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November 2016
Your Dream. Our Promise.
La Crosse Promise Future Centers offerfree services for all School District of LaCrosse high school studentsYOUR ADVISORS ARE HERE TO HELP
Assist you in discoveringopportunities in careersthat are sustainable andrewarding.Connect you with theinformation andresources necessary topursue post high schooloptions.Explain financial aid andhelp you with theapplication process.Help you locatescholarships.Provide you with guidance with college selection,applications, and more.
FUTURE CENTERS
First Lunch and Learn of the Season
What do youwant to bewhen you growup?
Our studentsfacechallenges indeciding on a
career and how to get there.
What college should they attend? What canthey do now and in the near future to helpthem achieve their goals?
In October, the Future Centers began thesecond season of Career Lunch & Learns.We bring in local professionals to talkcandidly about their college experience andcareer choice. These informal meetings aredesigned to help students learn more aboutcertain careers, especially those that arehard to job shadow.
Thanks to La Crosse attorney Brent Smith(above) for presenting at our first Lunch &Learn of the school year!
View our great media coverage here!
Second Promise Home Ready to Go!
The Johnson-Donofrio family (above) will soon reap the benefitsof investing in their children's education thanks to the La CrossePromise. The family's new home on 9th Street across fromLincoln Middle School is nearly ready. They hope to be in thehome in a few weeks.
Promise President Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer said that it wasamazing to have another home finished just a little over a yearof launching the program.
"We are accomplishing someof the things we wanted to doin terms of helping childrengo to college, in terms ofhelping families get into newhousing, and in terms ofhelping revitalize thisneighborhood."
-- Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer
The city lot was purchased by the Johnson family this year andbuilding began in the summer. They did quite a bit of the interiorwork on their own, including installing the wood floor and thetiling.
Sons Jacob (15) and Lucas (13) will each receive $25,000 inscholarships when they graduate from Logan High School.
The home was built next to a new home that was completed bythe City of La Crosse just last year. This is a great example ofhow we are all working together to transform our community!
Campus Visit to University of Wisconsin-Platteville
La Crosse Promise Future Centers recentlyhosted the first campus visit of theschoolyear. Central and Logan High Schoolstudents ventured to UW-Platteville insouthern Wisconsin on Monday, October 17.
Although the early morning bus ride startedwith soft snores, the group quickly perked upas they entered the UW-Platteville StudentCenter greeted with none other than BrunoMars's "Uptown Funk" to get the day started.
Jeanette Vonhaden, a UW-Plattevilleadmissions counselor, navigated thestudents through the different programs andgeneral information about the school.
The students asked many importantquestions, such as "What different academicresources are available to me at Platteville?"and "What is dorm life like?"
After an extended Q and A session, the touraround the campus began. The falling leavesadded a nostalgic atmosphere to the hustleand bustle of the campus while the studentswere led around the gymnasium, severalacademic buildings, the library, and finally tothe dining center for lunch among the collegestudents.
One Central student was exceptionallyexcited about the opportunity to work in aliving biology lab consistent of insects,reptiles, and amphibians. A Logan studentnoted interest in the prestigious engineeringprograms available at UW-Platteville.
"I thought the student panel was excellent andI think that a lot of students enjoyed that
The La Crosse Promise Neighborhood Program is designed for anyqualifying homeowners who have the financial ability to renovate their currenthome, buy and renovate an existing house, or purchase a lot and build a newhome.
Learn more about lots and properties available at lacrossepromise.org.
Check out our news coverage!
Photos courtesy of Kevin Cram
Interim Directors NamedLa Crosse Promise has named Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer andRalph Heath as Interim Executive Directors of the organization.
La Crosse Promise began its search for a new ExecutiveDirector after the recent death of Jerilyn Dinsmoor who passedaway on September 4.
La Crosse Promise hopes to have a new director in place byJanuary 1, 2017. HR Advantage is leading the executivedirector search.
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Home Designs Available
Thinking aboutbuilding your dreamhome AND gettingscholarships forcollege?
The new La CrossePromiseNeighborhoodProgram HomeDesign Catalog isnow available to helpLa Crosse Promisefamilies in planning
their new homes.
View some of the plans in this booklet available here.
piece," said Future Center Advisor HayleyMoe. The bus ride home was filled withanecdotes and discussions about thestudents' impression of UW-Platteville.
The La Crosse Promise Future Centers arelooking forward to two more upcomingcampus visits to Winona State University onFebruary 17th and to UW-Madison on March13th.
For further questions about the college visitdays or the La Crosse Promise FutureCenters, please contact your Future CenterAdvisor.
-- Katie Butzen, Intern
Future Center Happenings
November 16th,Central: Career Lunch &Learn Topic: SmallBusiness Ownership
December 14th Centraland Logan: Career
Lunch & Learn Topic: Animal Shelter Directorand Humane Officer career.
Ongoing: Come into the Future Center to gethelp completing your FAFSA! You'll have achance to win a $50 gift card if you completeyour application for financial aid by February18 and bring proof of completion.
See your Future Center advisor for details!
Meet our Future Center Advisors
Central & Luther: Hayley Moe MSW
Call: 608-789-2054 Email: [email protected]
Logan: Andrew Lam MS. EdCall: 608-789-7034 Email: [email protected]
Options
La Crosse Promise is a non-profit agencypromoting education and neighborhood
revitalization. We offer homebuyers up to$50,000 in scholarships and assist highschool students to help them realize their
dreams for the future!
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Please give at lacrossepromise.org.
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Future Center Progress Report
Please take a moment to review ourrecently published Future CentersProgress Report to learn more how we areeffecting students' lives in La Crosse.
View it here.
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The mission of La Crosse Promise is to be a private sector solution to strengthen our community and improve the quality of lifefor all its citizens through a strong commitment to education.