Project Cygnet
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With the dropout rate for high school students in Lancaster City School District still higher than the state’s average, advocates for involving students in after-school programming saw an opportunity for improvement (Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2014). The implementation of after-school programming that emphasizes the students’ potential for academic success shows students that they have the option to not be part of that statistic. A. J. Ortiz is an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer who is coordinating a volunteer initiative called Project Cygnet. The project’s mission is to “alleviate poverty by increasing children’s academic achievement (Millersville University, n.d.). Facilitating partnerships between after-school programs such as The Mix at Arbor Place and Attollo with Millersville University students gives the students of Lancaster City the opportunity to see college as an option through the mentoring influences of the Millersville University student volunteers.
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