Crane News

by Demetrius

Have you ever heard of After School Matters(ASM)? As their website indicates, ASM is a non-profit organization that partners with the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and Community-Based Organizations to expand out-of-school opportunities for Chicago teens. Most ASM programs are open to Chicago teens ages 14-19, except for Advanced Apprenticeships (ages 14-21) and Internships (ages 16-21). Priority is given to teens that attend participating high schools. This program allows students to receive job experience, get paid, and become more familiar with students.

Have you ever heard of After School Matters(ASM)? As their website indicates, ASM is a non-profit organization that partners with the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and Community-Based Organizations to expand out-of-school opportunities for Chicago teens. Most ASM programs are open to Chicago teens ages 14-19, except for Advanced Apprenticeships (ages 14-21) and Internships (ages 16-21). Priority is given to teens that attend participating high schools. This program allows students to receive job experience, get paid, and become more familiar with students.

ASM here at Crane runs from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m three times a week. ASM keeps high school students off the streets, allows them to be able to learn skills, and make money legally and constructively. ASM programs helps you better your skills that you would need in the future with careers you choose.  ASM has wonderful instructors that keeps you busy, on task, and also shows you that there are certain consequences when we are not punctual. ASM is a wonderful program that allows students from different age ranges to come together to have fun and also work into completing the task at hand.

After Schools Matters has been in our school for five years. It steadily encourages students to become a part of their community. The students work on cool stuff like Community Asset Mapping-Journalism, Life Guarding, Flag-way leagues, and Sports 37. Here at Crane many students are dedicated to Community Asset Mapping/ Journalism, where two lovely instructors Jon and Lara Kelland encourages students to learn how to become better writers and write good stories.

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