Elmwood Village Annual Spring Clean Up - April 18 - 9:00 am

 

NYCLU's 2025-2026 Teen Activist Project

 

As the 2025-2026 school year kicks off, the New York Civil Liberties Union is excited to invite motivated teens to join our Teen Activist Project (TAP) – a dynamic youth leadership program dedicated to social justice, activism, and legal education. 

 

About TAP Buffalo: 

• Meetings: Every Wednesday, 4:15-6:00 PM (in-person) 

• Focus: Explore critical civil liberties issues, including education equity, the school-to-prison pipeline, healthcare for minors, environmental racism, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and freedom of speech

• Opportunities: Gain hands-on training in peer education and community organizing, develop advocacy campaigns, and collaborate with professionals on issues impacting young people 

• Benefits: Earn up to a $600 stipend or community service hours  

 

Eligibility: 

• Age: 14 to 21 years old 

• Location: Enrolled in a Buffalo Public School or GED program 

• Commitment: Full school year participation required for stipend eligibility 

 

How to Apply: If you know any young people who might be interested, please share the attached flyer and direct them to apply online at nyclu.org/youth. 

 

Important Dates: 

• Application Deadline: October 10th at 11:59 PM 

• Meet and Greets: Mid-October (details to follow for selected applicants) 

 

Thank you for supporting our mission to empower youth voices. We are excited to work with new TAP members who will bring energy to our program and the Buffalo community! 

 

For any questions, please feel free to contact me at QMartha@nyclu.org.

 

Quinn

KenTon board meeting re: keeping IB DP at KenWest - Tuesday, March 3 - NOW AT 5 pm

IB DP students at City Honors are invited by students at KenWest to attend the KenTon School Board meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd at 5 pm at the Kenmore Junior Senior High School building (155 Delaware Rd., Kenmore).

 The students at Kenmore West are looking for your support in appealing to the board to reverse the decision to end the IB Diploma Program at their school. 

Volunteers Needed - Meat Raffle - Our City Action - November 1st

 

 

Volunteers are needed to help sell raffle tickets. The event begins at 6 pm. Volunteers would need to arrive by 5:45 pm. 

 Text Harper at (716) 783-0392 or email him at harper@ourcityactionbuffalo.com to volunteer!

 

City Honors Admissions Testing & Open House - volunteers needed!

Admissions testing will be taking place at City Honors this year. Testing will take place the mornings of October 19th, November 2nd, and November 23rd.

Here is the link to sign up:

https://schoology.buffaloschools.org/link?a=3075034966&path=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2F2yHAXkUNKj

From Mrs. Hannah:

The City Honors/Olmsted Admissions test sessions will be held at City Honors School on Saturday, October 19, November 2, and November 23, 2024 from 7:45 AM-11:15 AM.  

Our Open House will be held on Saturday, October 26,  2024 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.  Students in grades 10, 11 and 12 are eligible to sign up. 

Advice about the IB DP from a recent graduate

A Quick Note About Me:

 

My name is James Halt. I am an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma recipient. I recently graduated from City Honors School in 2024 and am now a first-year student in college.

The purpose of this mini-article is to share with you, the current Juniors and Seniors in the IB Diploma Program at City Honors, as well as future IB Diploma students, how I found immense value in the IB Diploma Program. In addition to how the program has helped me tremendously so far into my time in college.

 

The IB Diploma Program helped me join clubs and discover new areas of interest in college.

 

Initially, you may not think that the IB Diploma Program, a program focused mainly on academics, would help someone join clubs but in my experience it does. Thanks to the program's requirement for Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) I was encouraged to explore a wide range of activities, many of which I had little experience with. Joining a wide variety of clubs and learning about a variety of different topics in high school for CAS broadened my perspective on life and helped me to discover activities I now enjoy. Joining an array of clubs was something that I knew I wanted to carry over into college. Without being in the IB Diploma Program and having to fulfill CAS I am sure I would never have joined so many clubs and tried so many different experiences.

 

The IB Diploma Program helped improve my research and organizational skills.

 

Working on the IB Diploma’s required internal assessments (IAs) and Extended Essay should be seen as opportunities to improve independent research skills. Through my experience in college so far I have found these skills necessary as in many college courses you must self-study to learn the material. Thanks to the IB Diploma Program I have been prepared for these courses. Students in the IB Diploma Program are better prepared for college lectures thanks to self-study opportunities like the Extended Essay and the internal assessments.

 

The IB Diploma Program has helped me better myself by pushing me to engage in new activities for CAS and by requiring me to learn more about the topics I selected for the internal assessments (IA’s) and the Extended Essay. The IB Diploma Program holds values that should not be taken for granted.

 

Apiary Club - first meeting - September 24th from 3 - 4:30 pm

 Join Apiary club! New members welcome!