If you missed our CLASS event last night, stay tuned for highlights over the next week.

Highlight #1: We premiered our 30th anniversary video that was shelved due to COVID last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIMV_dvRY9Q

🎉Happy Birthday to CIS Wake board member, Hill Davis! 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/COgfIIdH5Dt/?igshid=1xczsg0wwg2r8

Thanks @raleighchamber #leadershipraleigh42 for making our Heritage Park learning center a brighter, cheerier space for our students with vibrant color and reorganization! https://www.instagram.com/p/COa1vuvHENV/?igshid=1fcsu9wxtebcu

Happy belated birthday to @waketechprez and CIS Wake board member, Scott Ralls!🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/COaz-oRHXQN/?igshid=mkcb1m2o3nf6

Rock star volunteer, Kim Conyers, creatively engages Kymani in a game of concentration to re-enforce his phonics. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNs-2Rjni81/?igshid=nb7xjs7gjwz0

🎉Happy birthday to CIS Wake board member and student champion, Suzanne Gordon! 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-Yb-Sn92P/?igshid=hd6nyjt8ac8i

Shout out to Fire Engineer, Conelle Farrar @twinfarrar, for sharing his experiences with Quintin, an aspiring fire chief during a special IMAGES session! https://www.instagram.com/p/CMAkJxbHech/?igshid=10sia7h8ubown

Special thanks to our partner @neighborhealth for providing an opportunity for our staff to receive the armor that we need to help our students succeed! #VaccineTime

Mrs. JoAnne Smart Drane will be the next featured IMAGES speaker. Mrs. Drane and Ms. Bettye Tillman, were the 1st students of color to attend UNC-G. We can’t wait for our students to hear her story tomorrow! https://www.instagram.com/p/CLsIKXXn6Oy/?igshid=k6iq6z0yrl84

Special thanks to IMAGES guest, Ms. Greene, for reading and reiterating the title theme of I Am Enough by Grace Byers with our students. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLc-e65H6BR/?igshid=1m92bb4hi4ao2

Equity ISN’T taking something from one person to give to another. It’s more about removing a barrier. @DanyaPerry #CommunitySuccess21

Great to hear from our “close to home” champs of this conversation, CIS Wake board member, @DanyaPerry and @wcpss @Rodney_Trice! 👏🏾👏🏾 #CommunitySuccess21

#communitysuccess21 https://twitter.com/CISWake/status/1362425905776381954

There is no shortage of opportunities to learn from the past. ~Dr. Muhammad @raleighchamber #communitysuccess21

So many nuggets of knowledge! I’m so glad our entire team and interns are participating! #communitysuccess21

Thanks @raleighchamber for providing the #communitysuccess21 ‘Dismantling Systemic Racism’! This is important convo.

We're excited to kick off our IMAGES (Inspire, Motivate, And Go Educate Students) speaker series w/author @brothablue_ & illustrator, Tim Myers II, of Jaylen: The Joyous Black Boy this Thursday at 4:30. Inbox us if you would like to join our ZOOM.

Thanks @DukeEnergy for sponsoring the @uwtriangle 21 Racial Equity challenge. We’ve even engaged our interns! #uwracetoequity

Ms. McKennie joins Halima as she jumps and counts during ABC gymnastics. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKzn35SHrg2/?igshid=18m3nd1peuy1f

Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CKw2kuYH6c9/?igshid=5gvcks4zeaug

Imagine being on the marketing team for a new Lysol product during a pandemic as the 1st assignment of your career. Welcome to Chantel Hinton’s, CIS Wake Alumni In Motion and board member, reality! 👏🏾👏🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCtDWnHMpS/?igshid=3y8hwbc68o1s

Thanks @balfourbeatty and Candis Parker for sparking the embers of interest in construction and celebrating our staff during our partnership Kickoff celebration!

Bundled and ready to learn! #SMARTCafé https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgGK0inxzB/?igshid=6cj79x94alsh

We had a great kickoff to Giving Tuesday last week. Let’s keep the momentum going! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIN3zboH8gw/?igshid=221erkgvkz13

Special thanks to the @aventferryumc community for providing authentic Hispanic food for families like Oso’s. https://www.instagram.com/p/CICB-i-nrMu/?igshid=ue2z47hay5xw

More Pre-Giving Tuesday generosity! Thanks Madalyn for leading a snack drive with @carolinadancecenter04 to support our SMART Cafe remote learners. https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_KkV5n7Wr/?igshid=1o58moz5dqvbb

Giving Tuesday came early! Thanks @traderjoes #746 for supporting the community with turkeys and groceries. https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_JsZan1BL/?igshid=agm5g7vx02qu

Thanks to Renee Boyette, some of our students became new “artists in residence” with @artstogether. Special thanks to @nikkigiovannithekidstylist for channeling Jyaire’s energy and emotions with movement. https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0bkOBnFKL/?igshid=2h5txqg8bery

Read about the great work that ⁦@citrix⁩ is supporting! We are grateful to be one of many! https://www-citrix-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.citrix.com/blogs/2020/11/12/citrix-raleigh-takes-corporate-citizenship-to-the-next-level/amp/

Special thanks to @nccf and Women’s Giving Network of Wake County for investing in our mission and great work of our fellow recipients @families2gether @havenhousenc @ammnow! https://www.instagram.com/p/CHPAiGPFJn4/?igshid=5t7i9ypol68m

This @ConnMagnet kindergarten student is leaning into her lesson at her SMART Café. It’s the lean in for us! 🥰

Sending a belated birthday #howlout to @WendellMiddle Success Coach, Jamal Carr!

Cobb/Grade family; party of 3 for the SMART Cafe learning lab. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXqEJYlTvb/?igshid=8gl4jiq3vqnm

Thanks @CISNational founder and relationship sensei, @cisfounder Bill Milliken, for birthing and inspiring our work to help students succeed in school and in life.

If you plan to take advantage of one (or both) Amazon Prime Days, it’s a Prime time to support CIS Wake!

Start your shopping at http://smile.amazon.com, select “Wake County Communities In Schools" as your charity, & our mission will receive 0.5% of your eligible purchases.

Thanks 100 Women Who Give a Hoot for an opportunity to share our mission and for inviting great friends like @coastal24 and Hale Family Real Estate to give a hoot too!

Special thanks to @citrix for providing funding to create “work-from-anywhere” environments for our students!

Check out remote learning at a home away from home at the Mayview Learning Center.

Thanks for joining us Mrs. Bendimered!

Parent, Mrs. Bendimered, wasn’t new to tennis but took this opportunity to re-engage with the sport. Thanks @RaleighTennis for making the option to #try tennis a family affair!

Our students went from learning on the internet to learning on the outside net. Thanks @RaleighTennis for this opportunity to #trytennis!

If “good trouble” had an ensemble cast...
Special thanks to our board and staff for great thought partnership today!

Welcome waketechprez, Dr. Scott Ralls, to the CIS Board of Directors! 👏🏾👏🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXGVPVFJ8s/?igshid=12olum7mp0yey

Thanks ⁦@CFamC⁩ for the school supplies! https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAVkPHFl0z/?igshid=19ekl11bzthnz

⁦Thanks @DavidWeekley⁩ for helping equip our students for success. https://www.instagram.com/p/CECFXcHJkxs/?igshid=8pmk52fym4b7

Special thanks for all of the board members and staff who participated in the CIS Wake Squares of Strategic Planning for the last two days! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUr92zlldd/?igshid=t8ulmcreclah

Thanks @coastal24 for an awesome Virtual Reality financial literacy workshop! It was a fun way to culminate camp!

These sisters and their fellow camper are ready to tell time and manage it! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPSoITlMaK/?igshid=11rk0uqh0kyem

Special thanks to our new friend, Candis Parker, from balfourbeatty_us for providing an awesome surprise for each camper. We look forward to building a long relationship with you and your team! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDM9AJCF2aH/?igshid=kif8z6fb7h6k

As they read the novel, our students sit in a star formation to discuss the The Hate You Give’s character Starr and how she behaves differently at school vs in her neighborhood.

Our students cleaned their pennies and discussed the importance of saving money. Check out their first bank!

Which substance cleans pennies the best: lemon juice, vinegar & salt, ketchup, or hot sauce? Any guesses?

SMART Summer Cafe gives our students and teachers a preview of what learning environments could look like during COVID restrictions. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZQ5MyFa4x/?igshid=v8zj37iv07mc

Happy birthday to Alexander Percy @EMMMSCougars Success Coach!

We applaud the tremendous leadership of our outgoing Chair, Suzanne Gordon. We welcome our new board chair,@mlbelvin_serv. We look forward to an adventurous year under your leadership.

We salute the multiple years of fiscal leadership of our outgoing Treasurer, Mark Larson, and welcome the guidance of our incoming Treasurer, Jeff Sherwood.

Check out these petals of positivity and promise! 😍😍 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvkrmZF0D0/?igshid=1d63yk60ylv26

Who said Sip and Design is only for adults? Our students enjoyed a relaxing session with our teachers.