The YESS Institute

RSVP Today to Attend the 2013 YESS Mentoring Celebration

Admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:26:23 +0000

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Thank You Rocky Mountain Active 20-30!

Admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:15:20 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that Rocky Mountain Active 20-30 supported the YESS Institute for the first time with a $5,000 donation. The $5,000 will go directly towards the West, Lincoln and North programs. Thank you Rocky Mountain Active 20-30 and Vice President, Lindsey Grebitus for your generous contribution.

Thank You for Attending Our Happy Hour

Admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:14 +0000

Thank you for attending YESS's happy hour event last night. We had a great time at Patxi's Chicago Pizza. It was a great turnout and some wonderful raffle prizes were won. Including a signed Bronco's Von Miller jersey! We hope to be able to count on you for continued support in the future. Thanks …

YESS Happy Hour at Patxi’s Next Wednesday

Admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:19:06 +0000

Success Plans

Admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:03:57 +0000

The YESS program at Lincoln is back into the swing of things after a long winter break and several days off in the month of January. We are excited to welcome 11 new mentees to the program! The past couple weeks have been spent catching up on homework, getting to know new mentees and re-introducing …

Back in Session

Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:50:04 +0000

The second semester is off to a fast start at West. Students practiced their GPA calculating skills upon returning to school and discovered some great improvements. They completed “Life Maps” by identifying what they want their futures to look like and creating related collages. They’ve gracefully welcomed new classmates, reviewed ESMART goals, and shared …

Christmas Toy and Food Basket Drive

Admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:34:59 +0000

The holiday season is often stressful for many families. Mr. Medina at Lincoln High School has worked to lessen the financial burden felt by YESS mentoring families during the holidays for the last six years. In November, mentors and mentees were given the chance to nominate their younger siblings for a Christmas toy drive. …

New YESS Team Member

Admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:10:19 +0000

Juli Furtek is excited to join the YESS Institute team. She is a proud Colorado native, with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Colorado State University. She spent the last 6 years working in sales for a fast-paced tech startup in Denver. As Sales Director there, she created and implemented customer acquisition strategies and processes …

YESS Students Celebrate Successes at Lincoln HS

Admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:55:42 +0000

YESS at Lincoln High School is wrapping up for the semester. We’ve had a successful few months of the program with mentees and mentors getting more comfortable and results being made. Several of our mentees have managed to raise their GPAs from less than 1 to 3.0s and higher! We are so proud of …

YESS at West Give Thanks…

Admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:19:51 +0000

YESS students at West High School spent the class days before Thanksgiving break discussing gratitude. We started our discussion with the quote, “No bit of thankfulness is too small”. We identified the value of gratitude and expressing thanks. Students shared what and who they are thankful for and were able to realize the importance …