College and Boarding School Seasons Off to a Strong Start
This year, CitySquash has 16 boarding school students and 14 college students playing squash for their schools. At Saint Lawrence, senior Chris Fernandez and freshman Kingsley Amoako are having a very strong season with the Saints. The team is on a 7-0 winning streak and has jumped to 4th place nationally, and neither CitySquasher has […]
Families Make Care Packages for Boarders
On Friday, November 8th, 30 family members of CitySquash’s boarding school students gathered at the home of Julie Burke in Rye, NY to make care packages for their loved ones away at school. Co-hosts Julia Burke and Cassie Robbins compiled snacks, school supplies and dorm supplies to stuff the care packages and all of the […]
Eight Complete NYC Marathon for CitySquash
CitySquash is proud to be a community charity partner of the 2013 ING NYC Marathon, and this past Sunday eight runners finished the race on behalf of our organization. For all of the runners, it has been a multi-month commitment, training to run 26.2 miles and simultaneously fundraising for CitySquash. In total, the group raised […]
Tim Wyant Transitions to NUSEA
After 11 years, CitySquash’s Executive Director prepares to step down and Terence Li will assume leadership of CitySquash. Below is the letter that Tim sent to supporters in October. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— October 2013 Dear Friends, Eleven years ago last month, on a bright Saturday morning, CitySquash held its first tryout at Fordham […]
3rd Annual Black & Orange A Huge Success!
Over 130 CitySquash students, parents, mentors, current and new volunteers headed to Fordham on Saturday, October 28 for a day of sports, competition, and fun at the 3rd Annual Black & Orange! The Black and the Orange teams competed on the squash and basketball courts, in relay races and giant soccer, and on the dance […]
Pacheco & Kelly Named College Captains
As collegiate teams prepare for the upcoming squash season, two of CitySquash college students are stepping into new roles as captains. Senior Jesse Pacheco will co-captain the Cornell University women’s squad and junior Myriam Kelly will help lead the Bates women’s team for the 2013-2014 season. Jesse and Myriam are the second and third CitySquash […]
Students Head to Boarding School & College!
Over the past few weeks, four CitySquashers have started their first year of boarding school, and five CitySquashers have headed off to their freshman year of college. In total, since our launch in 2002, 47 CitySquash students have won scholarships to private high schools, and 30 CitySquashers currently attend college. Good luck to these team […]
Afternoon at the New York Botanical Garden
On Thursday, July 25th, twelve middle schoolers returned for a second trip to the New York Botanical Garden, located in the Bronx, to learn gardening skills and experience the joys of fresh produce. The CitySquashers worked in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, where they learned how to weed and mulch. They also made pickled […]
Three Titles at Inaugural NUSEA Alumni Tournament
Over the weekend of July 13th – 14th, more than 65 alumni from StreetSquash, CitySquash, SquashBusters and SquashSmarts gathered at the S.L. Green StreetSquash Center in Harlem, NY for the inaugural NUSEA Alumni Tournament. It was the first NUSEA event organized specifically for alumni, bringing together urban squash graduates from the Bronx, Harlem, Boston and […]
CitySquashers Receive Awards at Graduations!
We are so proud of all of our graduating Elementary, Middle, and High School students. An extra congratulations is order, though, to the following students for winning special awards at their respective ceremonies: Andrew Cadienhead, Fernando Flores, Billy Fleurima, Genesis Lara, Karla Domingues, Eslin Silva, Frankie Pasquariello, Mikael Garcia, Kevin Guadarrama, and Dainalee Velez. Awards […]