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VOLUME 01 SPRING/SUMMER 2014 ISSUE NO. 02

THE 2013-2014 SCHOOLYEAR ISANG BAGSAK! Everyday in all LEGACY classrooms we begin and end each day with the

UNITY clap and close out by saying, isang bagsak ! Isang bagsak is intagalog, a Filipino language which translates into one down! And that isexactly how the LEGACY Youth Project finished our first full school year asa Napa Valley program. Welcome to our 2014 Spring/Summer LEGACYNewsletter! (continued, pg. 2)

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LEGACY GEARGET YOURS!!!

LEGACY 2013-14 Team, Vintage High School

NEWSLETTER More Inside

Class of 2014!

College Pipelinein Action!

2nd AnnualField Trip to LA!

From Tutors toMentors

Youth UnitedConference!

Summer Camp

From Graffiti to

the SF GiantsFamily &Community

COLLEGE PIPELINEEDUCATIONAL SUCCESSLOS ANGELESFIELD TRIP YOUTH UNITEDCONFERENCE


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In our 2nd issue, you will discover all the great work our LEGACY youthaccomplished throughoutthe 2014 Spring semestersuch as taking our 2nd

Annual Educational FieldTrip to Los Angeles, ourfirst graduating class of2014, the important highschool to college pipelinecollaboration with Napa

Valley College's PuenteP r o g r a m , o u r f i r s tLEGACY Summer Camp and much more! TheLEGACY Youth Project has completed its first full

academic school year and we couldnt be moreproud of all of our youth. Our first graduatingclass set the bar with 100% graduation rate and

walked the stage with their heads held up high holding their earned high school diploma. All of our youth, from 10th grade to 12th grade brought their struggles, their commitment, their hunger, thereGANAS and their hearts each day. We say LEGACY isn't hard work, its HEART work. Join us in our2nd issue where we dedicate it to our youth founders and graduating class of 2014!

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THE LEGACY YOUTH PROJ Wha t We Do

! Academic Achievement! College & Career Readiness! Culturally Relevant Curriculum! Community Responsive Projects! Life Skills and Leadership Development! Parent & Family Engagement

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Valley Oak High School 2013-14 Team. The LEGACY Youth Projects 1st year at

Valley Oak High School


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The Napa Valley CollegePUENTE Program and theLEGAY Youth Project haveteamed up to form a highschool to college pipeline in ourNapa Valley. PUENTE is aCalifornia state wide programand its mission is to increasethe number of educationallyunderrepresented students inf o u r - y e a r c o l l e g e s a n duniversities.

During the 2014 Springsemester, the PUENTE team visited the LEGACYclassroom as guest speakers and tutors to helpour seniors apply to college. PUENTE also hostedour LEGACY youth on a Napa Valley College tourand during spring break the PUENTE Club andLEGACY Youth Project took a tour of the UCLAcollege campus during our annual field trip toLos Angeles. The partnership between PUENTEand LEGACY has created a real home-grown highschool to college pipeline for our Napa Valley.

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HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE P

LEGACY and Puente Youth at Napa Valley College

Puente students giving the NVC tour to LEGACY

For more information about theNVC Puente Program

click or go to: www.napavalley.edu/studentservices/puente

Puente students guiding the LEGACY students inthe colleges application process.
http://www.napavalley.edu/studentservices/puente/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.napavalley.edu/studentservices/puente/Pages/default.aspx


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Class aptent taciti

LEGACY youth with ourTutors/Mentors

ACAD E M I C D AT A

Tutoring & Mentoring IncreasesAcademic Performance & Educational

Success! A major component to the LEGACY Youth Project is our Academic Achievement. One way we make this happen isthrough the support and leadership from our Tutors/Mentors,a.k.a Young Community Leaders. Each week the LEGACYclass is visited by 8 Napa Valley College students, 4 communityprofessionals and 4 Vintage High School students who all

volunteer their time to support the academicsuccess of our LEGACYstudents . One greatoutcome to the tutoringe x p e r i e n c e i s t h e

r e l a t i o n s h i p s o u rLEGACY students build

w i t h t h e Y o u n gCommunity Leaders,transforming academicsupport into a mentorshiprelationship! With thesupport of our tutors, 75%of our students haveincreased their GradePoint Averages since joining the LEGACY Youth Project!

" 100% Graduation Rate

" 75% of LEGACY Youth increGrade Point Averages since joiLEGACY Youth Project!


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2014 CLASS LEAVING A L

Seniors, FoundersGraduate!!!

W h e n o u r y o u t hfounders came up withthe name LEGACY, they

visioned what it meant toleave a legacy. An thatsexactly what they did! All5 S e n i o r s g r a d u a t e dm a r k i n g t h e f i r s tgraduating LEGACY class!In so many ways our 2014gradua t ing c lass wasspecial as our 1st graduating class, theyleave great memories, lessons and highexpectations to all future LEGACY youth

members. Youth founder and graduate Arturo Rubio says, LEGACY is thegreatest thing that happen to me and Idevote my life to LEGACY and my

brothers. We are very proud of ArturoRubio, Nick Lopez, Josue Herrera,

Agust ine Mart inez and Raymomd Arredonda. Viva class of 2014!

Agustine MartinezFounder, 2nd YearNapa Valley College

Raymond Arredonda1st Year

Santa Barbara City College

Josue HerreraFounder, 2nd Year

Santa Barbara City College

Arturo RubioFounder, 2nd Year

Napa Valley College

Nick LopezFounder, 2nd Year

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During spring break, theLEGACY Youth Project hit theroad to Los Angeles! Our AnnualEducational Field Trip to Los

Angeles is a great opportunityfor our youth to spend a fewdays visiting a college, the beach,and a full day with our greatfriends at Homeboy Industries.

After an adventurous drive downsouth, the next morning we

teamed up with the Puente Club of Napa Valley College an took the We Belong Here college tour atthe University California Los Angles. We spent the rest of the day at VeniceBeach and had some amazing street tacos in East Los Angeles for dinner. The

next day was spent at HomeboyIndustries (see next page). Our

Annual Educational Field Trip toL.A. is a transformative experiencesfor our LEGACY youth.

UC LA Co l lege To u r

2ND ANNUAL LOS ANGELESEDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP

Napa Valley College Puente Club and LEGACY students at UCLA

A day at Venice Beach

Ven ice Beach

Napa Registering covering the LEGACY Field Trip


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Day 2 on our Los Angeles FieldTrip we spent the entire day atHomeboy Industries. Since thelaunching of the LEGAC

Youth Project in 2013 we havef o r g e d a v e r y s p e c i arelationship with HomeboyIndustries of Los Angeles. Likethe LEGACY Youth ProjecH o m e b o y I n d u s t r i e s i sdedicated to supporting itsmembers toward a life opositive transformation. Our

youth had the opportunity toeat at Homegirl Cafe, take atour of Homeboy Industriesand engage in dialogue with

many of its members. Someof our youth participated ina live workshop. We alsoparticipated in an art

workshop with HomeboyIndustries that was led byFabian Debora. He is theExecu t ive Di rec to r oLatino Producers ActionNetwork. We are blessed toh a v e t h i s a m a z i nrelationship with HomeboyIndustries and look forward

to a continued partnership.

2ND ANNUAL LOS ANGELESEDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP

LEGACY with the homeboys and homegirls of Homeboy Industries

Breakfast at HomeGirls Cafe, with LEGACY friend & Oscar Academy Award filmmaker, Frieda Mock

LEGACY presenting & participating at Latino Producers Action Network

For more informationclick or go to:

www.lpanproductions.org LEGACY & Homeboy Industries at the Latino Producers Action Network

For more informationclick or go to:

www.homeboyindustries.org
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Honors & Awards

10th Grader Giovanni Castro with VHS principal, Mike Pearson. Geo started theyear with a 2.5 and finished with a 4.0!

11th Graders Raul, Alexis and David receivingawards from Vintage High School.

VHS & LEGACY 11th Grader Ivan Rodriguezwith LEGACY coach Omar Salem. Ivan wasawarded the Perseverance Award from

Every Student Succeeding Awards Programhosted by the Association of California

School Administrators. Ivan started the yearwith a 2.5 and finished with a 4.0!

Pe rse ve rance A wa rd

Y o u n g M a n o f t h e Y e a r

12th Grader and LEGACY Founder Arturo Rubiowith his family and LEGACY coaches afteraccepting Napas Young Man of the Yearaward from the NEWS organization (Napa

Emergency Women's Services).

For more information aboutthe NEWS organization

click or go to:www.napanews.org
https://www.napanews.org/https://www.napanews.org/


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The LEGACY Youth Project launched its first Summer Camp this past summer! Our Annual SummerCamp is a way to continue to support our youth and provide them with opportunities. This summer our

Camp focused on career development, leadership, team building andlife skill development and acommunity responsive project.

Our first day was spent withthe Mariposa Program, andCLARA/CLARO (ChangingLatina/0s to Access Resourcesand Opportunities) Program.

All three programs teamed upfor the 1st Annual YouthUnited Conference! Our

programs are committed to b u i l d i n g L a t i n o y o u t hleadership, building positiver e l a t i o n s h i p s t h r o u g hcollaboration, learning from

each other and providing positive opportunities for our young women and men. The youth led andfacilitated workshops and team buildingactivities.

On our second day our youth took aresume workshop and built their resumes.

Our third day was spent in San Francisco.Thanks to the support and partnership withBank of America Merrill Lynch of Napa andNapa Valley Film Festival our LEGACY

youth had an opportunity to see a SanFrancisco Giantsgame! Some of our

y o u t h h a d a n

opportunity to go onto the field andmeet some of the professional

baseball players. The stadium screeneven gave a visual shout out to theLEGACY Youth Project!

Our fourth day was a teamhike in Napa Valleys Skyline Parkand our final day of Summer Camp

was dedicated to our CommunityProject Response (CPR) where our

youth engaged in graffiti removaland helped to clean up our Napa

Valley. (pictures on next page)

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G ian ts Ga me

Yo u th Un i ted Con fe rence

R e su m e W o r k sh o p


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Sk y l ine H ike

Co m m u ni t y P r o j ect

LEGACY youth before and after thegraffiti removal as part of our Community Responsive Projects.

The Napa Register covered our graffiti removal project as part of LEGACY Summer Camp.

The LEGACY Youth Project values the health of our youth. Hiking has been a great way to stay physically active and creates opportunities for our youth to bond and create familia.


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Fa m i l y N igh t F MILY COMMUN

LEGACY on the N.A.P.A. Show with Arty Party. Orale!

Napa Register visiting LEGACY tointerview the youth and do a story.

LEGACY youth learning jobdevelopment at local business andcommunity partner, Rancho Gordo.

The LEGACY Youth Project is committed to community building and cultivating positive, healthy, collaborative andmeaningful relationships with our families and community.This spring semester we engaged with our community innumerous ways. Our families come first as we held two Family/Parent nights, culminating in our annual Honoring ourFamilies and Students Night. In addition, we were very activein our Napa Valley community from working with communitypartner Rancho Gordo in our youth job skill developmentinternship program, having many visitors visit the LEGACYheadquarters, going live on local Napa TV on the N.A.P.AShow, and much more. We are grateful for the support of ourfamilies and community!

LEGACY parent andyouth at Parent/Familynight.


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One of our components to the LEGACY Youth Project isour Life Skills and Leadership Development. Our youth getmany opportunities in the class room and community topractice and develop their leadership skills. This semester

we presented to community funders, the Napa County Youth

Violence and Gang Commission, LEGACY new membership orientation, middle school parents,Senior graduation projects and much more. In addition, our youth are given opportunities to learnlife skills and ways that will equip them with the tools to be successful in high school and beyond.

LE DERSHIP

LEGACY youth presenting the LEGACY Orientation toincoming members for the 2014-2015 school year.

12th Graders Arturo and Josuerocking their Senior Projects!


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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACTPROGRAM DIRECTORS

Carlos [email protected]

707-501-8400

Omar [email protected]

707-799-8092

The LEGACY Youth Project was established in 2013 to support our youth towards positivetransformation in their personal and educational lives. We seek your help in continuing tosupport our youth in making positive transformation in their lives. We are grateful to our

partner organizations, families and community. In community spirit. Gracias!

SUPPORT THE LEGACY YOUTH PROJECT
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Our MissionThe LEGACY Youth Project

provides a positive, healthy, safe, transformateducational experience for at promise youth

the Napa Valley.We implement a culturally responsive

curriculum, provide mentorship, life skills,leadership skills, tutoring, parent engagement

and community responsive projects to ensure o youth are college/career ready and successful indeveloping meaningful lives. We are committedto the success of every youth in their positiv

transformation, their future and leaving aLEGACY.


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