APRIL-2015-Newsletter-TAR-NATION-PDF

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE PUBLICATION
The purpose of the South Shore International College Preparatory High School/Community Schools Initiative Bi-Weekly
Newsletter is to highlight substantial accomplishments and achievements by our future leaders of tomorrow from TARNATION!!! The students represent the most brilliant minds in the world & honor the proud 109 year tradition of the
Greater South Shore community.
ALL Highlighted in TAR-NATION’s month of APRIL Remix newsletter
IV. Miss Black Illinois 2015 Destiny Lee provides
I. SSICP Freshman Music Star Jovan Butler is
Girls Mentoring/Empowerment Workshop for
recognized by The Legendary NICKI MINAJ.
SSICP Ladies.
II. SSICP Senior Science Star Nia Royster receives
V. Hollywood Actress & Baseball Expert Alyssa
autographed surprises from CBS #1 TV Series BIG
Milano reaches out to SSICP Star Softball
BANG THEORY.
CAPTAIN Dominique Hall.
III. SSICP Freshman Soccer Star Esperanza
VI. Legendary SSICP Principal Janice Wells' Live
Sanchez receives special surprise from the Chicago
ABC 7 Chicago Morning News Golf Segment with
White Sox & USA Olympic Soccer Team
Tracy Butler.
CAPTAIN.
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ROSELAND CEASE-FIRE talks Violence Prevention with SSICP Students
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R&B Superstar ELLE VARNER provides Music Workshop for SSICP Students
PAGE 5:
Actress for STARZ TV Series POWER Leslie Lopez SSICP Spanish Workshop
PAGE 6:
SSICP Roderick Hodge WINS The SSICP Senior Prom Freshest Footwear Contest
PAGE 7:
SSICP Arts Students recognized by Water Reclamation Cook County Commissioner
PAGE 8:
NICKI MINAJ recognizes SSICP Freshman Music Student Jovan Butler
PAGE 9:
SSICP BIG BANG THEORY Science Student of the Month Nia Royster
PAGE 10:
SSICP EA SPORTS Girls Basketball Players of the Year
PAGE 11:
SSICP EA SPORTS Boys Basketball Players of the Year Eric Johnson/Derrick Glasper
PAGE 12:
SSICP Daymond John SHARK TANK Student of the Month Anthony Washington
PAGE 13:
SSICP ALYSSA MILANO Softball Player of the Month Dominique Hall
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Actress Murray Gray provides SSICP Performing Arts Workshop for aspiring actresses
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with 2015 Miss Black Illinois Destiny Lee
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with VH1 Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood Co-Star Hazel-E
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A Michigan State Political Science Legend holds court over SSICP Student Government Club
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Freshman Esperanza Gonzalez SSICP Soccer Player of the Month
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with ANTM Winner Lisa D'Amato
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SSICP Cyber-Bullying Workshop with VH1 BASKETBALL WIVES: LA Co-Star Sundy Carter
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SSICP Seniors Wins Senior Prom Shopping Spree at WATER TOWERS PLACE
PAGE 22:
ERIC JOHNSON receives special invite from STEVE HARVEY in JUNE
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Principal Wells ABC 7 Chicago LIVE Golf Segment with Tracy Butler
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ROSELAND CEASE-FIRE talks Violence
Prevention with SSICP Students
THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2015
Executive Director of Roseland Cease-Fire Bob
Jackson visited SSICP to provide a Violence
Prevention Workshop for SSICP students getting
ready for Spring Break.
Mr. Jackson, along with Lead Coordinator L'Tanya
Simmons, shared with students preventative ways
to make proper decisions concerning conflict
resolutions in the streets especially during the
upcoming warmer summer months.
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R&B Superstar ELLE VARNER provides Music
Workshop for SSICP Students
THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2015
PAGE 2 GRAMMY Winning Star ELLE VARNER
provides Music Workshop for SSICP Honor Roll
Music Students
She discussed the importance of hard work &
dedication needed to achieve your dreams in
Music/Performing Arts + the process for obtaining a
solid music manager.
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Actress for STARZ TV Series POWER Leslie
Lopez SSICP Spanish Workshop
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th, 2015
Dear Friend/Actress from #1 Hit STARZ Series
"POWER" Leslie Lopez provided a SSICP CyberBullying Prevention Workshop for SSICP Students.
For Ms. Nancy Diaz's Spanish Class Ms. Lopez
provided practice Q&A conversational exercises in
Spanish for the Introductory Spanish Students to
prep the SSICP students for their upcoming
Spanish quiz.
Leslie also discussed what it's like to work with
Executive Producer of "POWER" Curtis “50 CENT”
Jackson.
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SSICP Roderick Hodge WINS The SSICP Senior
Prom Freshest Footwear Contest
TUESDAY, APRIL 14th, 2015
SSICP Roderick Hodge WINS The SSICP Senior
Prom Freshest Footwear Essay Contest where he
received
two
FREE
pair
of
Belvedere
Alligator/Suade of San Francisco based Belvedere
Shoes for his upcoming Senior Prom & Senior
Graduation.
WAY TO GO ROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP Arts Students recognized by Water
Reclamation Cook County Commissioner
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th, 2015
Honors SSICP Art Students [Brent Stamps, Jesse
Lane, Nayanna Turner, Alizha Vernon, Selah
Amouku, Amari Curry, Jalisa Hemmingway, and
Mia Davis] were recognized by Metropolitan Water
Reclamation
District
of
Greater
Chicago
Commissioner Kari K Steele for her inaugural Rain
Barrell Art Contest.
The school-wide contest targeted students that
showed off their artistic point of view on the
environment.
ALL SSICP Students will receive a FREE COMP
lunch & afternoon date with the Commissioner
which will include an exclusive downtown boat ride
along the Chicago River during the month of June.
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NICKI MINAJ recognizes SSICP Freshman
Music Student Jovan Butler
FRIDAY, APRIL 17th, 2015
SSICP FRESHMAN JOVAN BUTLER receives
THE NICKI MINAJ Music MVP of Month for her
outstanding leadership & dedication as a Freshman
Student.
In tribute to her efforts Jovan received a personally
autographed CD from The Legendary Nicki Minaj.
Congratulations Jovan!!!!!....Keep Up the TARNATION Hunger & Fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP BIG BANG THEORY Science Student of
the Month Nia Royster
FRIDAY, APRIL 17th, 2015
SSICP Honors Senior Student Nia Royster receives
the coveted SSICP BIG BANG THEORY Science
Student of the Month Award.
SSICP Legendary Science Teacher Claudette
Terry anointed Ms. Royster as her TOP Science
Student for the year thus far & in tribute to her
efforts received a personally autographed photo
from CBS BIG BANG THEORY Actress Kaley
Cuoco (A.K.A Penny) & received an exclusive BIG
BANG THEORY T-Shirt from CBS
Way to GO NIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP EA SPORTS Girls Basketball Players of
the Year
FRIDAY, APRIL 17th, 2015
SSICP Co- EA SPORTS Girls Basketball Players of
the Year Sophomores Leah Sims & Cymone
Goodrich received FREE EA Sports NBA2K15
Video Games with Portland Trail Blazers All-Star
Damian Lillard on the cover.
Sophomores Point Guard Leah Sims & Power
Forward/Center Cymone Goodrich were the TOP
Scorers for the SSICP Lady Tars Program who led
the program to the sectional semi-finals this year.
Way to GO Cymone & Leah!!!!
The future is bright for TAR-NATION Land!!!!!!
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SSICP EA SPORTS Boys Basketball Players of
the Year Eric Johnson/Derrick Glasper
FRIDAY, APRIL 17th, 2015
SSICP Co- EA SPORTS Boys Basketball Players
of the Year Seniors Derrick Glasper & Eric Johnson
received FREE EA Sports NBA2K15 Video Games
with Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard
on the cover.
Anointed by COACH Chris Presswood
the Two [Eric Johnson & Small Forward Derrick
Glasper] led the SSICP Boys Basketball Team to
their second consecutive winning season and
provided the necessary on and off the court
leadership for the program that was mostly filled
with Freshman & Sophomores.
Way to GO Eric & Derrick for your Senior
Leadership in TAR-NATION!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP Daymond John SHARK TANK
Student of the Month
Anthony Washington
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th, 2015
SSICP Business Student of the Month (selected by
SSICP Business Professor Noreen Kane) was
Senior Student Anthony Washington.
Mr. Washington, for his efforts, received a
personally autographed entrepreneurship book
from DAYMOND JOHN Co-Host of the #1 Rated
Business Entrepreneurial Series ABC's SHARK
TANK
Way to GO Anthony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP ALYSSA MILANO Softball Player of the
Month Dominique Hall
TUESDAY, APRIL 21st, 2015
SSICP Senior Student Dominique Hall received the
ever coveted inaugural ALYSSA MILANO Softball
Player of the Month Award in tribute to her
leadership on and off the baseball diamond.
Legendary Actress Alyssa Milano also has her own
NBA/NFL & MLB women's clothing line called
"TOUCH" and was a superstar softball player
herself growing up in Brooklyn.
Alyssa sent our CAPTAIN of our SSICP Softball
Team a personally autographed baseball book
authored by her as well as a personally signed
photo.
Way to GO Dominique for representing TARNATION the right way!!!!!!!!!!
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Actress Murray Gray provides SSICP
Performing Arts Workshop for aspiring
actresses
TUESDAY, APRIL 21st, 2015
Hollywood Actress Murray Gray provides SSICP
Performing Arts Workshop for aspiring SSICP
Theater Students.
Ms. Gray, on Labor Day Weekend, will play a
starring leading lady role in NFL Defensive
Legend/Chicago Native Simeon Rice's Movie
"UNSULLIED."
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with 2015
Miss Black Illinois Destiny Lee
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2015
MISS BLACK ILLINOIS 2015 Destiny Lee visits, INPERSON, to provide Girls Mentorship & CyberBullying Workshops for SSICP Ladies.
Ms. Lee also received a community service award
on behalf of South Shore International in tribute to
being a positive inspiration to young ladies
throughout the State of Illinois.
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with VH1
Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood Co-Star Hazel-E
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2015
VH-1 Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood Co-Star Hazel-E
provided Girls Mentorship & Cyber-Bullying
Workshops for SSICP Ladies.
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A Michigan State Political Science Legend
holds court over SSICP Student Government
Club
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2015
SSICP Law Professor Legend & Honors Political
Science Major from Michigan State Andrew
Coleman holds court over his Student Government
Club with Felicia Wright, Joshua Williams, Alexis
Williams-White, Simone Merritt among others.
The students in the afterschool class all aspire to
run for Political Office one day.
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Freshman Esperanza Gonzalez SSICP Soccer
Player of the Month
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th, 2015
SSICP Freshman Esperanza Gonzalez (next to
Program Manager Stanley Coleman, Jr./Soccer
Coach Nancy Diaz & Co-Captain Lonnise Holmes)
receives the SSICP Soccer Player of the Month in
tribute to scoring the first goal of the season for the
SSICP
Tars
Soccer
Team
&
overall
leadership/work ethic she has displayed this year.
Esperanza's goal also gave the Lady Tars Soccer
Team their first point of the season; forging a 1 NIL
Tie at home vs. their arch rival Epic Academy
Legends.
After that game the Tars Soccer Team went on to
win 2 of their last three regular season games to
push into the playoffs for the first time in school
history.
Ms. Gonzalez won 8 Tickets to a Chicago White
Sox home game and autographed soccer ball to
USA Olympic Great Landon Donovan.
Thanks so much to Esperanza, Lonnise & COACH
Diaz, Keep up the Great Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSICP Girls Mentoring Workshop with ANTM
Winner Lisa D'Amato
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th, 2015
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Cycle 17 All-Star
Winner Lisa D'Amato provided Girls Mentorship &
Cyber-Bullying Workshops for SSICP Ladies.
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SSICP Cyber-Bullying Workshop with
VH1 BASKETBALL WIVES: LA Co-Star
Sundy Carter
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th, 2015
VH-1 BASKETBALL WIVES: LOS ANGELES
Co-Star Sundy Carter provided a CyberBullying Prevention Workshop for SSICP
Students.
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SSICP Seniors Wins Senior Prom Shopping
Spree at WATER TOWERS PLACE
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th, 2015
SSICP Seniors Kierra Young-Bey (pix below with
Best Friend Jamese Kane) along with Marquiana
Griffin & Intisar Muhammad ALL Won Senior Prom
Shopping Spree at the Bebe Women's Store inside
the WATER TOWERS PLACE on Michigan
Avenue.
They won a school-wide business entrepreneurial
essay contest concerning the importance of The
Bebe Women's Store Business Plan.
WAY TO GO INTISAR, KIERRA & MARQUIANA
for their Senior Prom Gift!!!!
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ERIC JOHNSON receives special invite from
STEVE HARVEY in JUNE
THURSDAY, MAY 7th , 2015
Senior Eric Johnson recently received an exclusive
invitation from "The Original King of Comedy" and
has been accepted to "The Steve Harvey
Mentoring Program for Young Men" in Dallas,
Texas which will take place between Tuesday,
June 9th through Sunday, June 14th, 2015.
Earlier in January Eric Johnson was chosen to
participate in the annual "Steve Harvey Mentoring
Program for Young Men" conference at Chicago
State University.
Students throughout the weekend were mentored
by Mr. Steve Harvey, himself, & his many male
working corporate professionals & officers from the
U.S Navy, U.S Army, U.S Air Force & U.S Marines.
The conference taught the students the importance
of trust, leadership, focus, accountability and
discipline in order to achieve one’s life goals.
Eric Johnson was the MVP of the conference in
winning the following awards from the entire camp
at the end of the conference
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FUTURE LEADERS AWARD
MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD &
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Not bad earning those accolades out of 100
Chosen High School Males selected for the annual
camp.
Way to go Eric Johnson representing TAR-NATION
on a national level!!!!!!!
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Principal Wells ABC 7 Chicago LIVE Golf
Segment with Tracy Butler
TUESDAY MAY 12th, 2015
An extra early, early morning for us but well worth
it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The following link below features Tuesday
morning's [May 12th, 2015] LIVE ABC 7 Chicago
Morning Segment with SSICP Principal Janice
Wells & Meteorologist Tracy Butler discussing the
importance of South Shore International's 1st ever
graduating class & to promote SSICP's 1st Annual
Charity Golf Fundraiser, this coming Saturday
[May 16th, 2015].
Tracy, as always, is the nicest person in the world.
It was a great experience.
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/south-shore-internationalcollege-prep-golf-outing/713963/
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For information on registration for one of our Community School Initiatives located at South Shore
International College Preparatory High School (1955 East 75th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649); please
contact Mr. Stanley Coleman, Jr., SSICP Program Manager & Resource Coordinator,
at (773)535-8351 or E-MAIL me at [email protected].
AM Homework Center
7:15AM-8:00AM
Monday through Friday
I. AMINE CLUB
3:30PM-5:00PM
Mondays
II. BETA CLUB
3:30PM-4:30PM
Thursdays
III. Chess Club
3:30PM-4:30PM
Mondays
IV. Etiquette Club
3:30PM-5:00PM
Wednesdays & Fridays
V. Hispanic Heritage Student
Organization/LASO
3:30PM-4:30PM
Wednesdays
VI. HOSA/Medical Club
3:30PM-4:30PM
Wednesdays
VII. Music Honors Society Club
3:30PM-4:30PM
Wednesdays
VIII. PM Homework Center
3:30PM-5:00PM
Monday through Thursday
IX. Pretty Brown Girl
Mentoring Program
3:30PM-5:30PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays
X. Spoken Word Lyrical
Extortion Club
3:30PM-5:00PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays
XI. Student Council
3:30PM-5:00PM
Mondays
XII. Student Government
3:30PM-4:30PM
Wednesdays
XIII. TARS Dance/Fashion Club
6:00AM-8:00AM
Mondays
XIV. Yearbook Club
3:30PM-5:00PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays
XV. PROJECT SYNCERE
Robotics 101
3:30PM-5:30PM
Mondays & Tuesdays
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