http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org en-us en-us http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Basketball_All-Stars_Honored On April 26, The Boston Scholar Athletes program brought a select group of Boston Public School basketball players received a special reward. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Basketball_All-Stars_Honored 2012-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/BSA_Marathon_Team/BSA_Marathon_Team When the 116th Boston Marathon kicks off on April 16, 2012, a brand new team of employees from Suffolk Construction’s Boston Scholar Athletes program (BSA) will be running to raise money for the BSA and the Boston Public high school scholar-athletes it serves on a daily basis. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/BSA_Marathon_Team/BSA_Marathon_Team 2012-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Scholars_-_Stars/Scholars_-_Stars Defending Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel show off their strides during the second annual Scholars and Stars-World Class Athletes Inspiring Teen Achievers event on Wednesday at the Reggie Lewis Center. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Scholars_-_Stars/Scholars_-_Stars 2012-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/The_Zone_Party! The first-ever Boston Scholar Athletes Zone Party was held on the floor of the TD Garden on April 10, 2012. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/The_Zone_Party! 2012-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/All-Star_Reward/BSA_Rewards_City-League_All-Stars Tianna Johnson didn’t realize the prize for winning last month’s second Annual Dr. Joseph D. Warren Memorial All-Star Game was the chance to be honored on the parquet floor at TD Garden during halftime of the Celtics-Heat game on April 24. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/All-Star_Reward/BSA_Rewards_City-League_All-Stars 2012-04-02T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Dr._Joseph_D._Warren_Boston_City_League_All-Star_Classic/Dr._Joseph_D._Warren_Boston_City_League_All-Star_Classic The annual city league all-star game for girls and boys in the north and south division took place on Saturday, March 31 at Northeastern. An annual event held every March, students are chosen for achieving good grades and athletic ability. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/April/Dr._Joseph_D._Warren_Boston_City_League_All-Star_Classic/Dr._Joseph_D._Warren_Boston_City_League_All-Star_Classic 2012-03-31T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Boston_City_League_Basketball_All-Star_Game/Boston_City_League_Basketball_All-Star_Game The Boston Scholar Athletes program and the Boston Center for Youth & Families are once again hosting the Boston City League All-Star Classic in honor of Dr. Joseph D. Warren. The event promises to be a showcase of some of the best basketball in Boston and feature the city’s top talent. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Boston_City_League_Basketball_All-Star_Game/Boston_City_League_Basketball_All-Star_Game 2012-03-22T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Fenway_Girls_Win_States/Fenway_Girls_Win_States The Fenway girls’ basketball team erased a 5-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Greater New Bedford Voke, 58-49, and win the Division 4 state title Tuesday at TD Garden. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Fenway_Girls_Win_States/Fenway_Girls_Win_States 2012-03-14T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Brighton_Wins_Eastern_Mass_Finals/Brighton_Wins_Eastern_Mass_Finals Brighton turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and leaned on a sophomore guard to lead the offense in a 53-42 victory Monday over Stoughton in the Division 2 EMass championship game at TD Garden. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Brighton_Wins_Eastern_Mass_Finals/Brighton_Wins_Eastern_Mass_Finals 2012-03-13T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Zone_Party! The first annual Zone Party will benefit the Boston Scholar Athletes program's 19 Zone learning centers. The event will highlight the achievements of Boston Public School’s scholar-athletes and showcase their academic and athletic endeavors throughout this school year. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/March/Zone_Party! 2012-03-07T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/City_Champions/Fenway_and_East_Boston_are_crowned_City_Champions The Fenway Panthers and East Boston Jets were both crowned City Champions on Friday. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/City_Champions/Fenway_and_East_Boston_are_crowned_City_Champions 2012-02-25T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/Boston_Honors_All-City_Football_Team/Boston_Honors_All-City_Football_Team On February 16, the football players in the city of Boston were recognized at the first annual Boston All-City Football Banquet. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/Boston_Honors_All-City_Football_Team/Boston_Honors_All-City_Football_Team 2012-02-17T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/-The_Gun-_Shooting_Machines In an effort to reward the hard work and dedication that both the scholar-athletes and coaches put in on a daily basis the Boston Scholar Athletes program has donated “The Gun” shooting machines to select teams. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/February_2012/-The_Gun-_Shooting_Machines 2012-02-06T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/January_2012/1000_Points On January 31, the Fenway High School girl’s basketball team celebrated two amazing accomplishments. Junior guard Tajanay Veiga-Lee and senior guard Kayla Cox were both honored at halftime of their game against Boston Latin Academy for reaching the 1,000 point milestone earlier in the season. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/January_2012/1000_Points 2012-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/January_2012/WR_Athlete_Give_Back On December 9, 2011, four scholar-athletes from the West Roxbury Educational Complex’s football team spent the day giving back to their community. Aaron Higginbottom, Jeremy Cunningham, Muller Mirville and Michael Russell gave up their Saturday to go to the Pine Street Inn Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/January_2012/WR_Athlete_Give_Back 2011-12-09T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/December_2011/Ready_to_Hoop_it_up_in_China When Andy Pontes was called into his coach’s office at New Mission High School three weeks ago, he got nervous. Had he done something wrong? The coach sat him down and told him the news. He and seven other Boston public schools students were going to China. “I was like, ‘What? I’m going to China?’ ’’ Pontes, 18, recalled. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/December_2011/Ready_to_Hoop_it_up_in_China 2011-12-06T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/ESPN “Get that homework out, we ain’t sittin’ on no luxury chairs today!” It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday at the Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury, and hulking basketball coach Larry Merritt is taking no excuses. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/ESPN 2011-11-26T05:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/pulse This year, BSA is thrilled to launch a partnership with the renowned Boston College PULSE Program. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/pulse 2011-11-03T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/coaching_clinic In continuing efforts to enhance BPS coaches, the BSA partnered with Emerson College's Head Men's Basketball Coach Jim O'Brien to provide each BPS basketball coach the opportunity to participate in a coaching clinic held on October 19th, 2011. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/coaching_clinic 2011-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/concussion_intro Dozens of Boston Public Schools coaches received advanced concussion training at Northeastern University on September 27, 2011, designed to help reduce the risk of head trauma-related injuries in student athletes and prevent longer-term effects such as degenerative brain disease. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/concussion_intro 2011-09-27T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/college_readiness_initiative Mayor Thomas Menino joined Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish and The Princeton Review Senior Vice President Rob Franek today to announce the College Readiness Initiative, a partnership between the Boston Scholar Athlete Program (BSA) and The Princeton Review. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/college_readiness_initiative 2011-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/zone_facilitators For the 2011-2012 academic school year, the BSA was proud to launch a BSA Zone in each of the 19 Boston Public Schools! With each Zone being run by a BSA Facilitator, our staff has grown! Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.bostonscholarathlete.org/genrel/2011-12/November_2011/zone_facilitators 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z