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Celebrating 10 Years of Synergy!
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 Synergy celebrated 10 years of serving its South LA community at The Synergy Gala on May 20th. Nearly 200 Synergy students, parents, staff, and supporters turned out to help Synergy shine! At the event, Synergy honored Jan Perry, General Manager, LA Economic & Workforce Development Department; Pamela Huntoon, Former Education Director to the Honorable Jan Perry; and Social Venture Partners. 
Thanks to the generosity of so many individuals, organizations, and companies, The Synergy Gala brought in over $38,000! Check out pictures from The Synergy Gala here. Be sure to read our upcoming Newsletters for information about our 2014-15 fundraising events. Click here to subscribe to Synergy's email list.
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Synergy Wins Audience Award at the UCLA Social Enterprise Showcase
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Synergy was one of 10 non-profit organizations that participated in UCLA's Social Enterprise Academy this year. The 6-month academy paired non-profit leaders with a team of undergraduate students in UCLA's Economics Department. Each team worked to create a business plan for a new social enterprise venture. Synergy's team developed a plan for a school consulting  service.
At the final event on June 6th, Synergy won the Audience Favorite Award for the 2-minute fast pitch delivered by Synergy CEO Dr. Meg Palisoc. Congratulations to Synergy's team -- Dr. Meg Palisoc, Jennifer Epps, Rhonda Deomampo, and UCLA students Christal Chung, Lee Dorsey-Tyler, Monte Flagg, and Lauren Schwartz! Watch Meg's award-winning pitch here (go to 1:14:40).
Dr. Meg Palisoc was named one of four Education Reformers to Watch in the country by the Walton Family Foundation. Meg was also selected to participate in the prestigious Pahara Institute as a Summer 2014 Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow. Meg has been leading Synergy for the past 10 years, and she and her team have plans to transform the education landscape by sharing their best practices with other schools nationwide.
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Synergy Graduates to Attend Top Colleges this Fall
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 All three Synergy schools celebrated another successful school year. In particular, Synergy Quantum Academy celebrated its second group of graduating seniors. Synergy is proud that many of its seniors will be attending the following colleges: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, USC, Cal State LA, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Mount St. Mary's, and University of La Verne. Synergy is also honored that its dedicated founders donated college scholarships to Synergy's graduating seniors. Lisbette A., who will be studying engineering at UC Berkeley this fall, won $400 from the Shannon STEM Scholarship, donated by Synergy Co-Founder Dr. Barbara Shannon and her husband, David Shannon. Bryant V. and Emily R., who will both attend UCLA, won $1000 each from the Angela Hou Lin Memorial Scholarship fund that was created by the family of Synergy Co-Founder Dr. Meg Palisoc in memory of her mother who passed away in 2012. Read Bryant's and Emily's winning scholarship essays here. Contact Rhonda Deomampo at 323-835-5144 or at rdeomampo@WeAreSynergy.org if you are interested in donating a college scholarship for Synergy's seniors. |
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Synergy Partners with Downtown LA Business Leaders
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S ynergy Quantum Academy partners with two prestigious companies: Mercer and Boston Consulting Group. For three years, Mercer's downtown LA office hosted their annual Volunteer Day at Synergy's high school. This year, Mercer LA staff led a competition with Synergy's junior class that focused on ways students could improve a specific need in their community. The winning team won gift cards. Mercer has also raised funds for field trips to local colleges and for college scholarships for Synergy's graduating seniors.
 This year, Synergy's high school was one of the first schools in the country to participate in the Boston Consulting Group's Business@Schools program. Synergy's students worked with BCG mentors to analyze existing companies, provide consulting services to local businesses, and create their own start-up companies. In addition to the volunteers from BCG, Synergy thanks its dedicated teachers for helping to oversee this program: Alyssa Benavidez, Matthew Duncan, Sarah Durston, and Drew Karimlou. Synergy also thanks its board members, Kevin Cox, Brian Holman, and Eric Medina for serving as judges for BCG's Business@Schools competitions.
Click here to learn more about how your company can partner with Synergy.
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Learn about Synergy's Difference Makers
 Earlier this school year, Synergy named a new Chief Achievement Officer, Jennifer Epps. Jenn left a career as a Marketing Manager in 2001 to make a difference in the lives of inner-city children. She began her teaching career as a 3rd grade teacher with LAUSD in Watts before joining Synergy Charter Academy as a founding teacher in 2004. She taught second and third grade at Synergy for four years and then joined the leadership team as Co-Director of the elementary school. Jenn also served as the Director/Principal of Synergy Charter Academy for four years before joining Synergy's central office team as the new CAO. Read more about what makes Jenn an inspirational leader here. Rhonda De omampo is Synergy's new Director of Special Projects. Rhonda has worked in South LA public schools for over 10 years. After beginning her teaching career in LAUSD, she joined Synergy in 2006 as a second grade teacher. In 2009, Rhonda left her own classroom to coach and support new teachers at Synergy's elementary, middle, and high schools. Rhonda's current role on Synergy's leadership team includes coordinating data management and overseeing development efforts. Learn more about Synergy's Leadership Team here. |
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Synergy Academies
P.O. Box 78999, Los Angeles, CA 90016
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