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May 20, 2010
This Month at Excelsior
Excelsior High School Graduation

Congratulations to the 13 students who will be graduating from Excelsior High School this Friday, May 21: Tiffany, Natalie Co, Natalie Ca, Shante, Ruby, Nicollette, Lillian, Shatawna, Kayla, Lauren, Hannah, Marquilla and Ivory.  Congratulations, graduates! We are so proud of you and your hard work. 

Our graduates and their families will enjoy a reception from 10 to 11 a.m. with therapists and school staff.  Excelsior has a special graduation luncheon in the cafeteria for all of our girls, graduates and family members.  For Spring 2010, we are honored to have Dr. Zelda DeBoyes, Court Administrator for the City of Aurora as our commencement speaker. 


Read more about Excelsior's High School Graduation.
In This Issue
Excelsior High School Graduation
Daniel's Fund Grant Supports Substance Abuse Prevention Program
Adopted Children and Reactive Attachment Disorder
Healthy Role Modeling for Your Teen
Lannie Garrett's Performance to Benefit Excelsior
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Programs at Excelsior
Daniel's FundDaniel's Fund Grant Supports Substance Abuse Prevention Program

Excelsior Youth Center was fortunate to have been awarded a Daniel's Fund Grant for the 2009-2010 year for our Substance Abuse Programming.  With their generous grant we have been able to provide many learning opportunities for the students and staff at Excelsior.
Click here to read more about Excelsior's Substance Abuse Prevention Program.
Advice From Excelsior Staff
therapistAdopted Children and Reactive Attachment Disorder

For healthy cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development, healthy attachment by a child to their primary caregiver in the first three years of life is critical. 


Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is the result of non-existent, inappropriate or negative responses to the child's needs. Her ability to trust and attach to other people is damaged.


Click here to read more about Adopted Children and RAD.
Advice from Excelsior Staff
ExcelsiorHealthy Role Modeling for Your Teen

 

When we role model for our teenager, we are communicating to them how we as adults manage our lives, emotions, interactions with others and society expectations.  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provides us with some terminology that can be adapted to examine how we communicate with behavior, emotions and thoughts.


Click here to read more about Healthy Role Modeling for Your Teen.
Excelsior Events
Lannie's Clocktower CabaretLannie Garrett's Great Women of Song for Great Girls of Excelsior


Lannie Garrett's opening night performance of her GREAT WOMEN OF SONG: FROM BILLIE TO BETTE will benefit the great girls of Excelsior Youth Center on Saturday, June 12. The benefit will be held in downtown Denver at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret. The pre-party starts at 6:30 p.m. with the show from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m.

 

Click here to read more about Lannie Garrett's Performance to Benefit Excelsior.