Alumni Donor Spotlight: Narin Sinuon |
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Narin Sinuon, a member of Project LEARN's Board of Directors, has been planting roots in his community for as long as he can remember.
Narin was born and raised in the Highlands, where he attended Morey Elementary and the Daley Middle School. After graduating from Lowell High School in 2002, Narin completed his undergraduate degree in informational technology at UMass Lowell. Since then, Narin has advanced his lifelong interest in technology and helping others, and holds a senior-level IT position at Lexia Learning, a software company that develops virtual literacy programs for school-aged children. Today, he lives in the lower Highlands with his spouse and his two daughters, ages 6 and 2.
As a Lowell High student, Narin was a member of the International Language and Science Clubs, and was a player on the junior varsity volleyball team. From serving as an active volunteer in local organizations such as Project LEARN, and previously UTEC and the Angkor Dance Troupe, Narin has made it a part of his personal mission to support the community that he grew up in.
In this Alumni Spotlight Interview, we sat down with Narin to talk about his commitment to giving back to the one place he calls home: The Lowell Community.
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Meet the 2022 Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow Awardees |
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Dr. Kendra Bauer
Changemaker
Lowell High School
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Ralph Saint-Louis
Changemaker
Lowell High School
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Barbara Campbell
Innovator
Daley Middle School
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Patti Adams
Innovator
Freshmen Academy @ Lowell High School
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Melanie Mai
Innovator
Freshmen Academy @ Lowell High School
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Patti Fleming Quigley
Champion
Razia's Ray of Hope
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Dr. Titus Plomaritis
Champion
The Plomaritis Family Foundation
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Students Making Change in Lowell |
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May has been a busy month for the Students Making Change group at Lowell High, a youth-led initiative that empowers LHS students to explore, identify, and lead conversations that discuss ways to promote inclusion and end racial discrimination & inequities across the city, and in the schools.
From their Class Pictures photography exhibition, to a community roundtable with local leaders and educators, check out what these students have been working on.
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Inspired by renowned contemporary artist Dawoud Bey’s Class Pictures series, the Students Making Change photography exhibition featured students' portraits, taken by local photographer, Henry Marte of Marte Media, as well as unprompted personal statements about themselves, the work their doing in this group, and the world they see around them.
“Through Students Making Change, I grew to love myself more than I ever have," said Stacey, LHS class of 2023, in her personal statement. "I see the diversity in racial groups as motivation to represent where I am from and how my parents raised me."
Students, families, and educators were invited to Project LEARN's Youth Innovation Space, 58 Prescott Street, for an exclusive viewing event that celebrated the students achievements, and were even treated to a Phoenix Rising pizza truck party, thanks to Craig Furgal, from Gormley's Cafe.
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Community Roundtable Discussion |
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Lowell educators, community members and city leaders, like Representative Vanna Howard, LPS School Committee Member Susie Chhoeng, and City Councilor Vesna Noun, came together at the Youth Innovation Space to speak candidly with the members of Students Making Change. The discussions ranged from first hand experiences with racial discrimination in Lowell to how it can be confronted and dismantled within our community.
"What these students are doing is inspiring. It's work like this that made me run in 2020," said Representative Vanna Howard. "It was time for change and I wanted to find ways, like you all are,
to give back to this community and make a difference in it."
During the 2021-22 school year, the group has had the chance to work with nearly 150 of their fellow LHS students and 20 of their teachers through panels and seminars that focused on how racism is portrayed in different ways and how it can be combated in our schools.
“I continue to do this work because I want to make sure that other youth, like myself, are able to make these connections and have these conversations that are necessary to create responsibility and combat racism in our school,” said Joeury Garcia, class of 2024.
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The Lowell High School Class of 1972 is hosting
their 50th reunion this fall!
Classmates & friends of the LHS Class of 1972 are invited to a tour of Lowell High on September 17th from 1-3pm, followed by a celebration event Lenzi's Function Hall (810 Merrimack St, Dracut, MA) that evening from 5-10pm.
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Visit our website to learn more about Project LEARN and the Alumni Association.
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ABOUT US
From mentors, advisors, guest speakers, tutors and more, Lowell High Alumni are valuable resources for current students. The Lowell High Alumni Association is a collaboration between Project LEARN and the Lowell Public School district. The mission of the Alumni Association is to help alumni connect with each other, to engage with the school, community and to inspire future generations of Lowell High students through mentoring, advising and tutoring. We invite alumni to connect and find ways to work on new and existing programs within the schools to better the academics and the lives of all Lowell Public School students.
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