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OnMond a y , J a n u a r y1 6 t h, 2 0 1 2 , Ci t yYe a rCol u mbu s he l di t sa nn u a l c a mpi nhonorofMa r t i nLu t he rKi ng J r . a ndt hewor khed i df ort heCi v i l Ri g ht smo v e me nt . Ma nys t u d e nt si nt hec ommu ni t yk no wwhoMLKi s , bu tt he yd on ’ tk no who wmu c hher e a l l yd i dt o pr og r e s st hes t a t eoft hec ou nt r y . Toc e l e br a t et hed a y , Ci t yYe a rbe g a nb yt r a ns f or mi ngoneoft hes c hool s wes e r v ei n, Ha mi l t onS TEM Ac a d e my , i nt oa n e x c i t i nge n v i r onme ntwhe r et hek i d swe r ee nt hu s e d a bou tt he i rd a y .Ci t yYe a rbe g a nbr i g hta nde a r l y , d e c or a t i ngt hes c hool a nds e t t i ngu ps e v e r a l c l a s s r oomsf orf u n, e d u c a t i ona l a c t i v i t i e sf ort he y ou t hwewor kwi t honad a i l yba s i s . Unl i k ey e a r spa s t , t hi st i met hec a mpwa ss e tu p f ornotj u s tt hes t u d e nt soft heLi nd e nc ommu ni t y ( whe r eHa mi l t onS TEM Ac a d e myi sl oc a t e d ) , bu t a l s ot ot hes t u d e nt sofWe i nl a ndPa r kEl e me nt a r y , a not he re l e me nt a r ys c hool whe r ewes e r v e . Be t we e nt het wos c hool s , weha do v e r7 0s t u d e nt s pa r t i c i pa t ei nt hec a mp . Ea c hCi t yYe a rc or psme mbe rwor k e d , a l ong s i d e s e v e r a l v ol u nt e e r sf r omFr i t oLa ya ndKi d Cor pst o he l pl e a dag r ou pofs t u d e nt st hr ou g hou tt hed a y ’ s e x e r c i s e s .Ha mi l t ona ndWe i nl a ndPa r ks t u d e nt s c a met og e t he ra ndwor k e dwi t honea not he rt o a c c ompl i s ht a s k s , pr e s e nts k i t s , a nda nde v e nwr ot e t he i ro wn“ IHa v eaDr e a m”s pe e c h.

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T her ef ur bi s hedLi ndenMcKi nl eyST EM Academyi snotex act l ydone.Ourt eam began ours econdhal fofs er v i cel as tweeki nabui l di ngf ul lofs awdus t ,l oos ewi r es ,empt y s hel v es ,andunt i l edf l oor s ;t woweeksl at erandt her e’ ss t i l lmucht obedone.I t ’ sa goodt hi ngCi t yY eari sal way sr eady ,becaus emanyr oomsandt echnol ogi esar enot . Butt hemas s esofcons t r uct i onwor ker swes l i pbypos t f i nalci r cl es howt hatt hes e t hi ngswi l lbecompl et ed.Andt hegener alf eel i ngIgetf r om t hi snewLi ndenMcKi nl ey , ev eni ni t sunf i ni s heds t at e,i smaki ngmyper s onalPant herPr i des oar . Letmebackt r ack—Iwasaf i r s ty earCor psMemberl as ty ear ,whenLMSAwas hous edi nt heol d Nor t hHi ghbui l di ng.T houghar chi t ect ur al l ypr et t yni f t y ,Nor t hwas noti dealf ort eachi ng21s tcent ur ys t udent s ,es peci al l yt hos eenr ol l edi na s uppos edST EM academy .I twasl i kewi s et ought ogener at eapos i t i v e s choolcl i mat ei nabui l di ngt hatev er y oneknewwast empor ar yf i x( t hemur al swemade wer eal lmobi l e) .T her es eemedt obeanuns pokenas s umpt i onamongs ts choolf acul t y t hatt he“ ST EM”i dent i t ywoul dnotbet r ul yputonunt i lwemov edbacki nt ot he r enov at edol dbui l di ng. T hedi f f er encebet weent henandnowi sas t oni s hi ng.T hepl acewe’ r eatt odayi s onet hats t udent sandt eacher scanboas tabout .I t ’ sbi g,bol d,andmar oonal lov er . Mos ti mpor t ant l y ,i t ’ sapl acet hatcoul dpr oduceat onofs ci enceandengi neer i ng t al enti nt henearf ut ur e.We’ v egots mar tboar dsi nev er yr oom,beaut i f uls ci encel abs , t onsofnew,s t at eoft hear tequi pment ,andy es ,ai rcondi t i oni ng.T her e’ spl ent yofot her f unf eat ur es ,t oo,i ncl udi ngabr andnewwi ngf ort he7t hand8t hgr ader s( s omet hi ng t hatpl eas esmet onoend) ,anewgy m( t hat ’ soneoft hos e“ wor ki npr ogr es s ”t hi ngs , asoft oday ) ,andanabs ol ut el yi ns aneamountofwi ndows . T henewol dLi ndenMcKi nl eyST EM Academyi snotex act l ydone,t r ue,buti t ’ s s t i l labeaut i f ult hi ngt os ee,es peci al l yi nt heLi ndencommuni t y .Hav i ngs hi nys t uf f wi l lnots ol v eal lt hepr obl emst hatpl agueours t udent s ,butt henewbui l di ngwi l l cer t ai nl ygoal ongwayt owar di mpr ov i ngmor al e,i ncr eas i ngs ucces s ,andhel pi ng ours t udent sengagewi t ht hewor l dar oundt hem.I t ’ sv er yex ci t i ngt obeaT eam Leader r i ghtnow.


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Ci t yYe a rVa l u e#8 , Unbu nt u “ Ia mape r s ont hr ou g hot he rpe opl e ; myhu ma ni t yi st i e dt oy ou r s ” . Ci t yYe a ri sa nor g a ni z a t i ond e e pl yi ng r a i ne di ni t sv a l u e s .Ev e r y t hi ngwed oa sa n or g a ni z a t i on, wed oba s e dof fofou rCor eVa l u e s .Thi si snot r u e rt ha nd u r i ng Ad v a nc e dTr a i ni ngAc a d e my .Du r i ngt hef i r s twe e ki nJ a n u a r yCi t yYe a rCol u mbu s c a met og e t he rf orou ra nn u a l Ad v a nc e dTr a i ni ngAc a d e my . OneofCi t yYe a r ’ sma i n f oc u si sc ons t a nt l ys t r i v i ngf ore x c e l l e nc e .I nor d e rf oronet obec ons t a nt l yi mpr o v i ng wemu s ta l wa y sbel ook i ngf orwa y st oi mpr o v eou r s e l v e s .Ci t yYe a rCol u mbu sr e a l l y t ookhol doft hi si d e aofs e l f i mpr o v e me ntt hr ou g hs e v e r a l wor k s hopsd e s i g ne dt oma k e ou rs e r v i c ee v e nmor ee f f i c i e nta nde f f e c t i v e . Be s i d e st r a i ni ngt obe c omeamor ee f f e c t i v ec or ps , ATAi sd e s i g ne dt or e k i nd l et heCi t y Ye a rv a l u e sofI nc l u s i v i t ya ndTe a mwor ka mongc or psme mbe r sa c r os sa l l s i t e s .Thei d e a s ofI nc l u s i v i t ya ndTe a mwor kwe r ed e v e l ope dd u r i ngt hewe e kt hr ou g hs e v e r a l t e a mbu i l d i ng wor k s hops , r oc kc l i mbi ng , a nda ne v e ntc a l l e dI g Ni g htCol u mbu s .Du r i ngI g ni g ht , Ci t yYe a r Col u mbu sCor psMe mbe r swe r eg i v e nt heoppor t u ni t yt os ha r es ome t hi ngt ha ti si mpor t a nt a ndt ha tt he yv a l u e . Thewe e kwa sc a ppe dof fwi t ha no v e r ni g htr e t r e a tt ha tbr ou g htCi t yYe a rCl e v e l a nda nd Col u mbu st og e t he r .Upona r r i v a l a tc a mp , bot hs i g ht sg r e e t e de a c hot he rwi t hope nhe a r t s a ndope nmi nd s .S t r a ng e r swhoha dne v e rme tbe f or ec a met og e t he rl i k eol df r i e nd sbe c a u s e oft he i rs ha r e dCi t yYe a re x pe r i e nc e .Ther e t r e a ts e r v e da sar e mi nd e rt obot hs i t e st ha twe a r epa r tofal a r g e rwhol ea ndt ha twea r ea l l t i e dt og e t he r .Thei ns pi r a t i ond r a wnf r omt he ATAwi l l a l l o wCi t yYe a rCol u mbu st of i ni s ht he i ry e a rs t r onga ndl e a v ea ne v e ng r e a t e ri mpa c t ont hec ommu ni t i e swes e r v e .


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