Scaling Up for The Future at Senior Celebration – June 11, 2011
Senior Celebration 2011 with Project Exploration graduating high school students, and board of director chair Tony Shaneen (left) and Cofounder and Executive Director, Gabrielle Lyon (right).
Celebrating, Rejoicing, and Acknowledging the Class of 2010
Project Exploration staff arrived at the Garfield Park Conservatory’s Jensen Room at 3:00 p.m. In this beautiful building of exotic plants, blooming trees, and exquisite humidity the room itself was a blank slate ready to evolve into something more. The large windows let in the sunlight but there were no tables, no chairs, and no students. In a little under two hours the Jensen Room would magically transform into a welcoming area filled with laughter, food, students, and science.
More than 70 people gathered together on the evening of Thursday,… Continue reading
Senior Celebration 2010
This was the night of celebration for the graduating class of 2010 and a night of inspiration for one in line like myself. I look forward to next year when I will give my own graduating speech to the Project Exploration audience. I spent the night talking with a hopeful crowd of young men and women and their families along with the ever energetic staff of Project Exploration. The ceremony took place in the Garfield Park Conservatory. One could not ask for a better venue and better weather. The… Continue reading
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