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New School Year - New Beginnings! Access Youth Academy students had a fantastic summer filled with squash & academic camps as well as college & citizenship tours. SQUASH & EDUCATION ALLIANCE CITIZENSHIP TOUR This summer three of our juniors – Lexa, Angel and Maria – were chosen to attend Squash and Education Alliance (SEA) annual Citizenship Tour! The Citizenship Tour first launched in 2014 as a way to empower students from SEA’s national network to become civically active in their home communities. During the 2019 tour, students met with notable public figures, such as Admiral James Stavridis and Senator Richard Blumenthal. The group also visited New York City Hall, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House!

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SUMMER SQUASH CAMP

In July Coach Dave ran two weeks of squash camp at SD Squash Club. He is extremely proud of the work that the students put in over the summer, and is happy to see some of the new students jumping in to learn squash during their summer break. It is clear that the momentum from summer practices are carrying over into the school year, which makes us all very excited! We've got some new champions in the making!

EAST COAST COLLEGE TOUR

At the end of July four Access seniors, along with Renato and Shelby (our Executive Director and Academic Coordinator), took a trip to the east coast to visit nine colleges. They flew into Boston and visited Harvard and MIT, then continued on to Tufts, Trinity, Wesleyan, and Yale before heading to New York City. In NY they toured NYU, Fordham, and Columbia. The college tours proceeded faster than planned, which allowed everyone to have a tourist day in the city on our last day. Such fun! We took a double-decker bus tour in Manhattan, visited an outdoor squash court at Hamilton Fish Park, and watched Beetlejuice on Broadway! The seniors left the trip feeling excited about beginning their paths to college!

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MFUG Union Bank Grant Award

Extending a huge thank you to MUFG  Union Bank , N.A. for awarding Access Youth Academy a $5,000 grant in support of our organization!  For more than 150 years, MUFG Union Bank has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. From all of us at Access Youth Academy, thank you!

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