April Vacation Tournament!

In celebration of April Vacation, we decided to do something in the Activity Room that the kids had wanted to do for a while: have an XBox 360 tournament!

An Activity Room instructor brought his XBox 360 from home, and also brought the game "NBA 2K11" since basketball was the kids' game of choice.

We set up the projector and made a bracket-style tournament with eight teams. Each team was made up of two or three kids, and each player played a half for his team. That way, as many people as possible got a chance to play.

We had a lot of great teams chosen: the Celtics, Lakers, Heat, Thunder, Knicks, and Bulls were all well-represented.

After two rounds of exciting games, we made it to the finals: the Knicks (Antonio and Jahad) vs. the Thunder (Jhkyos and Davonte). This final game went right down to the wire, and when Carmelo Anthony missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, the Thunder took the title.

Congratulations to Davonte and Jhkyos! All of the kids loved playing, so it may be something we do again in the future.

Above: The finals, between Antonio & Jahad and Jhykos & Davonte.
Below: The Activity Room looks on during the action.

Anti-Virus Update

As part of an ongoing effort to keep users protected, we recently updated the anti-virus software on all of the computers here in the Computer Learning Center.


AVG, the main anti-virus program that constantly runs in the background, was upgraded from version 9.0 to the newer "AVG 2011." This program runs whenever the computer is on, and works in "real time," meaning it identifies threats as the computer is being used.

We also recently updated Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to the latest version, and updated the virus database as well. Malwarebytes is usually run bi-weekly to scan for malware that may have slipped past AVG. Keeping the program updated is essential, as there are dozens of new viruses that crop up every day.

If you want to keep your computer safe for free, download both of these cool programs!

Download link: AVG Free 2011

Download link: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

A Slideshow of Memories!

Here's a video/slideshow full of pictures of the youth residents of 808-812 Memorial Drive. The pictures range from many years ago to just a few weeks ago. It's cool to see how some of the kids are all grown up now!