LSF's College Night Oct. 21

Latino Student Fund's College Night takes place Tuesday, October 21 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at Mary Graydon Center on the American University Campus (4400 Massachusetts Ave NW).

Only 1 week away from LSF's College Night - 10/21 - 6PM -9PM at @AmericanU Mary Graydon Center. Over 34 universities pic.twitter.com/DMNTKvjEwD

— Latino Student Fund (@LSFund) October 15, 2014

Twitter chat Storified: What do today's high school graduates need to know?

Art in the Tweet of the day (9/17/14)

Great first Back-to-School Night! #preschoolart #jackattack @16thstreetj @timcarey1325 pic.twitter.com/WiuMlq8c8y

— Jenny Nieto Carey (@jncarey) September 10, 2014

Back to School Night in the Tweet of the day (9/8/14)

When's your Back to School Night? Find out here: http://t.co/shgwt0uOOG

— DC Public Schools (@dcpublicschools) September 2, 2014

First Week Flashback brought to you by DCPS

First Week Flashback highlights the first week back to school for students and teachers at DC Public Schools. Take a look at the great photos by Satsun Photography/Beverlie Lord such as the one below.

Woot! First day of school with Kaya Henderson!

Tweet of the day (8/26/14)

Happy #firstday, @dcpublicschools! Have a great one. We'll see many of you in our In-School Playwriting Program soon! pic.twitter.com/ISuoGIMEaF

— YPT (@YPTDC) August 25, 2014

Reminder: Kids Ride Free

Participation in the DC Kids Ride Free program (part of the School Transit Subsidy Program) requires a DC One Card, free to all children and youth who live in the District.

According to DDOT,

DC Kids Ride Free on Bus Program Guidelines (effective August 18, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
When traveling to and from school, Monday to Friday, students can FLASH their DC One Card during the regular free hours (5:30 am to 8 pm). Students must use a registered DC One Card to get their FREE pass uploaded to their card.

The 2014-2015 School Year
Students should keep their DC One Cards they had received during the last academic year and summer session. If students lose their DC One Card before the start of the 2014-2015 school year, they must obtain another one before school starts. Students can register their DC One Cards and check their 2014-2015 eligibility as early as Monday, August 18, 2014.

More from DDOT about the program.

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How was your first day of school? @DCPublicSchools and the rest of us want to know.

Mayor Gray and community enjoy Broccoli City Smile Project Back to School Festival

To see the pictures on Facebook, click the above image.

Free school supplies, Aug. 22

FREE Back to School Supplies by Metro PCS | Majic 102.3 http://t.co/ceGIs7kuUh @OneCityYouth @w7sdcc @DCDPR @EOMONE1 @CMYMA @MurielBowser

— JanisHazel-ANC 7D05 (@JanisHazel7D05) August 13, 2014

Lowell's summer reading lists

Lowell School's summer reading list has recommendations for primary and middle school students and their parents.

Books include:

• Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash by Monica Brown
• The Secrets of Droon (series) by Tony Abbott
• Rules by Cynthia Lord
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

Does your school have a reading list? Email the list to One City Youth.

Apply for the Youth Development Practitioner Scholarship!

The DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC), in partnership with the University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC), is offering credit-bearing courses at the UDC-CC and a Youth Development Practitioner Scholarship to help out! The scholarship covers admission fees, tuition and books for the full certificate program based on program guidelines.

The courses at UDC-CC will eventually lead to an eighteen credit Certificate in General Education (Out-of-School-Time), which builds staff capacity in youth-serving organizations. These classes will be offered over the course of three semesters and were selected based on the necessary skills to help youth reach positive knowledge, attitude, and behavioral outcomes.

The program is perfect for professionals in a variety of youth-serving fields and organizations, such as community-based organizations, government agencies, faith-based groups, community recreation and correctional professions, coaches and counselors.

If you are interested in applying for the scholarship, check out CYITC's website and download and complete the application online. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Participants will be notified of their application status by Friday, July 20th.

You can read more online.

Tweet of the day (6/7/14)

The class of 2025 gardens at the National Arboretum! #lovetheearth pic.twitter.com/lTi9nois6Z

— KIPP DC Lead Academy (@KIPPDCLEAD) June 5, 2014

Tweets of the day (6/4/14)

Join @dcpl @Nationals at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, June 14th from 11-4 for the Summer Reading Festival https://t.co/XvFbQLCLZN

— OLA DCGov (@OLADCGov) June 2, 2014

#Gonzaga2014 you did it!!! "Congrats & Thank You" via http://t.co/CPdkIABiSg #HailGonzaga pic.twitter.com/gSnx0pFrwp

— Gonzaga College HS (@GonzagaGoodNews) June 1, 2014

Tweets of the day (5/31/14)

.@BASISDC @CH_Montessori #hackercivics shared their map of DC homeless students @DCGeographic closing program. #gis pic.twitter.com/5c3co6yVsL

— Sandra Moscoso (@sandramoscoso) May 31, 2014

.@DCGeographic alumni @BASISDC recognized 4 mentoring @CH_Montessori & 4 their ongoing use of #gis for social good. pic.twitter.com/8DouLLN3JF

— Sandra Moscoso (@sandramoscoso) May 31, 2014

Black Male Achievement event Storified

Tweets of the day (5/26/14)

Braille Camp @WallsAtFS - August 4–15. Contact Ms Hernandez for details. https://t.co/uGl0rQZ4IS

— Francis-Stevens HSA (@WallsAtFS_HSA) May 25, 2014

Students from @BrentElementary celebrating all of the individual and team accomplishments from this year! pic.twitter.com/m487lXHG6q

— ChessChallengeinDC (@CC_in_DC) May 5, 2014

What Memorial Day is really about...#VietnamMemorial #NeverForget @wusa9 @DMVFollowers pic.twitter.com/oIxulCsidM

— PhotogDiva (@DanielleRGill) May 24, 2014

Tweets of the day (5/24/14)

A6. Every well-meaning adult should and must become a resource for the youth organizer in their life. We need more #EllaBaker #AfAmEdChat

— Jonathan Stith (@El_Jemedari) May 22, 2014

Say what you want about the rising cost of college -- getting a degree puts you further ahead than it ever used to: http://t.co/jjSE0f7XNW

— Lydia DePillis (@lydiadepillis) May 23, 2014

Memorable commencement addresses

Check out this terrific resource from NPR: The Best Commencement Speeches, Ever:

Don’t remember your commencement speaker? We’ve got you covered. http://t.co/4DLam0h3XH #nprgrad via @npr_ed

— NPR News (@nprnews) May 19, 2014