To recognize the extraordinary effort and achievements of our students, First Graduate held its ninth annual Winter Celebration and Founder’s Awards ceremony on December 15, 2010 at The Bay School.
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a freshman at Barnard College writing about her college experiences on the blog Uptown Girl. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.What a great day!
Yes, I had to work all day, but work turned out to be awesome. I made a new friend with whom I can hold a decent conversation about eminent domain and issues in education. I networked with an alumna who gave me good advice on how to be a better mentor, and the mentoring program-MyNYC-started up again. It looks like it's going to be a good year for the program, and-if all goes according to plan-we'll be matched with mentees next week! Yay!