Beloit College Help Yourself Programs

We are proud of you, Grecia!

⭐⭐⭐⭐𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬-𝐔𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐚, 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐔𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐚.⭐⭐⭐⭐Grecia has been a High Honor Roll student all four years at Beloit Memorial receiving awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement. She has received the Superintendent Scholars Award, along with Department Awards in English, Math and Physical Education. Grecia is a member of the Beloit College Help Yourself Program. While at BMHS, Grecia has been involved with the BMHS Latino Club as Vice President and Global Scholars as Secretary. Athletically she is a member of the BMHS Girls Soccer Team where she earned the Knight Award. Outside of BMHS, Grecia volunteers at Even Start with children and parents. She has also volunteered at McNeel Intermediate, Todd Elementary coaching Soccer and with helping paint a homeless shelter. Grecia has applied to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northern Illinois University and Southern Illinois University. She plans to Major in Education with a Minor in Spanish.

We are proud of you, Evelyn!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮⭐⭐⭐⭐Evelyn has been a High Honor Roll student all four years at Beloit Memorial receiving awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement along with maintaining a cumulative GPA of 4.00. She has received the Superintendent Scholars Award, along with department Awards in Math and World Languages. Evelyn is a member of the BMHS National Honor Society and the Beloit College Help Yourself Program. While at BMHS, Evelyn has been involved with Link Crew and the Student Athlete Leadership Group. Athletically she is a member of the BMHS Girls Soccer Team and Girls Tennis Team. Outside of BMHS, Evelyn enjoys playing sports and doing community service whenever she can. Evelyn would like to attend Edgewood College, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point or Carroll University to major in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Today, several of our students attended a college fair hosted by the Rockford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. They were able to get information about a number of HBCUs and area schools. And it was great to see Help Yourself alum, Micheala Ward, representing her alma mater, Alabama State University!

Sending a special birthday wish to our Assistant Director of Mezzo Academy, Alma Zamora-Yarbrough! 🎉

Happy New Year!!!! Just a reminder that we have no formal programming until the week of January 22nd! (This does not pertain to seniors, as we will still have scheduled meetings)

If you need us, feel free to reach out!

Before break, our Mezzo Academy students were led in a yoga session by Beloit College students, including our very own Mezzo Mentor, Hitali. 🧘

Our Pre-Collegiate students had a lesson on what plants are safe to eat this past weekend. They also had the opportunity to make their own tea combinations and planted pinto beans or lentils to take home and grow! Thank you to Claire Milsted and her Botany class for providing this workshop!

When making any big decision, including selecting a college…

Have you ever seen a plant and wondered if you could eat it? Or if you did eat it, what would happen? This month’s faculty workshop will be led by Beloit College Professor, Dr. Claire Milsted, and her Botany class. Pre-collegiate students will explore edible plants, do a deep dive into edible vs. poisonous plants, make tea, and plant their very own plants to grow at home. Students should bring a phone or tablet for the activity. Lunch will be served.

Congratulations to our Mezzo Scholars who were recognized by their school for displaying awesome Citizenship! We love when our students exemplify our Help Yourself values in the classroom! Way to go Jazlynn, Aracely, Ariyana, and Ryann!

Are you fulfilling your ACE requirements?

At today’s workshop, we learned about diabetes - what it is, how it works, who it affects most, and how to take steps to prevent Type 2. We were joined by Deanna Marie Harmon, a former HY parent, who shared her story of how she was diagnosed, her health scares, and her daily routine for managing it. We also learned about Armani Smith’s journey with her diagnosis and how she is coping as a young person managing such a serious condition. Afterwards, we walked the track to take the first steps toward prevention.

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