NAHMA Poster Contest Video!

As promised, here's a video/slideshow of some pictures of the kids and teens participating in the NAHMA's poster contest. The youth did a great job, and we hope we have some winning posters in this bunch!

NAHMA Poster Contest

Here at 808-812, we've had a number of kids and teens participating in the NAHMA's poster contest. This year's theme is "Take the Next Step: Let's Take Care of Our World." The kids have been using crayons, markers, colored pencils, and more to create their works of art in hopes of winning the top prize: $2,500 and a trip to Washington D.C.! 

The kids have done a great job, and are proud of their work. Here are a few pictures from the poster-making days; there will be a video with more, including the finished products, in a little bit. 

Above: Sabrin, Asmaa, Shahir, Abdullah, and Sirak hard at work.

Below: Abdullah uses a ruler to get his lines perfectly straight.

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Above: The posters got more detailed as the kids worked on them in the Activity Room.

Below: Wilanda adds some color to the globe on her poster.

Pictures from Fun Day!

During April Vacation, the Management Office held a "Fun Day" for the kids and teens across the street at Riverside Press Park.

We played basketball, tag, Old Lady Witch, soccer, and more. We also got to enjoy pizza from Riverside Cafe, along with juiceboxes and water. The weather was beautiful, and the kids and teens had a great time playing a variety of games.

Check out the video below for some photos from the day. Thanks to the Management Office for making it all happen!

Another cooking class!

Back in March, we had a great time cooking fudge with Ms. Releigh, the Cocoa Lady. The Cocoa Lady was kind enough to have another cooking class for us two weeks ago, and we made tuna and turkey wraps, complete with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and homemade dressing!

The kids had a great time making the wraps, and more than one said it was "the best lunch ever!"

Check out the video below for some pictures from the class. Thanks again, Cocoa Lady!

Fantasy Hockey Champion!

The NHL season recently ended, and the playoffs began. With the end of the NHL's regular season came the end of our Fantasy Hockey season, one that began waaaaaaaay back in October.

Mike calculated the final results, and our first champion, with 925 points, was Feldano! In second place, just 20 points behind, was Nebil, and Jhkyos finished in third place.

For winning the league, Feldano got a new Bruins hat to show off his Boston hockey pride, and he's been wearing every day since.

The kids and teens enjoyed following their teams and checking the standings, and learned a little more about hockey too. It was fun, and we look forward to doing it again next season.

Until then, it's the playoffs, so Go Bruins!

Above: Feldano holds up the final standings, showing him in first place!
Below: Feldano, wearing the Bruins hat he won as the first place prize, shows that he's "Number One" in Fantasy hockey!

Painting in the Activity Room!

Taking a break from Xbox, Molly and Ayana helped the younger kids do some painting recently in the Activity Room. The kids helped set up and clean up after the activity, and in between they made some awesome pictures that we used to brighten up the Activity Room.

Check out the pictures below!

Above: Getting set up for the painting!
Below: The painting is under way!

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Above: Ayana helping the kids with their paintings.
Below: The finished pictures, laid out to dry! It looks like a museum!

March Madness Projects!

Towards the end of March, kids in the 6th grade at the Morse school had a project to do involving the NCAA's "March Madness" tournament. The kids were each assigned a team, and had to create a poster for that team including team colors, graphs and charts, and other useful information.

The kids chose to use the CLC to do their projects, printing out logos and pictures, graphs, and charts, and using supplies to set up their posters.

They came out great, and the kids all got good grades. Nice job, guys!

Above: Shahir's UNLV poster
Below: The kids' unfinished projects.

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Above: Asmaa working on her Notre Dame poster.
Below: Abdullah and Asmaa, hard at work.

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Above: Shahir takes a quick break from working on his poster.