Teen Program News
The teen program at the Club is housed at the McLaughlin Youth Center and is open on a Monday – Friday schedule from 2:00 -7:45 p.m. There are on-site board, table and video games as well as computers and several small group clubs. One of those groups is the Keystone Club, our teen leadership program. This group of 30 teen leaders has enjoyed a busy schedule of service activities during the school year and have the following dates on the calendar: attending a Dale Carnegie Leadership Training (5/20), volunteering at the “Run to Remember” (5/22), volunteering with The Greater Boston Food Bank at a mobile Food Pantry (5/30) and assisting at the Massachusetts Special Olympics (6/16). Another popular teen activity is the Career Prep program. Thanks to the support of several collaborating partners the Club is hoping to place over 100 teen members in summer employment positions at all three of our service locations for the summer of 2012. With assistance from the Boston Youth Fund, Private Industry Council and the M.L.K. Scholars program recommended teen members will be placed in positions of employment within our Boys and Girls Club sites. Selected members are currently taking part in the registration process and will attend a pre-summer training in late June. Please note that these spots are limited and not every applicant will be hired. These leadership positions, which assist the Club in operating programs for members 76 hours per week, will also give the participants valuable work experience and a chance to build a positive work history. For more information on the various summer employment programs please contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.
Intermediate/Senior Basketball League
At the half-way point of regular season play in the 10-team Intermediate/Senior Basketball League teams in both divisions are jockeying for the top play-off positions. In the 6-team Senior division California is all alone in first place at 5-1 followed by Kentucky at 3-1, Michigan at 3-4, Florida at 2-4, UConn at 3-5, and N.C. State at 2-4. In the 4-team Intermediate division Stanford is all alone in first place at 4-3 followed by Georgia Tech and Boston College at 3-3 and U.N.C. at 3-4. This past week there were 6 games played over three days. On Tuesday, the first of two games saw California get by UConn 82-78. California was led by Jonge DaSilva (28) and Jordan Williams (26) while Malik James (34) led UConn. In the second game it was Kentucky, behind Tyrik Jackson (24) and Bernard Barbosa (22) defeating N.C. State by a score of 75-71. Rayshaw Matthews (32) led the N.C. State offense. On Thursday a single game was held with Boston College holding off U.N.C. 64-57. Ralph Jean-Baptiste (31) led Boston College while Francis DePina (28) led U.N.C. On Saturday, the first of three games saw Michigan use a balanced scoring attack to defeat UConn 89-63. The duo of Anthony DoSouto (19) and Marcus Campbell (19) led the way for Michigan while UConn was led by Jamari Jackson (13). In the second game Georgia Tech bested Stanford 59-54. Noah Moore (24) led Georgia Tech while Saide Smith (20) led Stanford. In the third game of the afternoon N.C. State defeated Florida by a score of 64-58. Philip Lodge (21) and Joshua Hall (15) led N.C. State and Florida respectively. Players from both divisions are currently filling out their All-Star ballots for the Jamboree on 5/19 which will feature All-Star games against the Portland, ME (Intermediate Division) and Salem, MA (Senior Division) Clubs. The players will choose the starting five while the coaches will choose the substitutes that will fill out each division’s roster. For more information on any of our Spring Athletic programs please contact Bruce Seals at ext. 2220.
Social Recreation Program News
The Social Recreation program is housed in the Gamesroom of our Marr Clubhouse and serves members ages 5-12. In addition to board games, table games and outdoor activities we also offer a Girls Group, Fencing Club, Torch Club and a Boys Group. Upcoming special events include a Talent Show (5/20) a Color War Event (5/25) and a Pie Eating Contest (6/1). The Gamesroom also serves as the home base for the Patriot’s Kids Café program. The program provides a hot, nutritious meal five nights a week at 4:45 p.m. in partnership with The Greater Boston Food Bank and Feeding America. For more information please contact Social Recreation Director, Zack Solomon at 617-288-7120, ext. 2111.
