June 2014

SUMMER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Writing July 7-11 10:00-2:00
Music July 14-17 10:00-2:00
Art July 21-24 10:00-2:00
Photography July 28-31 10:00-2:00
MOVIE NIGHTS

July 11 7:00-10:00 PM
July 17 7:00-10:00 PM
July 24 7:00-10:00 PM
July 31 7:00-10:00 PM
SEATTLE END OF YEAR TRIP
We are so thrilled that we were able to take students from our Student Leadership Team and students from
our Success Connection on a very fun and educational trip to Seattle! (The students work hard all year, and the trip is
part of our incentive program.) It is always such a pleasure to
travel with teens and see them encounter new experiences.
Gene and I have lived in the Northwest now for 12 years and
have been to Seattle several times, but we have never
experienced Seattle this way before!
This year we toured
the Gates Foundation for the
very first time! What an
incredible experience for kids
(and adults)! Our guides
were so good with the students, and the displays and informational exhibits were
both interesting and challenging! There was so much to process, so many
problems to solve, and so many gadgets to fiddle with! It was inspiring and
encouraging to see our students responses! The Gates Foundation is endeavoring
to make positive changes all around the world and challenges and encourages each
visitor, especially young people to make a difference in their world.
Secondly, we experienced the Seattle Underground Tour. Did you know
Seattle is a city built on a city? It was definitely an educational and entertaining
tour; our guide totally captivated the students with his information and corny jokes.
Of course we couldnt go to Seattle without taking in Pike Place Market and a Seattle Mariners game. What a
great experience for our kids and a perfect day, weather-wise! Thank you to all of those who give that we might offer
such opportunities to our students.
Heres what one student had to
say about the trip:
I just want to give thanks to all
the mystery people who donate
money to the Extra Mile Student
Center so that teenagers are able
to have somewhere to go when in
need of homework help or just to
hang out and for also allowing us,
the leadership team and tutoring
group to go on trips! THANK YOU
ALL! LOVE YOU GENE & KATHY
FOR ALL YOU DO
COMPUTER WORKSHOP
We just completed our first workshop of the summer June 19th! Inside a Computer was a new addition to
our workshops this year. Since we were given grant money from Wal-Mart and Legends Casino to update our
computers, we have replaced a hodge podge of donated computers, (for
which we were extremely grateful.) Our computer workshop was
thought up to put these older computers to use and recycle them! We
had 12 students and, yes, all of them were guys! The student center
looked like a mechanics shop with lots of spare parts!
At the end of the week, each student took home a rebuilt
computer! As you can imagine the feedback from the students was
rewarding:





We would like to thank Computer Works in Yakima for their time and expertise in thoroughly checking each
computer before the workshop to insure we had the right parts, Rick Lundy, for donating his time and computer
expertise to teach the students, Danny Snider for his assistance with the workshop, a Moms in Touch group (Carolyn
Larson, Liz Hays, Sherrie Jones, and Debby Schenck) for providing wonderful meals each day, and Legends Casino and
Wal-Mart! We are constantly amazed at how things can turn out so well when many people get involved to help!
It was fun and an amazing experience. I was lucky
enough to get accepted into this one of a kind class.
Im glad I was able to participate and learn the inside of a computer. I
will take what I learned and make an awesome computer. Im
extremely grateful for the equipment given to keep. Thank you!

LEADERSHIP TEAM
Gene Iwami
Co-Founder and Director
Kathy Iwami
Co-Founder and Assistant Director
Board of Directors:
Javier Alvarez
Alfonso Contreras
Tamara Brader
Kevin Chase
Tyler Sorensen
Enrique Morales
Student Leaders:
Sarah Alonzo Esmeralda Cruz
Josue Arteaga Cindy Espinoza
Martin Figueroa Arcelia Garcia
Jimmy Guajardo Salvador Gutierrez
Araceli Licea Alondra Perez
Erick Rodriguez Marlen Rojas
Lizeth Valencia


MISSION STATEMENT
The Extra Mile Student Center exists
to provide students in grades 7-12 a
network of people and resources in a
safe and encouraging environment to
help them develop and achieve their
educational, personal, and career
goals.


CONTACT US
Telephone: (509) 882-0363
Mobile: (509) 840-4478
Email: gene@extramilecenter.org


ADDRESS
206 W. 2nd St.
Grandview, WA 98930


HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday 2:00-6:00
Tuesday 2:00-7:00
Wednesday 2:00-6:00
Thursday 2:00-7:00
Friday 12:00-10:00
Success Connection meets on Tuesday
and Thursday from 7:00-9:00.

WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK
Visit our website at
www.extramilestudentcenter.org and like
us on Facebook. Share our sites with
your friends!

The Extra Mile Student Center is a state
of Washington 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Corporation.
May Finances
May Donations - $12,059
Monthly Budget $10,568
Actual May Expenses - $10,304
Pledged for June - $7,251
SUCCESS EQUALS A PAIR OF SEATTLE SOCKS AND
A STARBUCKS GIFT CARD??
With the last days of school, came the last
meetings of our Success Connection tutor/mentoring
groups! Each week the students in this program
accumulate points as they show up, bring homework,
work diligently (and sometimes leisurely), check and
discuss grades with their mentor/tutor, and celebrate
big and small accomplishments.
At times it can be challenging to motivate and
keep students on task, so we applaud our volunteer tutor/mentors for their gentle
prodding and tireless encouragement! Our students desperately need adults who will
go the distance with them! Thank you to these very special people!
As a reward to our students for a year of hard work, we have an end-of-the-
year party where they can spend their points on a variety of items, which are donated
and/or purchased from donations for the Success Connection incentive program.
What a fun time it is for the students and for us (mentor/tutors) as we watch them
spend their points! The student with the most points starts the buying, and
students take turns choosing their favorite items as long as the points last!
Thank you again to all of those who make this program possible! We couldnt
provide this opportunity without our dedicated mentors and our donors!
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
Brenda J. Sandoval is our new Social Media Intern. Thanks to a
sponsorship from Hops Direct/Puterbaugh Farms, we get to have
Brenda helping with our Facebook, website, fundraisers, and other
marketing and social media efforts through the end of 2014.
Brenda graduated from Prosser High School, class of 2012. She is
currently attending YVCC- Grandview Campus. She is going to
school for Business Marketing and hopes to eventually transfer to
a four-year college. She also works at Chase Bank in Grandview.
Brenda says, I hope this experience helps me figure out if going into Marketing is the
right choice for me. So far, its been a good experience and lots of fun.
LEGENDS CASINO GRANT
We were honored to be the recipients of a grant from
Legends Casino in the amount of $2,500. The grant was
given to us to replace older computers with new ones. It
enables our students to remain in touch with the ever-
changing and advancing technology so they can prepare
for college and employment opportunities. Thank you,
Legends!
3 on 3 TOURNEY A HUGE SUCCESS!
120 players on 30 teams came from all over the area to participate
in this years 3 on 3 Tournament. Thanks for playing and
congratulations to the champions Wet Wet Game in the Varsity
Division and The Crossover in the C-Squad Division.