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Stacy Rivard

Head of Middle School for Girls

"Enter to learn, go forth to serve."

Advocacy for Educating Girls

The Middle School for Girls serves as an advocate for educating all girls. This effort took many forms this year:

An active member of the National Coalition of Girls Schools, (NCGS).

Our relationship with Namtenga, Burkina Faso, Africa continues with the students raising money to support scholarships for 32 girls to attend school.

Community Service

Thr sixth grade collected food for Variety Feeds Kids, and packed food bags for distribution to Pontiac school children. They worked in the HUB Community Garden and raised money to support the programs provided by Horizons Upward Bound.

The seventh grade collected donations and shopped for holiday presents for local disadvantaged teens as part of the Operation Good Cheer program.

The eighth grade raised funds to provide reading and video materials to the Mott Children’s Hospital Outpatient Oncology Unit and hosted a holiday party with treats for children enrolled in Oakland Family Service’s Day Care Program.