eMagazine August 2023
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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
I was happy to hear that the academy would start with 9th graders. Our teen<br />
years are some of the most difficult years so the idea of us being able to<br />
step in was marvelous. Ninth grade was a very hard year for me. It was my<br />
second year in the United States. I came to this country in June of 2003 along<br />
with my siblings. That and the fact that it was my first year in an immense<br />
school made things tough for me. I remember there were a few kids from my<br />
middle school but most of them were in different classes. I felt lost and scared<br />
for the rest of that year. I think that if I would have had a support system<br />
such as the Y.A.L.L program my life that year would have been different.<br />
Highlights<br />
Spotlight<br />
Clinical Case of the Month<br />
Reflections<br />
Global Mental Health<br />
Hispanic/Latinx Communities<br />
Voices of Ugandan Students<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Art to Remind Us of Who We<br />
Can Be<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Dr. Menn Memorial<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Congratulations<br />
Welcome<br />
Calendar<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Photo News<br />
Previous Issues of<br />
the <strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
“The photo shows the group of students accompanied by Mr. Farley Santos, Vice President,<br />
Community Development Manager, and Bank Ambassador with Savings Bank of Danbury,<br />
and who is also a CT State Representative. Also pictured are Jacqueline Cabrera (to the<br />
right of Mr. Santos) and Olga Mejia (to the far left in the photo), members of the Dominican<br />
Community Center Board of Directors and mentors of the Y.A.L.L. program. As part of the first<br />
day’s shadowing, Mr. Santos gave a tour to the students around the Danbury Savings Bank<br />
Headquarters, and they were able to see how the bank functions in real time.”<br />
This academy has our students’ post-secondary success at its center.<br />
Creating partnerships with the parents of our students is another strategy<br />
we are implementing. Studies have shown that if the whole family is involved,<br />
the student’s academic outcomes are better.<br />
Mentoring is a gift that must be shared with others. No one creates themselves<br />
alone, we need a tribe to guarantee the success of each of our students.<br />
Every single individual that participated in the inception of this project has<br />
donated countless hours to ensure it is carried out with the utmost quality for<br />
the betterment of our students.<br />
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