First Week Hits and Misses

The summer program started on Monday, July 28. It was very disappointing to find that several members had signed up, but were not present. It would have been nice if anyone who signs up but cannot (for whatever reason) participate, will call me and let me know that I can free-up that spot. I have planned to have 11 girls and 11 boys in my summer program. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this week is better than last week.

Check out the numbers:

M: 7girls
T: 5girls 3boys
W: 3boys
H: 7girls 8boys

I definitely expect to see better numbers for Week 2.

Of course, Week 1 was not a total failure. I had the pleasure of meeting Tyrese, Irick, Tionne, and Cherish. They are the newest clubhouse members. I'm looking forward to the creative energy they bring to the clubhouse. Although I still have to set up a Village account for Tionne and Cherish, I was glad to see that Tyrese and Irick were able to upload project(s) they created. It's hard to believe that Tyrese was able to make this beautiful Bryce creation on his first use of the program. Way to go, Tyrese! He was also able to complete and upload three projects in his first week!

The following members were also able to upload projects:
Alethia, 1
Irick, 3
Jada, 1
Mikayla, 1
Taylor, 3
and a surprise appearance of three projects by Marcus, who is working primarily from home. I am going to forward our assignment sheets to him each week. Don't forget that you can link from the name to check out their Village profile/projects, but you should already be signed into the Village.

The above list shows that there are several members in the clubhouse that have not uploaded any projects. If you need help getting your project uploaded, you should see me or ask one of the above listed members to help you. The only members that have an excuse for not uploading their projects are those who have never gotten a Village account set up.

Finally, I just want to mention, Field Trip Fridays. This is our opportunity to get outside of the clubhouse and produce video and photo projects. I have prepared an information sheet that you should take home with you. It explains that there are no funds to provide transportation for members to get to the selected site, but hopefully, you can get dropped off and picked up, so you can participate. This Friday we will be in the culture center. Our starting point is on the Cass street side of the Detroit Library at around 4:30pm. Let me know if you will be able to participate.

Don't forget to leave your comment. If you don't have a gmail account, then sign into the Village and use your email account there to send to my email account shown on the tag on your monitor.