PLEASE, read the short textbook “The Story of Singapore” to prepare for our conversation during this Wednesday’s (May 13 at 11am) Zoom class.    This text a short story about the country where next week’s guest, Tino Chow, was born, raised, and served in the Singaporean army.  Please don’t get overwhelmed.  First, just “skim” the […]

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Today’s guest was Jeshua Zapata, the President of Xzito, a full service marketing agency focusing on delivering measurable results for his customers through expert, creative marketing using new technology and, as a result, increasing the ROI (return on investments or business success) of his clients. Today’s host was Josiah Diaz, who welcomed Jeshua to Hope […]

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Today’s class guest was Johnny Montanez, former Hope Life Skills student, 2010 Hope High graduate, and presently the CEO of Coin Theory Media Group, a United States based multimedia production company, specializes in producing Cinematic Commercial Content for business owners across the North American region including Canada and Mexico. Today’s host was Elliott Burrell, aspiring […]

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Today was a SHOUT OUT class!!! This simply means the class mission today was identifying RECENT exceptional student behavior.  First recognition was directed to Lydia Watkins for the exceptional development of her personal brand and networking skills to create an opportunity for a meeting at the corporate headquarters of CVS Health in Woonsocket, RI during […]

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TODAY’S class featured members of 2 Brown University Women’s athletic teams. From the Women’s Softball team, Head Coaches Kate Refsnyder and Assistant Coach Karavin Dew and second baseman Kaitlin Okimoto, outfielder and pitcher Lauren Long, and pitcher Emily Waters.  From the Brown University Volleyball team, Assistant Coaches Katie Reifert and Eryn Riley and Outside Hitters […]

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Our guests today were Ellisa Cox and Omi Hopper.  Both women are employed by Sephora, a French international chain of personal care and beauty stores featuring nearly 300 brands of makeup products.  Sephora offers beauty products including cosmetics, skin care, body fragrance, nail color and haircare.  The company was founded in France in 1969 with […]

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The past two classes have focused on writing a great resume. We often speak about in the Hope Life Skills program the importance of storytelling.   Job interviews, networking events, and pushing out of our comfort zone to meet new people are just a few examples of opportunities for sharing our personal stories with others to […]

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Today’s guest was Raymond Perez, Hope High School and Hope Life Skills graduate and Syracuse University senior. Today’s Life Skills class host was Juan Severino. “I’ve learned a few lessons since my days at Hope High.  One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is ‘NO EXCUSES’! 

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Please let me know if you will commit to going on the following field trips.  Please send me an email stating your answer as either  “YES”, you will go, OR “NO”, you will not be able to go by Thursday, January 9th-  Thank you. 1) April 9th; Thursday –  a trip to Southern New Hampshire […]

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Today’s guest was Abby Almonte.  a business marketing and analytics major at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.   Today’s Hope Life Skills host who welcomed Abby to Hope High School and the Hope Life Skills class was Mariely Brito Leonardo.

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Today’s guest was former Hope Life Skills student, Hope High 2010 graduate, Georgetown University graduate, and present student in Columbia University’s graduate program in International Relations, Marta Aparicio. Marta began today’s class sharing her amazing story, from her birth in Guatemala, meeting her parents for the first time in the United States when she was […]

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“I absolutely wouldn’t be the man I am today without the lessons from Social Studies 2.0.

- SSAYAH,
student ALUM

- SSAYAH, student ALUM

Social Studies 2.0 still remains one of the most valuable courses that I took during my high school days.”

- jquin, student ALUM

- jquin,
student ALUM