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Yellowstone Academy Breakfast
Start Date: 20-Oct-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 20-Oct-10 8:30 AM
Location: Westin Galleria
Event Details:

The 2010 Yellowstone Academy Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, October 20th from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at the Westin Galleria Hotel. This year’s theme is “A Hero Lies in You.”

The annual Breakfast is Yellowstone’s most significant fundraising event of the year. We need your help this year more than ever before and hope that you will be a “Hero” by hosting a table of ten people at the Breakfast. We are particularly interested in inviting guests---friends, family, business associates, and church members-- who might be interested in financially supporting Yellowstone Academy in a material way. We are also interested in inviting guests who might not have heard about Yellowstone and want to learn more about our school.

Please click here to reserve your table today!

You can also contact Rebecca Lawson in the Yellowstone development office to reserve your table or an individual seat at the Breakfast. She can be reached at 713.741.8000 or RLawson@yellowstoneacademy.org.

Your involvement is essential to the school’s mission of positively changing the lives of Houston’s neediest children.

Westin Galleria

5060 West Alabama

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From the Chairman

Brittany Linkenhoger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Dear Friends of Yellowstone

Excellence matters. As anyone even vaguely familiar with Yellowstone Academy knows, we are blessed with a marvelous staff and teachers whose positive impact on our students is nothing short of remarkable. They are not only skilled at their respective positions; they share a unique passion for educating the whole child: body, mind and spirit. At Yellowstone we have developed an unmistakable culture of excellence – we like to do things well. This attitude of excellence, particularly after another successful annual breakfast, has made Yellowstone Academy “the talk of the town.”

As a school completely funded by private donors (individuals, foundations, businesses, and churches), we insist on excellence because we are stewards of the assets entrusted to us, and because we must model excellence for our students. This “continuous improvement culture” is set at the top from an outstanding group of directors with whom I have the great privilege of serving.

Our board meets regularly to review financials, develop budgets, drive development initiatives, evaluate and develop our leaders, review organizational structure, explore in-kind contributions, manage costs, recruit new board leadership, build community alliances and so on. Most strong non-profit boards do these things, but our board does so much more. This group of individuals goes the extra mile:

· They read to our students

· They volunteer in the classroom

· They invite guests to tour our school

· They sponsor students to attend summer camp

· They provide pro bono legal work

· They organize groups to work school service days

· They volunteer as chaperones on field trips

· They mentor and coach staff and teachers

· They shepherd students, including them in

I don’t know of another board so deeply involved in the mission of its organization. This is a seasoned and faithful board, and a board that serves. They are individually and corporately committed to excellence and to providing a plan to sustain Yellowstone for decades to come. So, on behalf of this board, thank you for extending the reputation of Yellowstone Academy as a place of excellence. We are grateful for your generosity, your hours of volunteering, and your prayers. You have given hope to 288 exceptional students and are paving the way for hundreds more to come.

Les Csorba, Board Chairman

19-Nov-09 4:45 PM

Extended Day Program Required for all 5th & 6th Graders

Brittany Linkenhoger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The traditional Yellowstone after school program has been restructured as the new Extended Day Program, requiring attendance of all 5th and 6th grade students and allowing voluntary enrollment of their siblings. This transition has grown the program to approximately 150 students. As part of this new program, students will continue to receive much-needed tutoring and academic assistance in addition to elective courses such as music, drama and sign language. For the 2009-2010 school year, the Boy Scout program has also returned as an element of the Extended Day Program. With this structured extension of the school day, Yellowstone hopes to strongly reinforce academics, while addressing students’ additional enrichment needs.

19-Nov-09 4:00 PM

Physical Education Program Enhances Fitness, Cooperation

Brittany Linkenhoger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A new school year has brought a new mascot: the Yellowstone Lions. Each morning thirty-one 6th graders dress for gym in their Lions t-shirts and “discover muscles they didn’t even know they had.” The emphasis for 6th grade P.E. is on cooperative games and activities that encourage problem-solving strategies and communication, as well as continued development of team sports skills and quality sportsmanship.

For the remainder of the day, the Jack S. Blanton Center hums with activity as students come in to warm up, play games and develop soccer-ball handling skills before Friday’s game of “Sideline Soccer.” Fine motor skills are addressed as well as shoe-tying lessons on the fail-proof double knot!

Physical activity for all grade levels encourages teamwork and builds cooperation and coordination skills, whether the task at hand is balloon catching and bean bag tossing, or more sophisticated games. Even the youngest Yellowstone students get moving with activities designed to get heart rates up and minds alert for learning.

19-Nov-09 4:00 PM

Annual Breakfast Draws Record Crowd

Brittany Linkenhoger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Nearly 900 friends and supporters of Yellowstone Academy attended the 2009 fundraising breakfast at the Westin Galleria on Wednesday, October 7. This annual event supports the ongoing work of the Academy and its students.

Underwritten by Ginny and Ron Nixon, Carol and Frank Gruen, the Todd Brock Family Foundation, Midway Foundation, and Avalon Advisors, the breakfast raised significant funds in spite of a challenging economy, and introduced over 200 new individuals to Yellowstone.

Yellowstone Board Chairman Les Csorba welcomed guests and introduced Yellowstone Academy Boy Scout Troop #255, who led the pledge to the American flag. Dr. Jim Jackson, Senior Pastor of Chapelwood United Methodist offered the invocation. The Yellowstone Academy Singers, led by Kiana Day and accompanied by Rev. Russell Thompson of City of Refuge Church, entertained guests with a medley of songs including “This Little Light of Mine,” “Lean on Me,” and “Oh Happy Day.”

Featured speakers for the event were Yellowstone Academy Advisory Board Member Charlie Ward, and Yellowstone Executive Director Kim Hansen and Director of Education Diane Van Zandt. Ward, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NBA basketball player, spoke of his involvement at Yellowstone and his appreciation for the school’s mission. A familiar face at Yellowstone, Ward has hosted Yellowstone students at his summer basketball camp. Hansen and Van Zandt spoke of the many challenges faced by Yellowstone students, and the importance of Yellowstone Academy in helping them break the cycle of poverty and build lives of achievement and success.

The event concluded with a rousing rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly” by Russell Thompson and the Yellowstone Academy Singers and a heartfelt thanks to all in attendance from Yellowstone founder David Lumpkins. Yellowstone offers special thanks to the talented event committee chaired by Claudia and Brad Freels: Sarah Barrasa, Pat Berry, Kiana Day, Dana Harms, Callie Holland, Pam Jesse, Cynthia Liveris, Kristi Lumpkins, Sandra Porter, Carla Reyna, Cheryl Simmons, Kim Strange, Shana Wood and Julie Wilhite.

19-Nov-09 4:00 PM

Yellowstone Breakfast

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:09:46 GMT

A Hero Lies in You: Join us Wednesday, October 20th for the 2010 Yellowstone Academy Breakfast.

Meet Donna Fussell

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:23:54 GMT

Donna Fussell is a PreK-3 aide in the classroom with Melissa Matteson. Donna has been teaching at Yellowstone since its inception and has a son who attended Yellowstone Academy in PreK-3 and 4. Donna and her husband attend Mt. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church.

Meet Natasha Ford

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:55:15 GMT

Natasha Ford is the lead PreK-3 teacher sharing a classroom with Kortnie Powe. Natasha graduated from Prarie View A&M University in 2001 with a degree in psychology and a sociology minor. She has worked as an associate teacher for HISD and as a GED/ESL instructor for Houston Community College and volunteered in public school classrooms for several years.

Yellowstone Academy believes:

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:10 GMT

At Yellowstone Academy we believe each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.

Upgrade Computers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:31 GMT

Yellowstone Academy needs your help! Please donate a computer today!

Meet Kortnie Powe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:01 GMT

Kortnie Powe is a PreK-3 aid in the classroom with Natasha Ford. Kortnie is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree and is in her second year at Yellowstone Academy. She says she enjoys working at Yellowstone "because it provides me an opportunity to give back to the community in which I was raised."

Meet Melissa Matteson

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:34:58 GMT

Melissa Matteson is a PreK-3 teacher in the classroom with aide Donna Fussell. Melissa graduated from the University of Texas in 2009 with a degree in education and a business minor. Her job search took her to many places, but she says she "kept coming back to Yellowstone." Melissa appreciates the camaraderie of the Yellowstone faculty and looks forward to many years of teaching to come.

Yellowstone Academy needs your help!

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:12:44 GMT

For the 2010/11 academic year, Yellowstone will require approximately 15-20 desktop computers to further the education of our children. The total estimated cost per computer is $1,550. It will also be necessary to replace the server. The cost will be $5,000.

If you would like to purchase computers or the server today, please call PennComp at (713) 669-0965 or send an email to ATTN: Scott Young at pennbilling@penncomp.com with the following information:

Name
Billing Address
Billing City, State, ZIP
Phone number
Item(s) donated with value

For security purposes, we would prefer that Credit Card/Expiration Info be discussed via phone/fax versus email.

Once the donation has been made, PennComp will forward the appropriate information back to Yellowstone so a tax deductible receipt can be sent. Alternatively, if donors wish to send a check for the “Upgrade Yellowstone” project, a check payable to PennComp LLC can be sent to the following address:

PennComp LLC

4660 Beechnut Street

Suite 239

Houston Texas 77096
ATTN: Upgrade Yellowstone 2010 Project

Please feel free to call the Yellowstone Academy development office at (713) 741-8000 if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your support and generosity!

In Gratitude

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:34:05 GMT

Goodman Financial Corporation Earlier this year, the development office received an unexpected phone call from Steve Goodman of Goodman Financial Corporation. Steve's firm is a money manager for the Fred & Mabel Parks Foundation and had heard wonderful things about the school from Jim McClellan, the Foundation's President. Steve's company donates 20% of its fees from its foundation clients to a cause its client supports. Yellowstone had just formed its first basketball team and its first dance team. Both groups were lacking uniforms...;..until the phone rang. Goodman Financial Corporation provided the funds for both group's uniforms, and you could see the students' self-esteem rise as they put the uniforms on for the very first time. Their smiles told the story. Recently, Goodman Financial Corporation again stepped in to provide the needed funds to send the dance team to dance camp in Brenham, Texas this summer. The generosity of Mr. Goodman and Goodman Financial...

In-Kind Needs

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:21:08 GMT

Jump Drives: Our 4th-7th grade computer classes will use these jump drives to save their work without congesting the hard drive with their documents. Prepackaged Snacks: All of our students from PK 3 - 7th grade will be in school from 7:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. We need donations of pre-packaged snacks that can be served to our students in the mid-afternoon. Suggestions are peanut butter or cheese crackers, trail mix, nuts, pretzels, goldfish or wheat thin crackers, or animal crackers. Items for Conduct Store: At each grade level, PK3 - 7th grade, our students earn conduct points throughout the day and spend these weekly to purchase items from a school store. Suggestions: small toys, school supplies, coin or change purses, decorative spiral notebooks, colorful stationary, fun pencils and pens, hair accessories, children's inexpensive watches, socks alarm clocks, art supplies, purses, back packs, wallets, small pieces of candy - excluding hard candy and gum (No toy guns, please) Laundry...

**Home Page - In-Kind Giving

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:36:46 GMT

Make a Difference

Thank you Goodman Financial Company
for providing the funds for uniforms for both our Yellowstone Academy basketball team and Yellow Fusion dance team and for helping send the girls to summer dance camp!

In-kind Donations
Yellowstone Academy relies on in-kind donations to help the school keep its costs down. See our wish list .

The History of Yellowstone Academy

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:38:48 GMT

a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of establishing a high quality faith-based private school for students living in poverty. Yellowstone Yesterday: Yellowstone Academy is a non-profit organization formed in July 2001 for the purpose of establishing a high quality faith-based private school for students living in poverty. A Board of Directors was formed, and Kim Hansen was hired as Executive Director. Kim immediately commenced a year-long project to research the concept and formulate specific plans for the school. During that year, she visited 12 inner city private schools in various cities around the country to observe their programs and to develop an understanding of “best practices” for educating children in poverty. After a year of intensive planning, Yellowstone Academy was created. The school opened in August 2002 with sixty-four 3 and 4 year old students from Houston’s Third Ward. Yellowstone originally leased facilities from the Lilly Grove...

Advisory Board

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:26:59 GMT

Frances & Tim Arnoult Willard Jackson Elizabeth Radack Cara & Lance Berkman Lynne & Brian Johnson Richard Rainer Gary Bonner George Kaleh Matt Ramsey Diana Brock Jodie King Lauren & Jeff Read David Brollier Bill Kinney Miriam & Tim Relyea Sue Smith & Craig Brown Elizabeth & Paul Labanowski Anne Shepherd Sommer & Lucian Bukowski Sharon Mattingly L.E. Simmons Mary Anne & Cedric Burgher Robert McClaren Don Singleton Karen & David Cecil Jennifer & Mark McCollum LaTisha Staten Dru & Scott Cone Devin & Ryan McCord Eric Stoerr Issa Cook Julie & Brooks McGee Carla & Steve Strake Anne Csorba David Menard Lynda & David Tauber Tim Dosch Shirley & John Meredith Doug Terreson Stacy & Michael Ellington Kenny Meyer Anne Thompson Lesha Elsenbrook Susanna & Palmer Moldawer Cindy & Jim Thorp Charlie Epps Gary Moss Secily & Scott Torn Jimmy Erwin Leslie & Randy Newcomer John Toussaint Marie Fay Evnochides Crystal & Jeremy Newsom Steve Trauber Gina & Bill Flores Ron Nixon...

School Location

Thu, 27 May 2010 19:40:58 GMT

Address:

3000 Trulley St.

Houston, TX 77004

713-741-8000

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From US-59 (the Southwest Freeway)

Take 59 N toward downtown
Exit Gray/Pierce
Turn right on Gray (ignore one way sign)
Travel Gray to Sauer
Turn right on Sauer, travel 2 blocks
Yellowstone Academy is on the left

From US-45

Go south on 45
Exit Scott St.
U-turn under freeway
Take a left on Nettleton
Take a right on Trulley
Yellowstone Academy is on the left

Urban America in Crisis

Thu, 27 May 2010 19:34:18 GMT

Houston leads the nation in the number of births by mothers under the age of 15 -Houston Chronicle: September 2009 Texas has one of the highest rates of deaths of child abuse and neglect in the nation -Houston Chronicle: January 2009 Texas has the lowest amount of health insurance coverage for children -Houston Chronicle: January 2009 Texas has one of the highest teen birth rates in the nation -Houston Chronicle: January 2009 From 2006 – 2010, there was an 85% increase in the number of children in Houston who were fed by a local food pantry. -Houston Chronicle: February 2010 Poverty and sub-standard education ultimately foster crime, family dysfunction, drug abuse, and hopelessness. but there is hope. The High/Scope Perry Study found that children in poverty who received high quality early childhood education had 50% fewer arrests, less drug abuse and fewer teen pregnancies. They were 59% less likely to be dependent on social assistance and are more likely...

Press Kit

Thu, 27 May 2010 19:33:59 GMT

Year established: July 2001 – Formal planning and preparation commenced August 2002 – School opened Current number of students: 288 Current grade levels: Prekindergarten 3 year olds through 6th grade Number of classes per grade: Two classes per grade Students per class: 16 Full-time teachers: 18 teachers, 16 instructional aides Additional teachers: Part-time music teacher, part-time art teacher, P.E. teacher and aide, computer teacher, volunteer librarians Staff: Executive Director – Kim Hansen Director of Education – Diane Van Zandt Parent Liaison – Freddie Fussell Business Manager – Melanie Brooks Social Worker – Sheila Joseph Director of Development – Kristy Liedtke Assistant Director of Development – Brittany Linkenhoger Director of Individual Giving & Special Events - Rebecca Lawson Extended Day Director/Social Worker – Meredith...

News Room

Thu, 27 May 2010 19:33:43 GMT

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