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Fox News found BLSYW Parent
pitching in to shovel snow |
February 17, 2010 |
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Fox News found Sheila Wallace, parent of BLSYW student K'ra
Wallace, and her teenage son shoveling snow in front of the
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. Ms. Wallace heard
the Mayor's call to action and wanted to pitch in and to get
her daughter back to school. Talk about parent power, thank
you Ms. Wallace!
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Senator Mikulski Speaks
at BLSYW Founder’s Day |
December 1, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At 9 a.m. on Tuesday,
December 1, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) spoke at
the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW) Founder’s
Day ceremony. The BLSYW curriculum emphasizes science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) education to prepare young women
from Baltimore for success in college and in their professional
careers. Senator Mikulski saluted Brenda Brown Rever, the “founding
mother” of BLSYW, and the parents, teachers, board members
and students for their hard work.
The Founder’s Day event marks the opening of BLSYW,
the only all girls secondary public school in Baltimore. Senator
Mikulski is a champion of single-sex public schools and strong
advocate for encouraging more women to pursue education in
the STEM fields. During this ceremony, the school honored
all of the students in the founding Class of 2016.
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Girls' School Graduates
Have the Edge - New UCLA Research Confirms Advantages |
March 19, 2009 |
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What do Nancy Pelosi, Sally Ride, Melinda Gates,
Barbara Mikulski, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Madeline Albright
have in common? They all attended girls’ schools. And
according to a new landmark research study conducted by Dr.
Linda Sax at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education &
Information Studies, there are significant advantages to being
a girls’ school graduate. The UCLA report, supported by
the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS), compares
female graduates of single-sex high schools with their counterparts
from coeducational independent, parochial, and public schools.
Results reported by NCGS concluded that “girls’
school graduates consistently assess their abilities, self-confidence,
engagement and ambition as either above average or in the top
10 percent. Compared to their coed peers, they have more confidence
in mathematics and computer abilities and study longer hours.
They are more likely to pursue careers in engineering, engage
in political discussions, keep current with political affairs,
and see college as a stepping stone to graduate school.”
Read the highlights of this research
Read the full UCLA Executive Summary
For more information, visit the National Coalition of Girls'
Schools at www.ncgs.org |
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Students learn about middle
school choices, Fair introduces special programs |
By Lorraine Mirabella
The Baltimore Sun
January 25, 2009 |
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"I'm happy they have so much, so many options,"
said Kyona Harris Johnson, whose 10-year-old daughter, Nijae,
attends Robert W. Coleman Elementary. "Years back, we didn't
have charter schools. You went to your zone school, and that
was it." Having options means she won't be sending Nijae
to her neighborhood school, William H. Lemmel Middle School.
Johnson attended that school as a child and said her mother
pulled her out because of a volatile environment. Instead, Johnson
hopes to send her daughter to The Baltimore Leadership School
for Young Women, which will open in September…
Click here to read the full text of this article |
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Singing, dancing, and an
afternoon with the stars. |
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Singing, dancing, and spectacle, Legally Blonde,
The Musical was a delight from the opening curtain through
the finale. On Sunday, October 5, 2008, over sixty guests of
BLSYW attended an afternoon of fun and frolic at the Hippodrome
Theater’s matinee performance of Legally Blonde.
After the show, our special guests were treated to an exclusive
VIP talkback with the cast and creative team. This event raised
over $30,000 for our new school and gave us the opportunity
to share the BLSYW mission and vision with the Baltimore community.
Thanks to one of the show's producers, Amanda Lipitz, for giving
The Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women this wonderful
opportunity. We hope all our girls at the Baltimore Leadership
School for Young Women follow Amanda’s example and learn
the power of following their passion and believing in their
dreams.
Find out more about this show at
www.amandalipitzproductions.com |
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