassion, trust, and respect. It is firmly embedded in the parlance and tenor of our school.”

A CPS staff member offered this thought recently and I share it here because it concisely summarizes a truth that we hold dear at CPS: our existence and successes are manifest, in large part, because of our broad and growing network of friends, of which we proudly count you.

We were established in 2006 to provide children from limited means in North Philadelphia with an education that would put them on a path to lifelong success and

well-being. A decade and over 200 students later, the results of our investment are clear:

100% of our graduates attend strong middle and high schools throughout the region.

96% of students from our first two graduating cohorts (currently rising 10th and 11th graders) finished ninth grade on time—a major predictor of on-time high school graduation.

100% of our faculty/staff believe they work at a school where the kids come first (as measured via our annual

“School Participant Empowerment Scale” completed by all faculty/staff members).

These results are possible because of your decision to befriend Community Partnership School. Our school’s and community’s growth is a testament to the value of your on-going encouragement, door opening, and direct contributions.

As we enter our second decade of operations, we do so bolstered by an ever-evolving program and growing network of partnerships across the region and beyond.

Thank you—our gratitude is heartfelt. Please enjoy the highlights from the 2015–2016 school year in the pages that follow.

Eric C. Jones, Head of School

Celebrate CPS a huge success!

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Partnership Challenge Participants

In 2014 CPS launched the Partnership Challenge Campaign to expand the reach of the school, provide financial stability, and address school needs. The partners listed below fulfilled a multi-year pledge to CPS totaling 1.1 million dollars. Their commit-ment to CPS provided for the overall growth of the school and succeeded in taking CPS to the next level. On behalf of the students, families, teachers, and the CPS community, we’d like to thank the individuals listed below for their generosity.

This year CPS turned 10—and everyone came out to celebrate! Students, parents, teachers, and supporters enjoyed great food, entertainment, and a lively auction facilitated by local Firefighters from Wyndmoor Hose Co. #1. The evening was hosted by Rick Williams from 6ABC and featured a moving speech by CPS

alumnus Nasir Young ’11 who attends Penn Charter, class of 2018. The event was co-chaired by longtime supporters Bonnie and Peter McCausland and Margie and Andy Rooke. Many thanks to our generous sponsors and to all who contributed to the success of our 10-year Anniversary celebration!

Mary & Gary AmmonEric Ashton & Brian FaganThe Barra FoundationKerry & Chris BoccellaTracy & Sean DowlingGail FahrnerThe Moses Feldman

Family FoundationMarjorie Findlay & Geoff FreemanLynn & Chris GadsdenLynne & William GarboseDavid HaasWilliam HarralJennifer & Brian Haynes

Jocelyn & John HillmanCindi Hook DaviesSamantha & Michael JordanCarolyn & Michael JacobsShanon LevinMeredith & Brian McCormickJennifer & Joe MonahanKaren & Jeff ReganMargie & Andy RookeJennifer SlobotkinJudy Clyman & Jeff SultanikMargaret WallisConnie & Keith WilliamsAnne & Charlie Wilmerding

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Community Partnership School mourns the loss of our dear friend, Gail Fahrner. Gail was an early believer in the CPS mission. As assistant to Bob McNeil and a Program Officer of The Barra Foundation, she lent her nonprofit expertise to CPS and supported programs that focused on whole child education and family engagement. Gail’s positve spirit and keen insight will continue to inspire all we do.

The Barra Foundation Ms. Faith W. BatesMr. Frank BoniMr. Ed BrandtMr. & Mrs. Willard DetweilerDr. & Mrs. Arthur Y. Elliot

Mr. Raymond FahrnerJocelyn & John HillmanMs. Paula KemMr. & Mrs. D. Christopher Le VineJoanna McNeil LewisMary & Thomas McGreadyMs. Dorothy MillerMs. Carole A. NolfMs. Judith O’NeillMr. Richard SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Richard WigtonMs. Virginia ZehmerMs. Marie Zollo

In 2015-2016, CPS had operating revenue and expenses of approximately $1.76 million and ended the year with a balanced budget, with the support of Partnership Challenge reserve funds.

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Above, from left to right: Peter and Bonnie McCausland, Eric Jones, Andy and Margie Rooke and Jocelyn Hillman. Circle at Left: Eric Jones, Head of School, Nasir Young (2011) and Jocelyn Hillman, CPS Board President.

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Doris LangermanLincoln Financial FoundationCharles MuirNINOBrand LLCDavid & Kathy OberkircherStarr & Minturn OsborneRobert & Susan PeckRobert L. PolkJeff & Karen ReganJ. Barton & Gretchen RileyMatthew RipsomJohn & Theresa RollinsAjit SamsiKristin & James SmithJo SuppleeCarly TurecamoJohn TyersWilliam & Lee WardenEdie WebbWelker Real Estate Wells Fargo Rick & Siobhan WelshH. Drake & Sandy WilliamsKent & Penny WillingPeter & Susan WilmerdingTheodore V. Wood

FRIENDS CIRCLE$100–$499AdminServiceKwaku AbrokwahMarilyn AckelsbergDwight AndersonDavid & Sarah AndrewsJennifer ArevaloSteven David AverbuchJeff & Tisa BaenaGregory H. BarberSusan Baren-PearsonAllison BassmanPatricia BeckJulia BlumenreichClarke & Barb BlynnJean G. BodineFrank BoniJennifer BrackenEd BrandtMaurice BraswellDan BreedenChristopher BryantKathleen BurkeKevin CafferkyRebecca & Jim CainChris & Carrie CannonStacy Cannoncontinued on next page

M&T BankEdwin S. Webster FoundationFieldstone 1793 Foundation/

Mrs. Henry A. JordanThe Wright-Hayre Fund of

the Philadelphia Foundation

HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE$5,000–$9,999Altus Partners, Inc.Biocoat, Inc.Jeannette W. BrewerEdith Wells BristolThe Charitas FoundationThe Stephen Colbert

Americone Dream Fund of Coastal Community Foundation

Amy & Casey ConnellySarah FrankWilliam C. & Amy E. GadsdenLynne & William GarboseCharles & Barbara HaldemanDrs. Eric & Kellyn HodgesWilliam & Allison HolmesThe Honickman FoundationBilly & Melanie KingSallie & Bert KormanWilla H. KravitzD. Christopher & Victoria Le VineJoanna McNeil LewisThe Scholler FoundationSky Community Partners Inc.David V.N. TaylorPeter & Nanny VogtJeff & Janine Yass

SCHOLAR CIRCLE$1,000–$4,999Gary D., Mary E. &

Douglas C. AmmonAnonymous (2)Eric D. Ashton & Brian FaganAnn & Mark BaiadaChristopher BaileyGrant Program of

The Barra FoundationJeff & Melissa BenjaminJohn BinswangerBittenbender ConstructionThe Bryn Mawr Trust CompanyBuck & Susan BuckleyGabriel CanusoEmily CavanaghMonique D. ClarkStephen & Ivy Cohn

Marlene ColbeckKristine CoxDanielle DeRosaCarol DodaroThe Dolfinger-McMahon

FoundationBrian & Elizabeth DoveySean & Tracy DowlingDrexel UniversityMoses & Susan FeldmanBetsy & Steve FiltonAmy A. Fox & Daniel H. WheelerStaci FriedwaldBeth & Tom GadsdenChristy GallowayGermantown AcademySandy GeyelinThe Mark & Vivian

Greenberg FamilyWilliam Harral, IIIHenrietta Tower Wurts

MemorialFrancesca & Joe HoeffelMarjorie & Jeffrey HonickmanErin & Geoffrey HoyesIndependence Blue CrossJ. Miller & AssociatesThe Rachel & Drew Katz

FoundationAnnie Kim & Stanley RaJane & Leonard KormanQuin, Cameron,

Kelly & Mark KormanShanon LevinChristian R. & Mary F.

Lindback FoundationLittler Mendelson P.C.Robin LloydKathleen MaddenDayle MalloyJoseph & Jodie MascaroMarc & Anne MaserRichard & Kim MastermanBarbara & Robert F.

McCammonMaurice McCarthyMcCausland Keen & BuckmanMeredith & Brian McCormickConstance & Lawrence

McLaughlinCollin F. McNeilHugh & Catherine C. MoultonRoy & Lyn NeffMichael & Nancy OdellSal PaoneZoe & Dean Pappas

Suzanne B. PerotPhiladelphia ContributionshipPhiladelphia Insurance

CompaniesSeymour & Jean PrestonCurt ProsserKreamer RookeRoyal BankJoseph RuggieriHaley SamsiSaul Ewing LLPAnthony ScalpatoKathleen & Frank SeidmanJan ShaefferWilliam & Kathy SmilowPeggy SteeleJoly StewartThe Stratton FoundationThreshold Group, LLCTim & Lindsay TownhillUnion Benevolent AssociationArchbold & Helen Van BeurenVetri Community PartnershipGino & Linda VitaleThe Wawa FoundationKeith M. Williams, Sr.The Wisteria Foundation

MENTOR CIRCLE$500–$999Valarie Allen AnonymousRichard & Melen BoothbyJoseph BrosnanW. Thacher BrownMichael P. BuckleyNicole CharlesMichael ColemanTristram ColketPatrick P. CoyneFrancis DoughertyLauren DuffyMorton & Melissa FetterolfNonie GadsdenDaniel & Kathy GearySusan H GeyelinMichael GlassnerThomas & Sandy GreenwoodHenry & Liz HarrisJon & Cynthia HarrisNancy HarrisJohn & Leigh HasslerErin HueberJ. McLaughlin, Chestnut HillEric & Catherine JonesKent Keim

Our donors help fuel our students curiosity.INSPIRATION CIRCLE $50,000+Comcast, Inc.Elizco, Inc.Gail FahrnerMarjie Findlay &

Geoff FreemanJocelyn & John HillmanOriglio BeverageMargie & Andy Rooke

INVENTOR CIRCLE$25,000–$49,999Airgas, Inc.Bayada Home Health CareThe Moses Feldman

Family FoundationLynn & Chris GadsdenDavid HaasThe Lily FoundationLombard InternationalBonnie & Peter McCauslandNFISEI Investments

OPPORTUNITY CIRCLE$15,000–$24,999JKG Florida Business CorpCarolyn & Michael JacobsSteven KormanMaguire EnterprisesPNC Bank International/

PNC Capital AdvisorsTed & Laurel StackJeffrey T. Sultanik &

Judith A. ClymanUHS of Pennsylvania, Inc.VertexAnne & Charlie Wilmerding

COMMUNITY CIRCLE$10,000–$14,999Robert S. AdelsonDrs. Paul & Melissa AndersonBB&TThe Claneil FoundationThe Copernicus Society

of AmericaThe Day & Zimmermann

Group, Inc.Duff Company Mfg. & Dist.Penelope HarrisThe Jerome Jacobson FoundationSamantha & Michael JordanJosephine KleinLincoln Investment Group

Ernestine CarterSusan & Cummins

Catherwood, Jr.Joseph & Lynn CheslockChurch Farm SchoolCarlene ClarkJoe & Kelly CulleyToby Korman DavidovCaroline R. DavidsonTraci DelisserWillard & Susan DetweilerElena DokovaMr. & Mrs. Bruce DomanJohn & Diane DrinkerWing EngRaymond FahrnerAmy & Lawrence FerracciRev. & Mrs. Ernest L. FloresKen FoleyDaniel & Lauren FormanMarc Frohman &

Susan Frohman LaPalombaraMichael GadsdenAmy GamburgMichael Gerling &

Konstantina Petridis-GerlingElise GeyelinWilliam GibsonRichard GiffordLisa GlassnerJames & Eliza GowenMrs. Randolph GraySusan & Marvin GreenbaumLeah GreenbergKent & Lori GriswoldTiffany & Bill GrossMr. & Mrs. Reid HalloranHand In Hand SoapAmy Horner HanleyPhilip & Ellen HarrisLouise P. HastingsDaniel HayesRebecca S. HeiderEileen P. HillTricia & Jason HillNatalie & Ralph HirshornJillian HornCynthia Y. HylerMatthew IaconeMichael IapalucciMary Ellen Isaacs & Ted DixSabrina & Marcien JenckesCraig & Sally JohnsonCynthia Johnson-ReidAlex JordanMarcie JordanSimi KaplinLisa Kiefer

Scott KippurDon KligermanDanielle KlingesStephen KohnMelissa KoussisStephanie LambertGail LeBowJosh LiebermanMrs. Jeffrey LindseyJanet & Justin LongJohn & Ryan LongstrethDan & Jean LutzThomas & Kathy MacCroryRegina MajorSamuel & Laura MarshallHerman & Marciene MattlemanAngie McColeMaeve McCormickJoseph F. McGinnMary & Thomas McGreadyMonica McHale-SmallMr. & Mrs. Peter McMullenMetcalfe Architecture & DesignTodd MillerRev. Marshall MitchellCaroline MooreSteve & Kim MorrisKatie & Philip NeffLeslie & Will NewboldCasey NicholasChristine PaikPeter ParsellsJohn & Susan PickeringSean ProsserJoe QuinonesKrista ReichardRobert & Betsy RoakCaroline RobenThelma M. RobinsonSchuyler W. RookeTaylor & Allison RookeNeil RooklinDeborah RoundtreeDaniel RubinEmily & Louis RubinfieldStephen RuggieriCheryl & Hugh SargentMichael J. SchaferRichard SchmidtMona SchonbrunnDebra Schwartz &

David StepanskyLiz & Jay ScottJohn SeahotlzJoe SensenbrennerBeth Shapiro & Mike TorreyEdwin & Dorothy SheffieldDaniel & Alissa Sherman

IN HONOR / MEMORYIn Honor OfCecilia AndrewsMargot FergusonEric AshtonMr. & Mrs. Harold A. AshtonEmma BechillJohn Bechill & Lauren YoungMr. Michael YoungJim ConnorLynn GadsdenJocelyn HillmanJoshua DoyleWilla H. KravitzLynn GadsdenMr. & Mrs. Richard CarrEileen P. HillCraig & Sally JohnsonZoe PappasKatie Greenbaum NeffMr. & Mrs. Roy NeffJocelyn HillmanMs. Marlene ColbeckBetsy & Steve FiltonLynne & William GarboseBilly & Melanie King Ms. Kathleen MaddenMarlis Kraft-Zemel &

Martha PlattClayton Platt &

Pamela Hansen PlattMeryl KramerWilla H. Kravitz

Michael ShieldsVirginia SlatteryJennifer G. SlobotkinSmith Insurance Assoc., Inc.Randolph SotingcoBrette & Paul SpraosRachel SquirePeter & Susie StanleyAnn R. StephensonDeborah StoneCharles SwopeDrs. Philip Tankel

& Barbara LevinNicole TellPatricia TopleyBeth VaccaroAnthony & Elizabeth ValeTyler VandergriftMaren B. VisentinEmily & Charles WagnerElliott & Sloane WalkerMargaret B. WallisPeter & Maureen WaxlerMr. & Mrs. William WhetzelWilliam Penn Charter SchoolMichael Young

RESTRICTED GIFTSGary D., Mary E. &

Douglas C. AmmonMr. Eric D. Ashton &

Mr. Brian FaganChristopher & Kerry BoccellaErnestine CarterNicole CharlesGail FahrnerThe Moses Feldman

Family FoundationAmy & Lawrence FerracciTonnetta GrahamJocelyn & John HillmanWilla H. KravitzThe Lily FoundationMeredith & Brian McCormickAndrew & Theresa McKeonThe McLean ContributionshipHugh & Catherine C. MoultonStarr & Minturn OsborneRobert L. PolkJoe QuinonesJeff & Karen ReganJeffrey T. Sultanik &

Judith A. ClymanWeiss Family FoundationKeith M. Williams, Sr.Dr. & Mrs. Sankey WilliamsAnne & Charlie WilmerdingMr. & Mrs. David Wilmerding

Pam & Rich MerrimanMr. & Mrs. Bill OsgoodCourtney Portlock Holly CohenMargie Rooke Raymond & Lucy Banta Ms. Caroline MooreWilliam & Elizabeth SayenMs. Edie WebbZoe V. A. WellsJeff Sultanik Vivian DavisIn Memory OfHerman HenshenWilla H. KravitzBarbara Hunt Willa H. KravitzEtta JakabMargie & Andy RookeHal LangermanDoris LangermanDrucilla MunfordWilla H. KravitzMeredith & Brian McCormickSusan Sargent Mr. David V.N. TaylorPatricia Stewart WalshMs. Annette CongdonMs. Sarah NorrisEdwin & Dorothy SheffieldMs. Anne StandishDavid WeisbergMs. Bernice Kligerman

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Studies show that reading on grade level by 4th grade is crucial for continued academic and personal success.

WERE READING ABOVE GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THE YEAR.80%

Donor list reflects contributions of $100 and above received between July 1,2015 and June 30,2016. We apologize for any errors or omissions.

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Philadelphia Theatre CompanyIn a new residency with Philadelphia Theatre Company, first-grade students at Community Partnership School meet with professional teaching artists once a week for seven weeks. Through the residency, they learned some basics of acting and performance and then

worked as an ensemble to bring a favorite story of theirs (The Ugly Duckling) from reading class to life

in their classroom. The residency focuses on both theatre specific skills as well as “soft skills,” such as communication, collaboration, creativity, and listening.

Kulu Mele African Drum and Dance EnsembleFor the second year, Kulu Mele African Drum and Dance Ensemble conducted a 12-week residency with the CPS 3rd and 4th grade classes. Kulu Mele is an organization dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional dance and music from Africa and the African Diaspora. Students spent their time learning not only the dances, but about African customs and culture. The 4th grade class learned about a West African dance called Sinte and studied Sene-galese culture. The 3rd grade class studied hip-hop with Edward Smallwood, a dancer and drummer with the orga-

nization, and were able to share the hip hop dance they learned at this year’s “Celebrating 10 Years of CPS” event.

Temple University Boyer College of MusicTemple music student Liv Gusmano returned this year to provide after school violin lessons to a select group of students. The students spent the year learning the basics of music theory and learning to play a selection of songs that they performed for the rest of the school in the spring.

5th Grade PlayVolunteer Susan LaPalombara returned to help our 5th graders write, produce, and perform an original play. This year’s piece focused on the “untold” stories of popular fairytales “The Princess and the Pea,” “Rumpel-stiltskin,” and “The Frog Prince.” In addition to helping students build skills in writing, teamwork, and discipline,

the play allowed students to work through concepts from our CPS social and

emotional learning curriculum. The CPS Core Values of

curiosity, courage, and compassion helped motivate the behavior of the characters and helped inform the key takeaway from each story.

Winter Concert“Never give up before you get it, just one more try, don’t ever give up, never give up before you shine!” This is a line from a song written by CPS students for the 2015 all-school Winter Concert. Music instructor Marlis Kraft was inspired by the ideas of fables because there is something for everyone in the age-old stories. Students worked together to write and perform pieces utilizing instruments, movement and songs.

Vetri Community PartnershipStudents continued to enjoy a freshly cooked, healthy meal every Friday through the Vetri Eatiquette program. This year’s new menu featured jerk chicken and coconut rice, kale Caesar salad, and plenty of fresh fruit and

vegetables. Each week, Chef David helped students understand the nutritious foods and

how they were prepared. Each month, Vetri staff members came into the classroom to provide supplemental nutrition education and cooking demos, encouraging students to participate in preparing some of their favorite Vetri meals. Our 5th-grade students were given the opportunity to sign up for cooking classes with My Daughter’s Kitchen, a series of classes spon-sored by Vetri Community Part-nership and Maureen Fitzgerald, Food Editor from the Philadelphia Inquirer. CPS also partnered with Philadelphia School District program Eat.Right.Now to provide in-class nutri-tion education to students.

Eagles Vision VanThe Eagles Vision Van visited CPS this year to provide free eye exams to all students. Students who required eyeglasses to correct their vision received them at no cost. This special partnership helps our families and facilitates deeper engage-ment for many of our students.

Smith PlaygroundThis year, our Pre-K and Kindergarten students continued to make regular visits to Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse, a spacious indoor and outdoor play space near Fairmount Park. Students had the opportunity to explore

the playhouse and get plenty of exercise and fun on the expansive playground. This part-nership supports our commitment to play as part of a well-rounded curriculum.

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Career Day throughLEADERSHIP PhiladelphiaCPS continued as a member of the collaborative at LEADERSHIP Phila-delphia, a nonprofit whose mission is to mobilize and connect the talent

of the private sector to serve the community. Through their Pay-It-Forward

initiative, LEADERSHIP Philadelphia volunteers organized our annual Career Day, held at the Honickman Learning Center. More than thirty professionals representing over 20 diverse fields shared an overview of their career with our students in the form of games, activities, and one-on-one conversations. Students were able to board a real fire truck, learn basic marketing concepts by guessing brand logos, argue celebrity cases like a lawyer, make a snack with a real chef, take professional portraits of each other, and learn about energy grids and electrical safety.

In PosseEngineering firm In Posse returned to CPS classrooms again this year to provide age appropriate engineering lessons to students. After completing related projects in class, students attended the second annual Engineering Day. They were able to fully engage in hands-on projects that applied these newly learned concepts to building, mixing, and creating.

Hill Top Preparatory SchoolStudents from Hill Top Prep visit CPS classrooms every week to share work and form friendships. This year, CPS was also

able to participate in a screening and discussion of the film “Most Likely to Succeed” hosted at the Hill Top Prep

campus. For the past two years, CPS students have been given the opportunity to participate in Summer Camp at Hill Top Prep. CPS and Hill Top Prep

students get to know each other over the course of the camp sessions, participating in outdoor activities on campus

and attending field trips around the Philadelphia area.

Abington Friends & Mastery Charter Continuing their six-year tradition of engaging CPS in their service-learning curriculum, 7th graders from Abington Friends worked weekly with our Pre-K & K students during the spring semester. CPS also benefited from the work of student interns from Mastery Charter School Pickett Campus this spring.

Cecil B. Moore LibraryEach week, CPS classes walked to the local library to check out old favorites as well as new releases. Students also enjoyed exploring the library’s

resources through a multi-media scavenger hunt and

playing word games designed for fun and learning. One universally favorite game challenged students to assemble random words into poetry.

The Temple American Inn of Court An organization consisting of judges, lawyers and law school students from Philadelphia and the suburbs, as part of the group’s Fifth Annual Day of Service, presented a mock trial to CPS 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders based on the “Big Bad Wolf” fairy tale. Using a video that the Temple Inn specially prepared, CPS students were presented with an introduction to the judicial system and watched a mock trial of the Big Bad Wolf in which lawyers and judges acted out the roles. The students then served as jurors, “deliberated,” and reached a verdict (not guilty of “blowing down” the pigs’ houses). The Temple American Inn of Court has presented similar mock trials based on famous fairy tales to several schools in Phil-adelphia as part of its annual Day of Service, which is often done in conjunction with the legal community’s Law Day program. This is the third time The Temple Inn has presented to CPS students.

Arts and CultureDr. Marvin Greenbaum volunteered his talent to take pictures of CPS in action. Many of these photo-graphs were incorporated into this year’s “Celebrating 10 Years of CPS” event. Kelly Korman shared her design talents to create the look of “Celebrate CPS 2016”—from invitations to menus and all the signage in between, we are grateful for Kelly’s commitment to making CPS shine!

Health & Wellness Longtime volunteer Carolyn Jacobs provides yoga instruction to Pre-K

students in addition to her regular volunteer

duties in the Pre-K and 5th grade classrooms, promoting overall wellness.

AcademicLombard International,a global insur-ance organization with a Philadelphia office, has provided finan-cial support, volunteers and event space at their offices as part of their long-standing partnership with CPS. Lombard’s support has taken the form of event spon-sorships, EITC tax credit participation and hosting events such as our Speaker Series and Young Friends networking day. Lombard has also fielded a team to run the Philadelphia mara-thon in support of Team CPS funding student scholar-ships for the past five years. Lombard employees regu-larly volunteer for such CPS initiatives as Vetri Eatiquette program and our annual Field Day.

Our volunteers illustrate values of compassion to our students.

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Congratulations to the 5th gradegraduating class of 2016!

W e are proud of what this class of students has accomplished, and look forward to following their successes as they continue on to their respective middle schools. Through our Alumni Program, these students will receive support long after fifth grade. Our alums are provided with the opportunity to remain

connected to one another and the school, which provides a network of support. Some of these support services include individual counseling around transition to middle school, collaboration with their new schools, enrichment opportunities, and social gatherings for students and families.

Middle School Acceptances

Abington Friends SchoolAcademy of Middle Years NWAMY5 at James MartinGesu SchoolGreene Street Friends SchoolHill-Freedman World AcademyHope Partnership for EducationJulia R. Masterman Lab SchoolMalvern Preparatory SchoolMiddle Years AlternativeNorwood- Fontbonne AcademyThe Philadelphia SchoolRussell Conwell Middle SchoolSaint Peter’s SchoolWaldron Mercy AcademyWilliam Penn Charter SchoolWissahickon Charter SchoolYoung Scholars Charter School

Amir Clinton THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL

Amaud JonesYOUNG SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL

Harry JohnsonHOPE PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION

Zaahir RobinsonMIDDLE YEARS ALTERNATIVE

Adrian PennickGESU SCHOOL

Steven Young, Jr.GREEN STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL

Jesse JamesJ.R. MASTERMAN

Journey Mickens-RickettsYOUNG SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL

Caleif WaltonAMY NORTHWEST

Eyoni Evans-RoaneGREEN STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL

Jordan LawsHOPE PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION

Rayshawn ShulerHOPE PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION

Alumni Highlights this Year Include:

of the students in the class of 2016 had two or more choices

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•Campus visit to Arcadia University, Delaware Valley University, Haverford College, LaSalle University, Penn State, and Villanova University.

•CPS Alumnus Nasir Young ‘11 (PC ‘18) delivered inspiring speeches at both “Celebrate CPS” and Commencement.

•Troy Thomas, Assistant Director of Enrollment, visited partner schools to guide alumni transitions into their respective middle and upper schools.

•Hosted a workshop for CPS alums to learn about the admission and transition process to area Independent High Schools.