Talent Show Performances Rock the House
CitySquash celebrated the holiday season with a program-wide talent show on Thursday, December 20th, just before breaking for the holidays. Students, parents, mentors and volunteers packed into the Middle School 45 auditorium for an evening of singing, dancing, and incredible performances! CitySquash college students Alija Hogans and Ana Kelly MC’ed the event, which consisted of […]
Eight Compete in US Junior Open International Tournament
Eight CitySquashers headed to Boston for a long weekend from December 15th – 18th to play in the U.S. Junior Open Squash tournament, the largest junior squash tournament in the world. The U.S. Junior Open draws squash players from around the globe, and accommodates approximately 800 squash players. Matches were played at Harvard University, Belmont […]
Urban Squash Face Off at Ivy League Match
This past weekend, fans of urban squash and collegiate squash alike were treated to a match between two former urban squash and current Ivy League varsity players at the StreetSquash facility in Harlem, NY. CitySquash’s Jesse Pacheco faced Reyna Pacheco of Access Youth Academy at the #2 position on their respective teams, Cornell University and […]
High Schoolers Serve at POTS
On Veterans Day, eight CitySquash high school team members volunteered at the POTS soup kitchen. The organization, which stands for Part of the Solution, is a community outreach center providing everything from legal services to haircuts, yet the community dining room is the heart of the operation. By helping to serve food, bus tables, wash […]
CitySquash Runs for Cancer Research
On a beautiful fall Saturday in Central Park, 31 CitySquash students ran 3.1 miles in the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. Alongside mentors and staff members, all of our participating middle and high school students completed the race and raised money for the cause. The students spent three weeks fundraising, and were proud to […]
Darrius Campbell Named 2012 BCF All-Star
CitySquasher and Blair Academy high school senior Darrius Campbell was honored at the Bulldogs Care Foundation (BCF) 6th Annual Tip Off To Success fundraiser. Darrius was named one of BCF’s five 2012 All-Stars, a designation awarded to high-achieving athletes from urban athletic programs. Darrius was recognized for his transformation on and off the court: becoming […]
Apple Picking with Teri Galluccio
This past week, CitySquashers in Elementary School were lucky enough to take a trip to Goshen, CT for some autumnal fun at Mr. and Mrs. Galluccio’s orchards. Students were given free range to pick as many apples as their hearts desired from the organic apple trees. After filling their baskets, they got to help Mrs. […]
New College and Boarding School Students
Over the past few weeks, five CitySquashers have started their first year of boarding school, and nine CitySquashers have headed off to their freshman year of college. In total, since our launch in 2002, 43 CitySquash students have won scholarships to private high schools, and 28 CitySquashers currently attend college. Good luck to these team […]
Summer Travels, Camps, and Tournaments
This summer found a record number of CitySquashers touring across the United States for camps, tournaments, and home stays. The eight tournaments they competed in took place in locations such as Williamstown, MA, Southampton, NY, Middlesex, MA, Newport, RI, and Denver, CO. Sixty-eight CitySquashers attended overnight camps, from Camp Herrlich in Patterson, NY to the […]
CitySquash Celebrates Five New Boarders
CitySquash held its 8th Annual Boarder Send-Off on Wednesday, July 25th at supporters Cayre and Alexis Michas’s apartment in Manhattan. Friends of CitySquash, mentors, families, staff, boarding school students and past graduates celebrated the beginning of another school year and honored CitySquash’s five new boarding school students: Karina Lazaro (Tabor Academy), Esmeralda Mejia (Loomis Chaffee), […]